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August 17, 2005
Firefighters Defend Ground Zero From Leftist Kooks
Posted by Dave Blount at August 17, 2005 10:19 AM
As reported in the New York Post, the sacrilegious scheme to turn Ground Zero into a shrine to moonbattery may have been foiled by NYC's firefighters' union.
Uniformed Firefighters Association President Stephen Cassidy observes that the "International Freedom Center" would "diminish the sacrifices that the 343 members of the FDNY made on 9/11. That is unacceptable." He has sent a letter announcing the UFA's position to World Trade Center Memorial Foundation director Gretchen Dykstra.
Family members of 9/11 victims have been strongly opposed to the IFC and the Drawing Center, both of which are backed by left-wing extremists who apparently want to use Ground Zero as a soapbox from which promote their anti-American ideology.
According to a Post editorial, the UFA's withdrawal of support for the Memorial Foundation "may have ended the threat of institutionalized activism at Ground Zero." Let's hope so. Considering that 343 firefighters died on 9/11, it won't be easy for big-money moonbats to ignore their opposition.
Not that the New York Times is likely to give up without a fight. Predictably, they have thrown their considerable weight behind the IFC, in an attempt to snuff out any feelings of patriotism that may be kindled by a more respectful memorial. But having no moral ground to stand on, they are losing their footing. Accusing Debra Burlingame — the sister of a pilot killed on 9/11 and founder of Take Back the Memorial — of "dictating" to the rest of us is not likely to persuade anyone. Their free speech argument is lamer still. No one is impinging on free speech. The Michael Moore types waiting in the wings with their "cultural centers" have the right to spew whatever vile, terrorist-supporting propaganda they like. But it is simply obscene for them to spew it at Ground Zero.
