Let’s Roll...Over For The PC Crowd?: I Think Not
Today is September 11th. I had planned on commemorating this day with my thoughts going back to the fateful day, however Michelle Malkin is garnering a lot of people to see what the PC fifth-column in America is up to. It is not bad enough that a group of these nuts have hijacked the Ground Zero memorial. That is a fiasco and a half as their "International Freedom Center" is nothing more than America bashing, albeit subtly.
However, two days ago, I drew attention to the new memorial proposed for Pennsylvania that honors those that did not roll over on September 11th, but chose to fight back. The memorial proposed—the winning one—does not honor those people. Instead, it seems to honor the animals that decided to carry out their cowardly attack. The link below will take you to the flash media up on Michelle Malkin’s site. Needless to say, I am not happy.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003513.htm
A lot of people are not happy with this. A lot of people are questioning where this artist’s brains were. The set of trees to be planted will take the shape of a crescent, just like the symbol for the religion of Islam; the same religion responsible for the attacks on that day. No, I do not hold the entire religion accountable for the actions of a few, but I would like to point out that Muslims around the world—and here in the US especially—are not condemning the actions of these fanatics. Their silence is positively deafening, and it is quite telling.
A number of bloggers have tried to contact this idiot, and he will not take calls from any of them. Michelle Malkin tried yesterday. I tried on the 9th. No return calls came back from this man. He did, however, grant an interview to the local paper in Johnstown, PA, which is highlighted by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and quoted below.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05253/569055.stm
"This is not about any religion per se," Murdoch said in a telephone interview with the Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown. "It's a spiritual space, and a sacred place, but it's open to anyone."
The word "crescent," he said, was used as a generic architectural term for a curved line.
"Sure, there is an Islamic crescent," Murdoch said. "Theirs is a lunar crescent. Ours isn't based on that."
Could have fooled me. Even without the flash media, and just the generic photo placed up by Capt. Ed on the 9th, I able to pick up on the crescent. I am extremely offended by this demonstration of callousness towards those that gave their all that day. What offends me more is that the Post Gazette tries to spin it, and of course they take the side of the artist.
Almost immediately upon seeing the design, online bloggers suggested that it is inappropriate to use a red crescent in the memorial.
To many, that shape represents Islam, and the symbol is used on the flags of several Muslim countries, including Turkey, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
The four men who hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on its way from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco were Muslim.
But the architects who created the winning design say their design has nothing to do with Islam.
It does not matter whether the artist meant this, which I am sure he did. I am sure this man thinks that our reaction to 9/11, and seeing almost three thousand innocent men, women, and children brutally murdered, was wrong. We should have embraced our enemy rather than take him on. I find it difficult to embrace my enemy, as Christ taught us, when I have to watch and see if he has a dagger in his hand he is intent on driving into my back.
Further along in the article, we are treated to common sense, which is immediately taken over by the stupidity of PC thinking.
Mark McMorrow, who runs the Constitutional Conservative blog online, wrote this yesterday: "Didn't anybody pick up on the crescent/Islam relationship? Didn't this occur to any of the victim's family members? Even if it's an accident, I don't think this design is acceptable."
Later, in a phone interview, McMorrow said he was surprised to learn family members of those who died in the attack weren't offended by the use of the crescent. (For the record, so am I. And my stomach turns at that thought. These are people that obviously have forgotten.)
"It's like figuring swastikas into a Holocaust memorial," he said.
But the families of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 don't have a problem with the design.
"I think people are reading too much into it," said Kenneth Nacke, whose brother, Louis, died in the crash. "It doesn't affect my decision on it in any way. I'm still happy with it."
Gordon Felt, whose brother, Edward, died in the crash, called the focus on the crescent an "unfortunate distraction," from the fourth anniversary memorial service tomorrow at the crash site.
Still, he continued, "It would be silly of us to have some sort of symbolism [in the memorial] that would be offensive to people."
Um, Earth to the PC crowd: WE ARE OFFENDED. I would wager a great deal of America would be offended to see this. They would almost certainly come to the same conclusion. That being that the site seems to honor the terrorists more than those that died. What is worse is this little tidbit.
The jurors recognized there could be some backlash because of the crescent. That's why, in their recommendations, they wrote: "Consider the interpretation and impact of words within the context of this event. The crescent should be referred to as 'the circle or arc,' or other words that are not tied to specific religious iconography."
If these people believed that there might be a problem with the memorial, and the symbol it seems to emphasize, then why did they choose it? My guess? They probably are of the PC mindset, and see no real problem with it. Much like those in charge of the Ground Zero memorial that seem to have no problem blaming America for defending itself. But, it gets better. A spokesperson for CAIR decided to interject her thoughts.
But Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., said there is no one official symbol associated with Islam.
She acknowledges that the crescent has come to represent the religion. But, she continued, it does not hold the same significance, for example, as the cross does to Christianity.
Really? If that is the case, then why is it a symbol that adorns many a mosque around the globe? Maybe she should have checked with some professionals before she shot her mouth off. The Post Gazette does not quote the professor of Middle-East studies at New York University, and a Muslim, that saw the obvious just like the rest of us did.
