Alexandros Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/artic...ZpGq_clUpC7dAUg Empire State Building turns red-yellow for China's 60th (AFP) – 1 day ago NEW YORK — New York's iconic Empire State Building will light up red and yellow Wednesday in honor of the 60th anniversary of communist China. The Chinese consul, Peng Keyu, and other officials will take part in the lighting ceremony which will bathe the skyscraper in the colors of the People's Republic until Thursday, Empire State Building representatives said in a statement. The upper sections of the building are regularly illuminated to mark special occasions, ranging from all blue to mark "Old Blue Eyes" Frank Sinatra's death in 1998 to green for the annual Saint Patrick's Day. Just last week the tower turned bright red. However, that was not to mark some other communist achievement, but the 70th anniversary of the film "The Wizard of Oz" in which Dorothy wears ruby slippers rather than the silver of the original L. Frank Baum novel. Copyright © 2009 AFP. All rights reserved. I'd like to say something here, but the article speaks for itself. Edited September 30, 2009 by Alexandros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.W. Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ayn Rand once had an office in the Empire State Building. It was once the center of rationality in the world. What a come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 It's to ease *our* transition to communism, Comrades! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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