Why isn't EVERY flag flying at half staff?

jenn1977

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:33 PM
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Why isn't EVERY flag flying at half staff?

Why no nat'l moment of silence?
Why no nat'l period of mourning?

Is anyone in the media asking these questions?

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Nitrogenica

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:34 PM
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1. I'm with you there! The doublestandards are so obvious!

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ClassWarrior

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:35 PM
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2. Mine is! Contact your governor and demand he or she issue...

Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 03:36 PM by ClassWarrior

...an Executive Order. Lower all flags to half-staff for the Katrina victims and the victims of Iraq and Afghanistan.

NGU.

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goclark

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:38 PM
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6. I'll contact Arnold tomorrow

See how far I can get --sarcasm

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jillan

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:46 PM
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12. I just emailed my governor.

She is doing a great job for NOLA right now, of course she's a dem :)!

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ClassWarrior

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Sun Sep-04-05 04:08 PM
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15. You WON'T get anywhere, but you'll make a point. And forward the info...

Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 04:09 PM by ClassWarrior

...on to a Dem Congressperson who can make hay of it.

Never Give Up.

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starmaker

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:35 PM
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3. Half Staff for Tsunami

always thought that was wierd

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SmokingJacket

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:36 PM
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4. well,,, we might want to wait until everyone has finished dying, first

it's not like this crisis is even over, yet, tragically...

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Carni

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:37 PM
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5. OMG what an excellent point!

Sgows you the REAL level of concern that a-hole in charge has

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jillan

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:38 PM
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7. I'm so glad you posted this!

I heard this question asked on some news show over the last 24 hrs.

And also I got mad today when Schumer was on tv talking about the upcoming week in the Senate, and the appointment of Roberts.
Schumer said 'we need to take some time for mourning'
BUT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT REHNQUIST!!!!!

This is the worst tragedy we have ever faced, and these people are getting NO respect. Dead people floating in the streets, and the government doesn't care.

Has the WH even asked for a moment of silence?

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wellstone dem

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:41 PM
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8. There will be all of that

for the chief justice.

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Sparkly

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:42 PM
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9. Good question!!!! nt

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NNN0LHI

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:45 PM
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10. They are supposed to be at half staff

Not for the hurricane victims though. For Rehnquist. But the racists won't put theirs at half staff because they won't want anyone to think that they lowered their flag for hurricane victims. Its kind of neat actually. We get to play "spot the racist" for the next week or so.

Don

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fluffernutter

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:47 PM
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13. exactly. it makes me so sick.

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karlrschneider

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:47 PM
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14. Yeah, but how do we know which is which?

;-)

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fluffernutter

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Sun Sep-04-05 03:46 PM
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11. they said on the news today that the WH had the flag at half staff

for Rehnquist. Not because of the tragedies going on and all the lives lost on the Gulf Coast, but for Rehnquist.

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