"Given the political ramifications, it’s not an apt name," Professor Bernard Haykel said Friday, a day after a Somerset County street preacher declared he is considering filing for an injunction to stop the design.
"I could see a Muslim taking offense to this by saying this could be a slight to Islam. It could cut both ways."
...In Islam, the crescent moon symbolizes the beginning and end of a calendar month. Crescents are prominent on mosques and are used on ambulances similar to red crosses in America.
"It is the symbol of ritual and religious life for Muslims," Haykel said.
"The name (of the memorial) itself is not bad, but people can read into it all kinds of things."
Murdoch has said the word is used generically in an architectural sense to describe the walkway around the bowl-shaped depression surrounding the plane’s point of impact. He maintains no religious implications were intended.
But even the second-stage jury that selected the design recommended changing its name to steer clear of religious overtones. Rather than crescent, the jury suggested using circle or arc of embrace instead.
Fouad El Bayly of Somerset, leader of the Islamic Center of Johnstown, has said Muslims immediately would recognize the symbolism in the design.
The crescent is a symbol of Islamic faith, El Bayly said.
"You pick something to be identified with," he said.
See, even a Muslim can grasp the obvious. If we can, and he can, then what in God’s name are the rest of these idiots smoking to miss it? There are people in Pennsylvania who are opposed to this memorial being done. They have a right to be. A whole lot of us are upset by it too. But, there are those that would prefer to lower themselves to the level of the Left.
But Tom Sokolowski, the director of the Andy Warhol Museum, and one of the Stage II jury members, said that claim is "asinine."
"If the families of the 40 people who were killed felt this was an appropriate symbol to honor their loved ones, then I think he is delusional," he said. "To take this small-minded, bigoted view is disgusting and repellent."
Small-minded? Bigoted? I am anything but either of those. In my opinion I would pound mud in this guy’s @$$ in a face-to-face, upfront debate. There are people that dislike this memorial. Further, if that many people are outraged over this, it should be changed. These PC fools can get their Kumbayah moments elsewhere and in different ways. To place that memorial on hallowed ground is an affront to every man, woman, and child in America. And I also would like to emphasize that if you are as offended at this memorial as I am, let the state know it. Let them know that this should never be erected as stands now. Change it. Remove the crescent. And as for Mr. Sokolowski: Sir, you would be reacting the same way we are if the trees were arranged in the pattern of a cross—symbolizing their journey into the Father’s loving arms upon their deaths—rather than in the shape of a crescent.
The Bunny ;)
Today is September 11th. I had planned on commemorating this day with my thoughts going back to the fateful day, however Michelle Malkin is garnering a lot of people to see what the PC fifth-column in America is up to. It is not bad enough that a group of these nuts have hijacked the Ground Zero memorial. That is a fiasco and a half as their "International Freedom Center" is nothing more than America bashing, albeit subtly.
However, two days ago, I drew attention to the new memorial proposed for Pennsylvania that honors those that did not roll over on September 11th, but chose to fight back. The memorial proposed—the winning one—does not honor those people. Instead, it seems to honor the animals that decided to carry out their cowardly attack. The link below will take you to the flash media up on Michelle Malkin’s site. Needless to say, I am not happy.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003513.htm
A lot of people are not happy with this. A lot of people are questioning where this artist’s brains were. The set of trees to be planted will take the shape of a crescent, just like the symbol for the religion of Islam; the same religion responsible for the attacks on that day. No, I do not hold the entire religion accountable for the actions of a few, but I would like to point out that Muslims around the world—and here in the US especially—are not condemning the actions of these fanatics. Their silence is positively deafening, and it is quite telling.
A number of bloggers have tried to contact this idiot, and he will not take calls from any of them. Michelle Malkin tried yesterday. I tried on the 9th. No return calls came back from this man. He did, however, grant an interview to the local paper in Johnstown, PA, which is highlighted by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and quoted below.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05253/569055.stm
"This is not about any religion per se," Murdoch said in a telephone interview with the Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown. "It's a spiritual space, and a sacred place, but it's open to anyone."
The word "crescent," he said, was used as a generic architectural term for a curved line.
"Sure, there is an Islamic crescent," Murdoch said. "Theirs is a lunar crescent. Ours isn't based on that."
Could have fooled me. Even without the flash media, and just the generic photo placed up by Capt. Ed on the 9th, I able to pick up on the crescent. I am extremely offended by this demonstration of callousness towards those that gave their all that day. What offends me more is that the Post Gazette tries to spin it, and of course they take the side of the artist.
Almost immediately upon seeing the design, online bloggers suggested that it is inappropriate to use a red crescent in the memorial.
To many, that shape represents Islam, and the symbol is used on the flags of several Muslim countries, including Turkey, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
The four men who hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on its way from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco were Muslim.
But the architects who created the winning design say their design has nothing to do with Islam.
