House Speaker says Capitol flags will fly at full staff on Inauguration Day!?

[Intrigued42]

This is just plain wrong. Disrespectful, unethical and Republican. F***ing morons. The protocol is set. It doesn't take a 5th grader to note that a criminal felon is frustrated and throwing a hissy-fit. Flag decorum should be sacrosant. It isn't political. It's the flag and it has its history and expected rites. Veterans unite. The oligarchs are in control and the idiots in congress should be sent packing with their pacydermata leader. Flag etiquette does not allow for the Speaker of the House to change the order of the Commander in Chief, especially not an incoming CiC who has no standing prior to the inauguration.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

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[Bray123]

Some things we will be told afterwards:
It was the biggliest crowd ever.
It was the most love ever for a felon.
The Bible was signed and sold for the most amount ever.
It was the highest the flags had ever flown.
You can't fight fire with water.
Biden is a trader.

 

[HisArpy]

Interesting.

In monarchies, the new king doesn't get a coronation until the old king dies. Flags are flown at half mast out of respect and mourning until the day of the coronation. Once the new king is crowned, the flags are raised to full mast.

So, the ones here who are flouting tradition are those who are insisting that the flags continue to be flown in mourning after the new President is sworn in. Which is a sign of a lack of respect.

With this revelation exposed, one need not wonder who or why for very long.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Interesting.

In monarchies, the new king doesn't get a coronation until the old king dies. Flags are flown at half mast out of respect and mourning until the day of the coronation. Once the new king is crowned, the flags are raised to full mast.

So, the ones here who are flouting tradition are those who are insisting that the flags continue to be flown in mourning after the new President is sworn in. Which is a sign of a lack of respect.

With this revelation exposed, one need not wonder who or why for very long.

The United States is not a monarchy. If Donald Trump loved America, he would respect the mourning period for President Carter.

 

[HisArpy]

The United States is not a monarchy. If Donald Trump loved America, he would respect the mourning period for President Carter.

If Progressives loved America, they would RESPECT it and its flag, instead of pissing and moaning about the incoming President and using petty politics to insist on the flag being flown at half mast after the inauguration.

But you do you and make yourself continue to look like a clueless asshole out of nothing but spite and rampant TDS.

 

[Intrigued42]

The United States is not a monarchy. If Donald Trump loved America, he would respect the mourning period for President Carter.

Exactly! It is not and has never been a monarchy, even though the incoming oligarch thinks it should be. You know. There have been Presidents that raised all boats and those that are hell bent on sinking them. I love the list that Bray123 shared in post #3. The items on the list, however, are just the tip of the iceberg for this particular individual and his history, and the days ahead. Thanks to Jimmy Carter for his many decades of honorable service. F*** the pos that thinks a flag can make up for any amount of his scorched earth reign.

 

[HisArpy]

Exactly! It is not and has never been a monarchy, even though the incoming oligarch thinks it should be. You know. There have been Presidents that raised all boats and those that are hell bent on sinking them. I love the list that Bray123 shared in post #3. The items on the list, however, are just the tip of the iceberg for this particular individual and his history, and the days ahead. Thanks to Jimmy Carter for his many decades of honorable service. F*** the pos that thinks a flag can make up for any amount of his scorched earth reign.

Oh my. According to you, disrespecting the flag and tradition because other Nations, some of which happen to be monarchies, do it is perfectly okay?

Because why again?

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I think that he respects the mourning period.


And I'm convinced that he respects the afternoon period, too.


Kamala respects Happy Hour.

 

[Intrigued42]

But you do you and make yourself continue to look like a clueless asshole out of nothing but spite and rampant TDS.

So, it's TDS to ignore the ethics and protocol, to honor an asshole that has been dishonest and a failure with numerous business endeavors in addition to doing nothing for anybody other than himself?

I think you have an issue with reading comprehension. I have never suggested that the flag should be disrespected. My argument is for the exact opposite. The flag should NOT be raised to full staff just because Mike Johnson or Donald Trump wants it to be on inauguration day. That's your insinuation for what should happen. I say it stays at half-staff until the 30-day mourning period for the Honorable James Carter has passed. Donald Trump can just wait for his due respect if history supports his successful term (hopefully).

