| Author | Message | ||
     Dbird29 |
www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/04/023454.php A coloring book from southeastern Minnesota, written and designed to help children cope with disasters and other crises, has been removed from a federal government website after one or more complaints about its content, a county official said this afternoon. "A Scary Thing Happened" contains a colored drawing depicting the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, including a plane approaching one tower while another is ringed in flames. The book was removed from the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday, said Rose Olmsted, whose Freeborn County Crisis Response Team created the book in 2003, after tornadoes struck in Glenville. Olmsted said it's the first time anyone has criticized the book or any of its content. In a statement, FEMA spokesman Clark Stevens said, "The coloring book, which was put online in 2003, was removed last week and FEMA is currently reviewing all web content designed and posted by the previous administration." Stevens declined to take any questions, including about any complaints the agency may have received. "I don't give out any apologies," said Olmsted, who added that FEMA officials would only tell her that there was criticism.  | ||
| Cityxslicker |
If you dont talk about it, it never happened. I knew some people that thought Pearl Harbor was an elaborate Hoax to get us into World War II and that the bombers were actually Americans flying US planes painted to look 'Japanese' Not everybody goes to college to get an education apparently. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
Sounds like a helicopter parent got a little ruffled over the book. It is just a book... A book released in 2003 that I would guess was designed to help parents explain extreme disasters to their children. I just can't wait until the entire world is child proofed.  | ||
| Buellinachinashop |
My PhotoShop work didn't make it in the book. Probably for the best.  (Message edited by Buellinachinashop on April 30, 2009) | ||
| Cityxslicker |
you should have helped the Air Force out with their 'need' for a new pic of Air Force 1 over NY . You missed your calling. |
