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The Animator

(1,138 posts)
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 12:29 AM Jul 2015

What's this about not lowering the flag?

Last edited Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:12 AM - Edit history (1)

All morning on Facebook there was this RW meme circulating about thr President not ordering the flag lowered in honor of the victims of the most recent killings, but His order to lower the flag is one of the first things I heard on the radio this morning... What the hell are tey smoking, or did I miss something?

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What's this about not lowering the flag? (Original Post) The Animator Jul 2015 OP
Obviously the facts don't matter TDale313 Jul 2015 #1
Their mad because he didn't announce it earlier yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #3
President boy? Skittles Jul 2015 #2
Holy Typos Batman! The Animator Jul 2015 #4
it happens Skittles Jul 2015 #5
My dad of all people following the Sandy Hook shooting JonLP24 Jul 2015 #6
Outrage junkies just giving themselves another hit... JHB Jul 2015 #7

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
1. Obviously the facts don't matter
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 12:45 AM
Jul 2015

Particularly when the get in the way of a good attack-the-President narrative.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
3. Their mad because he didn't announce it earlier
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:12 AM
Jul 2015

and waited for all the facts come in before lowering the flag. Silliness.

The Animator

(1,138 posts)
4. Holy Typos Batman!
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:15 AM
Jul 2015

The friggin "B" is next to the "N" and the "Y" is next to the "T". On this tiny phone keyboard typos are common but holy crap... that one was unfortunate...

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
6. My dad of all people following the Sandy Hook shooting
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 02:52 AM
Jul 2015

posting the number of Marines that died over the weekend that equaled the number of victims that died and asked why weren't the flags flown at half mask for them. Ugh, I stay away from Facebook.

When I was in the military the flag was to be flown at half mask, according to regulations, for the death of a President, former or otherwise for 30 days. Vice President or senior official like Speaker of the House for 10 days. Outside of that varies depending for government officials or senior military officials such as the Sergeant major of the day from the early morning 6:00 to the end of duty hours 5:00 or 5:30 in Ft. Lewis.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
7. Outrage junkies just giving themselves another hit...
Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:47 AM
Jul 2015

...and they're way past caring about the quality of the smack.

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