Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story "9/11 Hype" I'm disgusted and not at all surprised at home many TV shows will hype this anniversary. Only we can turn tragedy into product. I don't want to sit watch and read as media turns this into a day of maudlin drek journalism. I'm turning my TV off that day. I'm going to the park. I'm going to breathe the air and listen as children and teenagers play. I want to see children venture futher from their parents and climb higher on Jungle Jims then they ever have before. I want to see another generation of young discover excitment that life can bring and the promise of more wonder. I want to watch them pound soccer balls and basketballs, throw baseballs and ride skateboards. I see just as many girls as boys at the park now playing sports. And after they are done they mingle with the boys at the water fountain or soda machine and flirt or build on existing relationships. In the midst, my teenage son laughing and joking. Maybe I'll be able that day to find out if that blond girl he seems to talk to the most is the same one who calls the house. He won't tell. I'll think of other people I don't know, but who's deaths touched me deeply. They won't sit in the park. But I'll remember them again and dedicate the joy that these children bring to me, to them. Maybe TV should do like the Food Channell intends on doing . Just go away for the day, with only a graphic on screen and some music just to let people now they are taking the day off. Maybe we should just look at each other and take the time to remember the beauty of a good breath of air in a park and think of those who can't be there. That's what I'm going to do that day. I don't want to see the president or hear a canned speech, designed by handlers to make him look better. I don't want to hear Dick Cheney, or look at Osama Bin Ladens face. I don't want to hear about Saddam Hussein or look at another replay of file footage of him shooting guns off on a balcony. I don't want to see Bill Clinton give that concerned face that the pundits say connected so well with the public. I don't want to be connected with. I don't want to see dour faced news anchors talking into replay's of planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings. I don't want to see footage of crowds screaming ""Death to America"". I dont want to hear or see Donald Rumsfeld use that day to tell me why we must put our sons and daughters, husbands and wives, in harms way against Sadamm. I haven't made my mind up on that yet. And on that day I'll be to emotional to give it the logic and reason that decision needs. I just don't want to be used by politicians for votes or corporate media outlets for ratings. I just want to celebrate life and remember those who's deaths makes this day so much more special for me, quietly and with dignity. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp27.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-02-24