Piece Of Debris Back At Hole In The Ground
The New York Post takes time out from Muslim-bashing to celebrate the return of a clump of wreckage to America's holiest permanent construction site. The paper uses the front page to relate how the "first of two steel 'tridents' that once formed the base of the soaring towers was lowered into place at the 9/11 memorial, where they will stand sentinel as poignant reminders of the missing skyscrapers." I guess it's okay that the paper can fetishize a couple of chunks of rubble in the service of commemorating a tragedy. It would be even nicer if it could be as compassionate about the rescue workers who risked their lives down at the site during the event but who are now castigated as leeches of the state for receiving the retirement benefits they were offered so many years ago.
that metal has been sitting in a huge vat of champagne this whole time…
and here I was expecting some grand Richard Serra-esque transformational gesture.
I smell a very special episode of 'Hoarders.'
or at the very least, a host of creepy youtube "movies" to choose from.
Someone should have to pay for that irritating phrase "stand sentinel", also.
I think Pat Riley owns the trademark for "stand sentinel".
Was it difficult for the NY Post to report on this while continuing to pretend that "Ground Zero" is still nothing but a gaping wound where nothing will or can ever be built? They should have fought to landmark "the pile" when they had the chance. Too bad they didn't realize clearing it out would just make more room for the Muslims to build their mega-trophies.