[Map Kernow]

Shades of the controversy over the firefighter sculpture commissioned by Forest City Ratner.

Pictures don't lie--that's why liberals and multiculturalists feel they have to be altered or removed.

[Dimensio]

"I respect history . . . but there has to be a recognition that this is 2002,"

Wouldn't a calendar help with that more than a painting?

[drc43]

"We don't have a clue who these folks are,"

Couldn't be folks like Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, or John Hancock I suppose. Nah, school history teaching is too good to allow that to ever happen.

[dighton]

I respect history . . .

Liar.

[Happygal]

Ye know what? They can take down all the pictures they like, and recreate mock-images in place of historical ones in the interests of `diversity', but their lame gestures will not change what is indelibly etched into the hearts of the people they are 'supposed' to represent. The truth always outs.

[Regulator]

It's called "Abolishing America". The war on us continues...

[Ratatoskr]

"There's not one picture of a person of color, not one kid, not one Latin. Borough Hall should reflect the richness of our diversity."

Okay, Mr. Markowitz, let's draw up a list of all persons of color, kids and Latins who have accomplished something as extraordinary George Washington did. You go first.

[Landru]

"The new Brooklyn borough president said..." badababada~

Yea; this is symptomatic of how sick, self-hating our society has become these days, alright.
Nevertheless, it's the will and business of this Brooklyn borough's citizens.
So be it.

...& this Liberal pol instinctively knows how to play the room with the best of 'em; just like the one hiding out in Harlem.

[Robert Drobot]

Is this man an American?

His thinking is an insult to our country's history. There would be no Brooklyn borough, but for the courageous acts of this "...old White man..." and those who stood with him.

In a pig's eye; recall the bastard, or in the alternative, make his public life miserable. He has insulted every Citizen in America.

[reagan_fanatic]

Anyone have this guy's e-mail address?
I think it's time for a-freepin' ...

[wardaddy]

Pictures don't lie--that's why liberals and multiculturalists feel they have to be altered or removed.

Exactly!!!!! I watched a black race hustler on Hannity and Colmes the other night say the "truth is irrelevant" in discussing the memorial controversy.

This folks are nothing but an extension of Lenin, Trotsky, Uncle Joe, Beria, Goebbels, Himmler and friends. They make me absolutely loathe with disgust. Over the course of time they will do us more harm than our current Islamist enemies. I bet Markowitz is a self-hating liberal Jew who thinks Israel is in the wrong as well. Lying-ass-self-righteous scumbag!!!!!

[AAABEST]

Pictures don't lie--that's why liberals and multiculturalists feel they have to be altered or removed.

Elitist propaganda is for our own good Map. The next thing you'll want is the history books in public schools to be accurate and educational.

Quit being so hard to get along with.

;)

[hollywood]

Some people thought (still think?) that 9-11 would help bring an end to this PC stuff. Ha. Perhaps Mr. Markowitz will put up an Asian Harriet Tubman picture, to help capture our diversity of course, just like the WTC flag-raising sculpture will.<\end another rant at obvious PC-based revisionism>

[Dakmar]

Let me guess who the new pictures will be: Mumia Abu Jamal, Sug Knight, Tupac Shakur, and O.J. Simpson.

[Goetz_von_Berlichingen]

"There's not one picture of a person of color, not one kid, not one Latin. Borough Hall should reflect the richness of our diversity . . . How about an outstanding woman?" Markowitz asked.

Fine. How about putting up pictures of Queen Isabella and Christofer Columbus?
And Her Catholic Majesty is even a two-fer -- "Latin" and an outstanding woman.

[freefly]

"diversity" is making him take down a portrait of "old white man" George Washington"

True, "diversity" is making him take down the portrait of the father of our country.

"I respect history..."

Obviously a lie.

"Borough Hall should reflect the richness of our diversity."

I would say that it should reflect the heritage of our country.

"I guess you'd call me an old white man."

No, I would call you a pandering PC racist.

"he wants suggestions...for whose portrait he should hang in his office."

Marx seems appropriate. Since he appears to be a "useful idiot" maybe Lenin would do...

"We don't have a clue who these folks are,"

And you don't have a clue about what made them great...

"America's strength is it's ability to unify its diversity into a common vision and purpose...
America's strength is in its unity, not its diversity."
A strength that the pro-diversity/anti-unity agenda weakens on a daily basis.
Facts that all the pro-diversity/PC crowd either don't realize or don't acknowledge.

[gdc314]

Parden my ignorance but what exactly is a borough? (I'm from Texas)...

[Moleman]

PC is destroying our country...
Worse, the "rank and file" folks just don't believe in it, just fanatics the damn liberal media, and most anyone in a coffee house.
We at work were discussing the hideous decision to "diversify" the NYFD flag raising statue.
Here is the make up of the room:
One Korean man
One white woman
Two white men, me and a registered liberal who holds a local office
One black female

With zero debate we concurred that changing the statue to show diversity is the stupidest thing ever thought of.
Political correctness is destroying our country.