PROUD TO BE AMERICANS
Posted on 01/26/2002 9:51:28 PM PST by Jeff Head
PRESS RELEASE
WTC Flag Raising Petition Surpasses 100,000 signatures in Eleven Days.
Plans to Deliver Signatures to New York City Officials being Developed.
January 26, 2002
Emmett, Idaho
The national online petition to the City of New York and the New York City Fire Department protesting the proposal for an altered Ground Zero Flag Raising Statue and petitioning for an historically accurate memorial has now gathered over 100,000 signatures.
The petition was started on the internet on January 15th to supplement a local petition initiated by the firefighters themselves. The online petition is open to all American citizens and to any interested foreign citizens since many citizens of many nations were killed by the terrorists on 911, and since the terrorist threat is a world-wide threat.
The City of New York has announced that they have shelved the altered statue ... but they have also announced that they are considering other options for a memorial. The online petition effort will therefore continue according to the 2nd point in the petition until such time that the final plans are announced and until those plans propose an historically accurate memorial that is not beholden to, or driven by, any political agenda whatsoever. We urge anyone supporting this effort to end revisionism and political correctness as it pertains to 911 to inform others by email, by phone, by conversation, by mail ... however possible ... asking them to sign the petition and to spread the word in a like manner for those other people to also sign the petition at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/flgraise
There are plans being developed to deliver the first 100,000 signatures to City Hall in New York City at the earliest possible date. Those plans call for the delivery to occur with FDNY personnel there who support the aims of this petition, along with as many personnel from other Fire Departments and other citizens from around the country as can arrange to be there. These plans will be announced in more detail as they are finalized through email chains and press releases and on message boards and online sites like:
FreeRepublic.com
SierraTimes.com
FreeBritannia.co.uk
When those 100,000 signatures are delivered, it will be made clear that many hundreds of thousands more will be forthcoming and will also be delivered to New York City Hall as they are gathered.
The revision of historical record for political purposes , for "artistic" purposes or any other purpose is an anti-thesis of true liberty. It is the type of activity that cultures and nations have done to deceive their citizens in the past and has heralded the downfall of those cultures and nations. In recent history names like Stalin, Hitler and Mao are associated with such activities. NEVER in America. Liberty and free will choices must be based on accurate and true information for them to have any meaning. Later generations need to look at our memorials and have complete faith and confidence in their accuracy and fidelity. We the people, signing and promoting this petition effort, intend to have that critical principle applied to the horrific events of 911.
Those horrific events heralded in a new era of unity that supercedes such politically correct and politically motivated agendas. May we never forget! May we always remember and honor those who died with the truth and with a commitment to insure that the record is held inviolate, that we stamp out such revisionism and political correctness from amongst us as it pertains to any event associated with 911.
Jeff Head
Author -Depict the WTC Flag Raising as it Actually Occurred Petition
Praise the Lord.
PROUD TO BE AMERICANS
Make mine Chocolate Mousse, please. :-}
September 11, 2001 
Irving Berlin, 1918 [revised 1938]
While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer.
God bless America, land that I love Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with the light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the ocean white with foam God bless America, My home sweet home.
God Bless our great country. May Freedom ever ring!
Take a minute, and pray for WORLD PEACE today for everyone -- everywhere!
We'll see if we get any feedback. Will let you know.
BUMP at 104,900 signatures.
I adopted Florida, unfortunately I've been getting a lot of my emails returned with the following message:
----- The following address had permanent fatal errors -----
UGH!
I would like to introduce you all to Beamer while I am here, he is one of the Mascots of the USO Canteen FReeper Style.
Beamer was named after Todd Beamer, one of the HEROES of Flight 93, and we have Morgan, our little gray kitten, named after Todd and Lisa's new daughter.
DON'T EVER FORGET 9/11 PEOPLE..Todd is gone from us
Please visit the USO Canteen and email a serviceperson, and tell them THANK YOU for your FREEDOM.
It would only take a minute, but means so much..
Here is Beamer!
Anyway, Jeff, once we figure the logistics of what it's going to take to get these signatures to NYC, perhaps we can take up a collection here on Free Republic to cover the costs.
Phenomenal!
If you drove cross country,with some bound and presentable signatures,trusted Freepers meeting you on the way for quick handoffs of cheaper(home)printed pages in folders,later signatures coming in closer to NY,it could make good photo ops,etc.
It would show the grassroots wanting their voice heard.The cheap stuff wouldn't be presented but it would let the people physically show support.
You could pick up 100,001 near home or let someone come in from the left coast with a load and get higher numbers East.
OK, "all".... how about it?
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