Inauguration Day Catch-All | Dust up over flying flags at half mast

CarolinaFever said:
Turd Ferguson was banned from IC for saying that on the old political board.
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This board, however, welcomes ALL turds ... big and small ... black, brown, red, yellow, and, honestly, every other color of the rainbow. We don't put down turds here. We don't dump on them or threaten to wipe them from our lives. We offer them a warm embrace and extend to them a caring hand.

WE ❤️ :poop::poop::poop::poop: HERE!
 
Honestly I couldn't give a fuck about any of this. Let the baby have his bauble if it will get him to shut up for a little while. Save the outrage for the things that matter.
 
BlueSteel said:
Just another sad, classic example of Donald Trump putting himself before country. And the utter hypocrisy continues to hemorrhage all over the right wing. Just imagine for one moment a scenario in which Trump had passed away and a Democrat POTUS-elect was refusing to fly the flags at half mast for the requisite 30 days. Really imagine that. MAGA media would never let us hear the end of it. They'd be howling into the stratosphere about how un-American and disrespectful the left is. But one of their own does it, and it's fully supported by every card-carrying Trump supporter. It's absolute bullshit. And there's no end in sight to it all. Our nation is broken, and likely beyond repair. What an incredible tragedy.

ETA: So, I've decided to up the ante on this statement and give any of our MAGA posters here—ANY of them, even Callateroy—an opportunity to show even a tiny semblance integrity and make it publically known that they do actually have a problem with Trump breaking tradition for his own personal agenda—OR that they would not have any problem with it if/when the roles were reversed. And... GO.
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I would NOT have a problem with the new Democratic President raising the flag on Inauguration Day if a past Republican President had died within 30 days of the Inauguration - then returning it to half mast for the completion of the 30 day period. It seems like a reasonable compromise and not THAT big of a deal. I would think the deceased President would want the flag raised to full mast on Inauguration Day to celebrate the beginning of a new Presidency.
 
superrific said:
Honestly I couldn't give a fuck about any of this. Let the baby have his bauble if it will get him to shut up for a little while. Save the outrage for the things that matter.
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On the whole, I agree with you. In fact, I would go so far as to say that flags should be at full mast for inauguration day as a matter of principle/practice even if it occurs within a period where the flags would otherwise be at half mast.

But we also know this won't shut Trump up at all. He'll probably continue to complain that the Dems did this to harm him well into the future and he'll certainly continue to complain about everything else that isn't how great he is.
 
SnoopRob said:
On the whole, I agree with you. In fact, I would go so far as to say that flags should be at full mast for inauguration day as a matter of principle/practice even if it occurs within a period where the flags would otherwise be at half mast.

But we also know this won't shut Trump up at all. He'll probably continue to complain that the Dems did this to harm him well into the future and he'll certainly continue to complain about everything else that isn't how great he is.
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I just like the thought of Jimmy and God sitting together in the hereafter, laughing together at Trump and Ramrouser throwing a tantrum about something as stupid as whether the flags should be at half or full mast.
 
Ramrouser said:
I would NOT have a problem with the new Democratic President raising the flag on Inauguration Day if a past Republican President had died within 30 days of the Inauguration - then returning it to half mast for the completion of the 30 day period. It seems like a reasonable compromise and not THAT big of a deal. I would think the deceased President would want the flag raised to full mast on Inauguration Day to celebrate the beginning of a new Presidency.
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And I would think that the new president would care more about honoring the deceased. Yes, Jimmy Carter would not want all the fuss about him, but that's not the point. It's a symbolic gesture that our nation does to honor a former president, whether they would want it or not. This is a gesture that every other president - Democrat, Republican, Whig, etc. - would absolutely be in favor of doing. Every president but one. That should tell you something.
 
No one is pitching a "tantrum." This is such a one off situation. How many times are we going to have a former President die within 30 days of an Inauguration? We honor the deceased president for the 29 days that do not fall on Inauguration Day.
 
Ramrouser said:
No one is pitching a "tantrum." This is such a one off situation. How many times are we going to have a former President die within 30 days of an Inauguration? We honor the deceased president for the 29 days that do not fall on Inauguration Day.
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Nixon's second inauguration in 1973 took place with flags at half-mast for Truman's passing, so it has happened before and flags were kept lowered.

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And let's not pretend that Trump isn't throwing a "tantrum". That's Trump's go-to move when he's not happy, he's little more than an emotional toddler.
 
SnoopRob said:
Nixon's second inauguration in 1973 took place with flags at half-mast for Truman's passing, so it has happened before and flags were kept lowered.

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And let's not pretend that Trump isn't throwing a "tantrum". That's Trump's go-to move when he's not happy, he's little more than an emotional toddler.
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I was referring to Lawtig stating that I was throwing a "tantum" about this issue. I've already stated that I don't think it's a big deal either way. As for Trump, it's probably a fair statement that he pitched a bit of a fit over the issue. He's just big on optics.
 
Ramrouser said:
I was referring to Lawtig stating that I was throwing a "tantum" about this issue. I've already stated that I don't think it's a big deal either way. As for Trump, it's probably a fair statement that he pitched a bit of a fit over the issue. He's just big on optics.
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Agree. Kind of like how your boss is big on the optics of not being a convicted felon.
 
SnoopRob said:
Nixon's second inauguration in 1973 took place with flags at half-mast for Truman's passing, so it has happened before and flags were kept lowered.

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And let's not pretend that Trump isn't throwing a "tantrum". That's Trump's go-to move when he's not happy, he's little more than an emotional toddler.
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imagine having a smaller dick than richard fucking nixon
 
Michelle Obama has announced that she will not be attending the inaugural next week, although Barack will. I don't blame her, but I fully expect that we'll get the usual outrage from the usual right-wing media sources. Fox should have a field day with this news tomorrow.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Michelle Obama has announced that she will not be attending the inaugural next week, although Barack will. I don't blame her, but I fully expect that we'll get the usual outrage from the usual right-wing media sources. Fox should have a field day with this news tomorrow.
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Why? Trump didn’t attend Biden’s inauguration, much less his wife. Why would Michelle Obama be held to a different standard than the Trumps?
 
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