It does not matter whether the artist meant this, which I am sure he did. I am sure this man thinks that our reaction to 9/11, and seeing almost three thousand innocent men, women, and children brutally murdered, was wrong. We should have embraced our enemy rather than take him on. I find it difficult to embrace my enemy, as Christ taught us, when I have to watch and see if he has a dagger in his hand he is intent on driving into my back.
Further along in the article, we are treated to common sense, which is immediately taken over by the stupidity of PC thinking.
Mark McMorrow, who runs the Constitutional Conservative blog online, wrote this yesterday: "Didn't anybody pick up on the crescent/Islam relationship? Didn't this occur to any of the victim's family members? Even if it's an accident, I don't think this design is acceptable."
Later, in a phone interview, McMorrow said he was surprised to learn family members of those who died in the attack weren't offended by the use of the crescent. (For the record, so am I. And my stomach turns at that thought. These are people that obviously have forgotten.)
"It's like figuring swastikas into a Holocaust memorial," he said.
But the families of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 don't have a problem with the design.
"I think people are reading too much into it," said Kenneth Nacke, whose brother, Louis, died in the crash. "It doesn't affect my decision on it in any way. I'm still happy with it."
Gordon Felt, whose brother, Edward, died in the crash, called the focus on the crescent an "unfortunate distraction," from the fourth anniversary memorial service tomorrow at the crash site.
Still, he continued, "It would be silly of us to have some sort of symbolism [in the memorial] that would be offensive to people."
Um, Earth to the PC crowd: WE ARE OFFENDED. I would wager a great deal of America would be offended to see this. They would almost certainly come to the same conclusion. That being that the site seems to honor the terrorists more than those that died. What is worse is this little tidbit.
The jurors recognized there could be some backlash because of the crescent. That's why, in their recommendations, they wrote: "Consider the interpretation and impact of words within the context of this event. The crescent should be referred to as 'the circle or arc,' or other words that are not tied to specific religious iconography."
If these people believed that there might be a problem with the memorial, and the symbol it seems to emphasize, then why did they choose it? My guess? They probably are of the PC mindset, and see no real problem with it. Much like those in charge of the Ground Zero memorial that seem to have no problem blaming America for defending itself. But, it gets better. A spokesperson for CAIR decided to interject her thoughts.
But Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., said there is no one official symbol associated with Islam.
She acknowledges that the crescent has come to represent the religion. But, she continued, it does not hold the same significance, for example, as the cross does to Christianity.
Really? If that is the case, then why is it a symbol that adorns many a mosque around the globe? Maybe she should have checked with some professionals before she shot her mouth off. The Post Gazette does not quote the professor of Middle-East studies at New York University, and a Muslim, that saw the obvious just like the rest of us did.
"Given the political ramifications, it’s not an apt name," Professor Bernard Haykel said Friday, a day after a Somerset County street preacher declared he is considering filing for an injunction to stop the design.
"I could see a Muslim taking offense to this by saying this could be a slight to Islam. It could cut both ways."
...In Islam, the crescent moon symbolizes the beginning and end of a calendar month. Crescents are prominent on mosques and are used on ambulances similar to red crosses in America.
"It is the symbol of ritual and religious life for Muslims," Haykel said.
"The name (of the memorial) itself is not bad, but people can read into it all kinds of things."
Murdoch has said the word is used generically in an architectural sense to describe the walkway around the bowl-shaped depression surrounding the plane’s point of impact. He maintains no religious implications were intended.
But even the second-stage jury that selected the design recommended changing its name to steer clear of religious overtones. Rather than crescent, the jury suggested using circle or arc of embrace instead.
Fouad El Bayly of Somerset, leader of the Islamic Center of Johnstown, has said Muslims immediately would recognize the symbolism in the design.
The crescent is a symbol of Islamic faith, El Bayly said.
"You pick something to be identified with," he said.
See, even a Muslim can grasp the obvious. If we can, and he can, then what in God’s name are the rest of these idiots smoking to miss it? There are people in Pennsylvania who are opposed to this memorial being done. They have a right to be. A whole lot of us are upset by it too. But, there are those that would prefer to lower themselves to the level of the Left.
But Tom Sokolowski, the director of the Andy Warhol Museum, and one of the Stage II jury members, said that claim is "asinine."
"If the families of the 40 people who were killed felt this was an appropriate symbol to honor their loved ones, then I think he is delusional," he said. "To take this small-minded, bigoted view is disgusting and repellent."
Small-minded? Bigoted? I am anything but either of those. In my opinion I would pound mud in this guy’s @$$ in a face-to-face, upfront debate. There are people that dislike this memorial. Further, if that many people are outraged over this, it should be changed. These PC fools can get their Kumbayah moments elsewhere and in different ways. To place that memorial on hallowed ground is an affront to every man, woman, and child in America. And I also would like to emphasize that if you are as offended at this memorial as I am, let the state know it. Let them know that this should never be erected as stands now. Change it. Remove the crescent. And as for Mr. Sokolowski: Sir, you would be reacting the same way we are if the trees were arranged in the pattern of a cross—symbolizing their journey into the Father’s loving arms upon their deaths—rather than in the shape of a crescent.
The Bunny ;)
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