Shuster and Pataki on the Corrupt Libescheme

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David Shuster puts George Elmer Fudd Pataki on the spot re Lauder and Libeskind.

The point Pataki and the other Libeskind / Fraud'em Tower shills don't seem to get or don't want to get is that neither Fraud'em Tower nor the Libeskind scheme as a whole is a soaring memorial, as they would have us believe. Every building in the Libescheme is less than what one of the destroyed towers was.

Building Tip height Roof height Floors Office floors Square ft Building Tip height Roof height Floors Office floors Square ft

Old 1 WTC 1,728 ft 1,368 ft 110 92 4,300,000 Old 2 WTC 1,377 ft 1,362 ft 110 92 4,300,000

Fraud'em 1,776 ft 1,362 ft 82 to 108 69 2,600,000 New 2 WTC 1,350 ft 1,270 ft 79 60 2,530,000

The only thing in any of the Libescheme buildings that exceeds the old WTC is the spire atop Fraud'em Tower, which beats the communications tower of the old One WTC by all of 48 feet.

Replacing an engineering triumph with a bunch of random office buildings is not a soaring memorial, is not reclaiming the skyline, and is not a good idea.

What part of "Excelsior!" don't you get, Elmer?