The Empire State Building in New York City is known for lighting up in various color schemes to celebrate different people or events. When it comes to deciding what they will or will not light up for, the owners of the building really show us their true colors.
Despite a policy of not endorsing politics, the empire state building will light up blue tonight for Democrats: http://t.co/RZDVp81adO #tcot
— Sarah(…of course) (@alwaysbeensarah) August 12, 2014
From CNS News:
The Empire State Building, which is not run by the city government has decided to help the mayor in his goal and has announced that they willlight the top of the famous skyscraper blue on Tuesday night, in order to convince the DNC to come to town. This despite the building’s own policy of not lighting the tower in support of “political figures and campaigns”:
“The Empire State Building also does not light for political figures and campaigns, for personal events such as birthdays, anniversaries or weddings, or for commercial events such as product launches.”
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) August 12, 2014
Empire State Building Lights Up For @TheDemocrats.Denies request from Kids with Cancer: http://t.co/wiyhqKFno9
— Dan Joseph WBAL (@DanJoseph78) August 12, 2014
@DanJoseph78 Lets not forget the Empire State Building denied lighting up for Mother Teresa in 2010.
— J (@BabyBob14x) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/KonkelMike/status/499289833987395584
@MonicaCrowley This shows what is important to those who own the Empire State Building & the DNC. Should give something to think about.
— Rzecco (@Rzecco) August 12, 2014
@MonicaCrowley NYC should be ashamed
— Ted Gambogi (@TAGIII) August 12, 2014
@MonicaCrowley I suspect they'd have done the same if the city was also trying to get the GOP convention.
— Eric Fettmann (@EFettmann) August 12, 2014
A suspicion based on a very sketchy hypothetical.
@MonicaCrowley With stories like these, I thank God I'm not a democrat.
— Lady Liberty (@USA4Liberty) August 12, 2014
He’s probably happy about it too since the Democrats booed him at their last convention.
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