Freedom Tower is out, World Trade Center is in

[wuushew]

NEW YORK - The Freedom Tower is out. One World Trade Center is in.

The agency that owns the site says that the signature 1,776-foot skyscraper replacing the towers destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, will be known as One World Trade Center.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29913195/

YES! :toast:

[BurtWorm]

1. I was hoping they could call it French Tower again.

;)

[meegbear]

2. w00t!

[lunatica]

3. Bushspeak is getting replaced, and not a minute too soon either

Now if we could get rid of evildoers, enemy combatant, and first responders I would start believing that the use of language can be a beautiful thing again

[hlthe2b]

13. I am very very pleased...

Enough of this jingoistic BS

[woodsprite]

18. Don't forget 'homeland' n/t

[sammythecat]

4. Good. I'm very glad.

I've pretty much had it with all the "freedom" crap.

[JohnyCanuck]

5. When will they get around to renaming

Father, I mean, Homeland Security?

[sammythecat]

8. Oh God. Yes, THAT!

How's about National Security?

[hootinholler]

20. How about Civil Defense?

That's what it used to be called.

-Hoot

[sammythecat]

21. Completely forgot. It's been so long.

I wish they'd go back to that.

[tridim]

6. Now that's a comment that could easily be taken out of context.

:)

[sammythecat]

11. Yeah,

I can almost hear Joe Biden tossing out a line like that. :-)

[Beetwasher]

7. The Name "Freedom Tower" Was Absolutely Repulsive

And I'm New Yorker, so only my opinion matters on the subject. :evilgrin:

[hlthe2b]

14. I suspect you'll take those who agree with you....

And I definitely DO ;)

[Raineyb]

27. Fellow NYer here,

I too agree that that name was utterly repulsive. I am so glad they got off of that name everything freedom kick. It was stupid as well as repulsive.

Regards

[Raskolnik]

9. That will be nice, when they finally build it in twenty years. n/t

[road2000]

10. It's fitting.

I think the original name serves as a far more appropriate memorial to those who died. The Rethugs drove me nuts with their constant reference to "3,000 Americans," when that was not the case. Many who died that day represented countries across the world.

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. The only negative to this story

Is the fact that the "Freedom" name was only dropped because the Chinese company that leased a good chunk of the not-yet existing tower insisted on it.

The name was dumb (as is the design of the tower) from the beginning, but in this case, they dropped it for the wrong reason.

[hlthe2b]

16. Figures.... Pragmatism wins out...

[Stevenmarc]

15. Good now let's ditch Larry Silverstein too

[AyanEva]

17. Great!

Freedom Tower was stupid right from the get go.

[aikoaiko]

19. Its not like "World Trade Center" is any less hyperbolic.

:shrug:

[LuckyLib]

22. And US Customs and Border Protection? How's that for an underscored "keep out".

Every time I go through customs I think, "What the hell was wrong with US Customs?"

[Raster]

23. Maybe the architects will incorporate the 9/11 Truth Pavilion...

:kick:

[progressoid]

24. With a big dollar sign on top!!

Woo hoo!

Take that Taliban.

[Bluebear]

25. Thank goodness.

[BrightKnight]

26. The site needs functional, quiet, understated, stoic, sublime, American grace.

All of the over the top 1776 Freedom Tower Hyperbole is nauseating. I would re-design the building and the whole site with that in mind.