UPDATE: Empire State Building No Longer Going Green

UPDATE 7:09pm: Despite plans to light the Empire State Building green tonight in honor of the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, the building is instead basked in red. It is currently unknown what caused the color change, but Iranian activists recently asked for the building to be lit green in support of their protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at the UN, only to be denied. As a substitute, many protesters regarded tonight's green coloring as a show of support despite it not being done directly for them.

More details to come...

To view a live webcam of the Empire State Building, click here.

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The Empire State Building will be glowing green tonight, and just in time for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to New York for the UN General Assembly.

While green is the adopted color of the Iranian protest movement, the color selection was actually made for another reason: it's the 70th anniversary of the film Wizard of Oz.

No matter, as activists view the lighting as more than mere coincidence, but fate.

"The universe is smiling and the stars are aligned!" wrote a blogger named Anonymous Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. "I'm so happy I could cry!"

The lighting will occur at the same time as activists stage protests against the Iranian leadership throughout the city.

To see the Empire State Building tonight, check out this webcam.

Comments

[SamEllison]

Someone pulled the curtain back on the supreme leader.

[Ergon]

Or hp bots who thought it was about THEM.

[BenjaminPhillips]

I actually think this is awesome. I like the color green, I enjoyed the Wizard of Oz and I support the Iranian protest movement!

[Clayton139]

I am proud of Iran and it isn't over !
Time will change things, I hope for the people in Iran !

[Palemoon]

So whatever became of the revolution? Whatever became of the protests in the streets? Ahmadinejad is still in power, so too are the clerics would run the theocratic government in Iran.

This tells me that Neda's dying was in vain. Shame.

[Pupadup4oBama]

I know...we don't hear about it anymore.....it's sad

[instarx]

Its instant gratification or nothing for you, I see.

[Palemoon]

Excuse me? If I was all about instant gratification, I would have posted this message 6 months ago. But I did not, now did I?

[Clayton139]

You know it is the Goverment Crackdowns and the Protestors will have to get more Radical than the Goverment !
It has to be hard for the Irainian people over there !

[mikeodd]

So, its the old anniversary of the Wizard of OZ trick eh?
This ones for you Neda.

[republicrat1]

nothing wrong with green ..however
A Secret White House Power Grab Is In Full Swing
czars or the executive taking attributes not offered them under the constitution
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/09/23/phil-kerpen-browner-secret-white-house-power-grab/

[praxitas]

don't drag your fox cooties on to this site

[ilse]

Second that!

[MARNIE2]

WHAT......your not all about being ,......FAIR & BALANCED ! shame on you ! : ) lol

[StarDagger]

I have a script that turns every url with www.foxnews.com to www.youliars.com.

Go back to watching TV, I am surprised you can read.

[republicrat1]

of course you just follow the constitution when there is a republican president..I'm shock!
I'll watch MSNBC when I feel like committing suicide..

[OceanSize]

*snore*

[helenwheels]

FauxNoise? Really? LOL!

[soundping]

Nothing wrong with green. :)

[Pupadup4oBama]

Green is good in "many ways" :)

[OceanSize]

Yes, yes it is. *cough*

[illinoisan]

Just wait until St. Patricks Day. The protesters will be THRILLED.

[HekmabaJuzimax]

They are mostly Muslim, so they don't drink booze.

[Freenation]

beautiful...

[Ventoi]

There is a high population of French speakers on the gaza strip right now...I heard.

[SaulBloodworth]

Speaking in riddles you must not. Not understand I can you my green friend.

[Pupadup4oBama]

HA HA! :)

[Ventoi]

Qui? Mussavi.

Its a Lone Ranger joke.

[Ventoi]

So Mussavi is the green goblin...
and Mahmoud is Spiderman?

Spin THAT web.

[mohamed34]

i don't think because of iranian protestors but for muslims because the green it's color of islam .
even if if it was for the iranian it could be good the red , white and green for the palestinian :)

oups i forget israel lobbys

[AlexNYC]

A nicely timed coincidence. ImaDinnerJacket, wicked witch of the Middle East, put that green in your pipe and smoke it.

[Pupadup4oBama]

Love it! :)

[Ventoi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Goblin

He also built up rippling muscles...


at Christmas he is the Grinch.

Shame on you...
I LOVE CHRISTMAS.