White House flags return to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain's death

Tell me then. What purpose does it serve for calling Max a leftist or a liberal.

Your hypocrisy is on full display, identity politicking for all to see.

 

Yeah, it's a mountain. Thing is you guys made a mountain out of -everything- Obama did. Everything was communism. Everything was tyranny.

****ing pathetic.

 

Don't expect a straight, reasonable answer.

Agreed.

Political extremists love to denounce anyone who opposes them. IMHO, extremism is a form of cowardice; anyone who puts their back against a wall is scared and fearful. It distorts their thinking. They are afraid of standing in the middle of the Arena since they could be attacked from all sides, so they slink over to a wall and put their back to it.

I always liked Teddy Roosevelt's comments about the man in the arena:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
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6 months? That ****ing scumbag stateist jackbooted plebe should be in jail for life.

 

Liberal pressure, they are petty foul little creatures that hold up that fraud McCain as a hero or use their press connections to attack any Republican that didn't agree as being insensitive towards McCain. McCain was irrelevant across the board since he abandoned DC and his constituents, only the media could make him relevant again...

 

It's an injustice and clearly an unlawful shooting. Plus he was more interested in collecting his brass to hide evidence than checking on the life of the woman or the guy he just shot.

 

Funny you mention that - my crazy Leatherneck father lied his way into duty during the Korean War.

Yeah, that wouldn't go over too well. If I had my way only veterans (preferably combat vets) could serve as CinC, but I can understand why the Founders didn't make that a requirement.

 

So, in your opinion, every Republican in Congress is a spineless weasel and the only man with a spine in all of Washington is a draft-dodger? That's sad. We should vote all of them out in November.

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Good on your father. Many patriotic Americans found ways to serve even when they were not legal to do so. Others thought their own hides were sacred and let other Americans do the work of defending our nation.

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How is a resolution by a republican lead senate the fault of liberals? Your hating all liberals is not a valid reason to blame them for stuff republicans do. Lulz.

 

What does Obama have to do with this? Nothing.

 

So why did you post so much about him?

 

Well, he considered it an honor to serve his country which is why he never bragged about it or held it against those who didn't serve. Even more to his credit, he taught me at a very young age that war is a terrible thing and only fools and monsters glorify and glamorize it.

They'll have to defend their own actions, but I will say that if there's one thing worse than a draft dodger it's a blue falcon. If you're going to wind up like John Kerry or Jimmy Massey everyone would be better off if you didn't bother to enlist at all.

 

Agreed. The Republican Congress respected McCain even if they didn't always agree with him. They are honoring his 60+ years of service to our nation, something most staffers in the WH recognized but it took a petty President a while to be convinced he should put down his pacifier and pick up a pen.

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Is that supposed to be an answer to you attacking Obama over not making a comment about that police shooting?

 

Agreed betraying a trust is worse than just being a scumbag. However, bone spurs or not, Trump is now President and Commander in Chief. He needs to man up since he volunteered for the job. If he doesn't, he'll end up being President of the Blue Falcon club.

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If you want to fish, I suggest you slow your boat down and drop anchor.

 

Yeah, asking you to respond to your own post is fishing. Ah huh.

 

I try to...are you suggesting because of my political support that would be in question?

 

I'm a Canadian so clue me in. Does the white house flag get lowered every time a politician dies? If so it must get lowered a lot. Up here we do all that kind of stuff if a leader of a party, a Prime Minister or former, or the Monarch or senior member of the royal family kicks it.

 

No, just curious. I've met more than a few vets who claim the oath doesn't apply since their contract is over. I disagreed. An oath is more than a contract. Obviously you agree too...and, sadly, that's rare.

 

National politicians. The Flag Code spells it out: http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html Specifically under §175. Position and manner of display (m)
The Code specifies days (holidays) for half-staff and the President has the latitude to extend the recommendations or set days of half-staff.

Overall, I'd say it's not unusual to see the flag at half-staff once a month. Sometimes only for half a day or just a day.

 

Not fishing. What, specifically, do you want to know? What Obama has to do with this? Context, which is why, I presume, you posted about him so much on this thread.

 

Reagan and Bush did that already.

But, as usual, right wingers manage to convince people that Democrats need to be blamed for the mess created by those Republicans. Because of that, they fall for the propaganda and vote for yet another extremist in Trump.

When Armageddon comes along, don't blame me!

 

Reagan made a few mistakes but ranks among our best Presidents. Bush I or Bush II?

Correct and the Left-Wingers portray Republicans as cold evil bastards who kill kittens and starve children for profit. Life goes on.