NY'ers: 'Flag Raising at Ground Zero' Should Have Won Pulitzer

NEWSMAX ^ | 4/11/02 | Limbacher

[CedarDave]

In small print at the bottom of the Pulitzer citation:

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Thomas E. Franklin of The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, for his memorable photograph of three firefighters raising an American flag amidst the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers, and Tyler Hicks and James Hill of The New York Times for their comprehensive portfolio of dramatic yet humane images from the war in Afghanistan.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Thanks.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The assholes can simply FO.

The picture is great. It says so much. Destruction is in the background, but defeat does not prevail. It's light out, the rescuers, men working together to save America, are restoring the nation's flag, our symbol of honor, peace, integrity, and strength. We aren't watching some plane blow the shit out of a building and destroy both it and those inside, we're seeing Americans work together to save and make our nation an even better place than it was before.

Bush, his administration, and our military are now advancing that cause while others dwell on the negative pictures and criticize the effort. Consider the damage done by the terrorists and the Rats seem to want to protect them! They certainly have no appreciation in the flag raising picture.

We must improve our nation as our founders saw fit and allow it to be decimated in this fashion.

[CedarDave]

Well, I have to say, after looking at the NYT collection of photos, that the collection (taken as a group) is worthy of a prize. However, I would be hard pressed to pick out an individual photo within that group that is as memorable and evokes an emotional response in so many ways as does the WTC flag raising.

[CedarDave]

The picture is great. It says so much. Destruction is in the background, but defeat does not prevail. It's light out, the rescuers, men working together to save America, are restoring the nation's flag, our symbol of honor, peace, integrity, and strength.

I didn't see this post while I was writing my #24, but your words captured my thoughts.

[MeekOneGOP]

bump!

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

I thought maybe you had some pictures of things other than the crashes.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yeah, but not the Flag raising?.........

[gunnyg]

[gunnyg]

ANOTHER THREAD!

[gunnyg]

STILL ANOTHER THREAD!