Empire State Building lit red to honor China's Communist Revolution

[max]

Joe McCarthy has been vindicated.

To honor China's 60th anniversary of its fall to Communist Mao Tse Tung, the Empire State Building is being lit red and yellow!!!!!!!!!!!!....Never mind the fact this revolution led to the slaughter of 60 million to 100 million anti-communists!

What has happened to this country?? 60 years ago, the people were ready to lynch Harry Truman for losing China and firing MacArthur....Today, we celebrate the first triumph of communism in Asia????? An event which culminated in two disatrous wars against communists in Viet Nam and Korea....

Can you imagine New York lighting up the building in red to honor Hitler's birthday? Why not? Even if you believe the holocaust hype, Germany's body count comes nowhere close to China's......Ya think the Zionists who own NYC would appreciate that?.....amazing double standard.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUZamhqvPGVrYZpGq_clUpC7dAUg

[jkr]

why?

[mamakar]

Maybe because China owns us:mad:

[Sandman33]

This is beyond fucked up.

[HOLLYWOOD]

THE LIGHTS OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING Visitors (http://everything2.com/title/tourist) and resident (http://everything2.com/title/resident)s of New York City (http://everything2.com/title/New+York+City) may notice that in the evening (http://everything2.com/title/evening), the top part of the Empire State Building is illuminated. The more observant (http://everything2.com/title/both+of+%2527em) among them may also notice that the color (http://everything2.com/title/color)s change depending on the day (Well, they used to, anyway; see below (http://everything2.com/title/see+below) for more details). These light pattern (http://everything2.com/title/pattern)s are used to celebrate different holidays and observances.

http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_lightingschedule.cfm

Here: http://everything2.com/user/Chris-O/writeups/Empire+State+Building


THE COLOR SCHEMES
The Director of Public Relations (http://everything2.com/title/Director+of+Public+Relations) (Lydia Ruth, as of this writing), chooses the colors for each event and when the building should be lit, with help from building management (http://everything2.com/title/building+management). As mentioned, there are over 30 color schemes used within the year, along with additional schemes for events that might happen (such as the national victory (http://everything2.com/title/national+victory) of a local team (http://everything2.com/title/probably+not+the+Mets), or other such wondrous events). There are three sections (http://everything2.com/title/sections) to the tower, each able to take one color. The schedule planned for 2002 was as follows:
(note: all colors bottom to top)

March of Dimes (http://everything2.com/title/March+of+Dimes) (16 Jan): all three green; green is supposed to represent folic acid (http://everything2.com/title/folic+acid) (no, really).
Martin Luther King, Jr (http://everything2.com/title/Martin+Luther+King%252C+Jr). Day (21 Jan): red, black, and green
Valentine's Day (http://everything2.com/title/Valentine%2527s+Day) (14 Feb): red
President's Day (http://everything2.com/title/President%2527s+Day) (18 Feb): red, white, and blue
St. Patrick's Day (http://everything2.com/title/St.+Patrick%2527s+Day) (17 Mar): green
Greek Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/Greek+Independence+Day) (25 Mar): white and blue
Rain Forest Day (http://everything2.com/title/Rain+Forest+Day) (April, unspecified): green
Easter (http://everything2.com/title/Easter) Week/Spring (http://everything2.com/title/Spring): white and yellow
Israel Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/Israel+Independence+Day) (28 Apr): blue, white, and blue
Armed Forces Day (http://everything2.com/title/Armed+Forces+Day) (18 May): red, white, and blue
Memorial Day (http://everything2.com/title/Memorial+Day) (27 May): red, white, and blue
Police Memorial Day (http://everything2.com/title/Police+Memorial+Day) (May, unspec.): blue (the NYPD (http://everything2.com/title/NYPD) color)
Portugal Day (http://everything2.com/title/Portugal+Day) (10 June): red, yellow, and green
Flag Day (http://everything2.com/title/Flag+Day) (14 June): red, white, and blue
Stonewall (http://everything2.com/title/Stonewall) Anniversary (21-23 June): lavender and white
Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/Independence+Day) (4 Jul): red, white, and blue
India Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/India+Independence+Day) (13-15 Aug): green, white, and yellow
Pakistan Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/Pakistan+Independence+Day) (24-26 Aug): green and white
Labor Day (http://everything2.com/title/Labor+Day) (1-3 Sep): red, white, and blue
Brazil Independence Day (http://everything2.com/title/Brazil+Independence+Day) (7 Sep): yellow and green
Pulaski Day (http://everything2.com/title/Pulaski+Day) (Sep, unspec.): white and red ( trainman (http://everything2.com/title/trainman) says this is probably the Revolutionary War hero Pulanski, but thinks it should be in October)
Breast Cancer (http://everything2.com/title/Breast+Cancer) Awareness (Sep, unspec.): white and pink
German Reunification Day (http://everything2.com/title/German+Reunification+Day) (3 Oct): black, yellow, and red
United Nations Day (http://everything2.com/title/United+Nations+Day) (24 Oct): white and blue
Autumn (http://everything2.com/title/Autumn) (early November): yellow and red
Veterans' Day (http://everything2.com/title/Veterans%2527+Day) (10-11 Nov): red, white, and blue
Chanuka (http://everything2.com/title/Chanuka): blue, white, and blue
Aids Awareness (http://everything2.com/title/Aids+Awareness) "Night Without Lights" (1 Dec): black (http://everything2.com/title/black) (i'm guessing (http://everything2.com/title/hoping) this means "off (http://everything2.com/title/off)")
Holiday Season (http://everything2.com/title/Holiday+Season): (1 Dec - 7 Jan): red and green

The lights are usually left on until midnight (http://everything2.com/title/midnight) except for five days when they are lit until 3 AM: Christmas Eve (http://everything2.com/title/Christmas+Eve) and Day (http://everything2.com/title/Christmas), New Year's Eve (http://everything2.com/title/New+Year%2527s+Eve) and Day (http://everything2.com/title/New+Year%2527s+Day), and St. Patrick's Day (http://everything2.com/title/St.+Patrick%2527s+Day); the latter celebrated because ground was first broken (http://everything2.com/title/breaking+ground) for the building on 17 March, 1930. The lights are also turned off during migrating season (http://everything2.com/title/rabbit+season%2521+duck+season%2521), so that birds won't fly into the building. Recently, the blue light (http://everything2.com/title/blue+light)s have been left on all night due to work being done in the area.

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Upcoming Tower Lighting Schedule http://www.esbnyc.com/images/clearpixel.gif Date Colors Occasion 09/21 - 09/23

White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/24
Red/Red/Red - The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary and the Ruby Slipper Collection 09/25 - 09/29
White/White/White - ESB Lighting 09/30 - 10/01
Red/Yellow/Red - 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China 10/02 - 10/04
Blue/Blue/White - American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 125th Anniversary 10/05 - 10/08
White/White/White - ESB Lighting 10/09 - 10/12
Red/White/Green - Columbus Day 10/13
White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/14
Purple/Purple/White - New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10/15
White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/16 - 10/18
Yellow/Yellow/Yellow - El Museo del Barrio, Grand Re-Opening 10/19
White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/20
Purple/Red/Red Gabrielle's Angel Foundation, Gabrielle’s Gala 10/21
Red/Red/Red - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 50th Birthday 10/22
Yellow/Yellow/Yellow Afterschool Alliance – Lights on Afterschool 10/23 - 10/25
Purple/Purple/White - Alzheimer's Association, 2009 Memory Walk


NOTE: Colors are listed from bottom to top as they appear from the street.
Tower lights go off every night at 2:00 AM.