 

[Chernosoth]

This sounds like really trivial BS, but there is more legitimate reason for half mast, the nearly brain dead current POTUS.

 

[HisArpy]

So, it's TDS to ignore the ethics and protocol, to honor an asshole that has been dishonest and a failure with numerous business endeavors in addition to doing nothing for anybody other than himself?

I think you have an issue with reading comprehension. I have never suggested that the flag should be disrespected. My argument is for the exact opposite. The flag should NOT be raised to full staff just because Mike Johnson or Donald Trump wants it to be on inauguration day. That's your insinuation for what should happen. I say it stays at half-staff until the 30-day mourning period for the Honorable James Carter has passed. Donald Trump can just wait for his due respect if history supports his successful term (hopefully).

If you refuse to adhere to protocols, out of either disrespect for the flag OR the incoming president, then it's either (politely stated) TDS or childness on your part.

Whatever the President may have done, or not done, as a private citizen, he won the election. He is, therefore entitled the respect due the Office Of The President Of The United States. Your personal opinions on his character be damned.

 

[Intrigued42]

LOL.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Raise them up tomorrow. Much ado over nothing.

 

[HisArpy]

Raise them up tomorrow. Much ado over nothing.

My belief is that they should remain half mast until immediately after the oath is administered. At which point they should be raised fully to commemorate the newly inaugurated President.

Anything else is disrespect.

 

[domroger]

No surprise at this,the spineless Speaker caving in to the orange toddler once again.
Protocol is protocol and should be followed.

 

[Rebel5soul]

My belief is that they should remain half mast until immediately after the oath is administered. At which point they should be raised fully to commemorate the newly inaugurated President.

Anything else is disrespect.

Symbolism over substance. The flags should have gone back up 24 hrs after Jimmy went in the ground.

But I do have to admit, seeing the flag(s) run to full staff the instant after the oath was administered would be quite a symbolic on its own.

 

[HisArpy]

Symbolism over substance. The flags should have gone back up 24 hrs after Jimmy went in the ground.

But I do have to admit, seeing the flag(s) run to full staff the instant after the oath was administered would be quite a symbolic on its own.

I believe it was Eisenhower who issued a memo about flying the flag at half mast in memorial. It states clearly that for a President or Ex-President, the flag is to be flown at half mast for 30 days.

There are no exceptions given in the memo because at the time there was no need for exceptions. That doesn't mean that an exception isn't warranted under the circumstances we find ourselves in.

Those who rally against the exception do so only out of hate and disrespect. They would rather see the incoming President disrespected than admit they were wrong about everything they believed in.

 

[Rebel5soul]

One of those things that sounded good in theory considering no past president died while Eisenhower was in office.

 

[MajorRewrite]

It’s amusing that Donnie and the MAGAs are so upset over the flags at half-staff. Donnie will always act like a petulant 4-year-old!

The correct protocol, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs website:

The flag should fly at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death of the president or a former president.

Of course Donnie and the MAGAs don’t care about protocol or veterans for that matter.

 

[Politruk]

Half-staff, full-staff -- Trump's inaugural will be every bit as dignified either way. I.e., on the level of a drunk naked clown on acid vomiting all over Queen Elizabeth's corpse. With explosive diarrhea. While the PA plays the "Yaketty Sax" theme from Benny Hill.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Flags were flown at half-staff during the inauguration of President Richard Nixon's second term, as protocol dictated, since President Harry Truman had died weeks before the inauguration.

It was a simpler time back then though, even factoring in things like Vietnam and Watergate.

Republicans respected the flag and what it stood for, back in the day.

Today, it's nothing more than a political prop to them.

"Gut optiks uber alles", dontcha know.

The fringe loonies on the right are reduced to chattering about "but...but..in a MONARCHY...!"

 

[Philthy_Phil]

If Progressives loved America, they would RESPECT it and its flag, instead of pissing and moaning about the incoming President and using petty politics to insist on the flag being flown at half mast after the inauguration.

But you do you and make yourself continue to look like a clueless asshole out of nothing but spite and rampant TDS.

You sure cry a lot, PD(file) Peterson.

Are you related to LULU?

 

[RobDownSouth]

Half-staff, full-staff -- Trump's inaugural will be every bit as dignified either way. I.e., on the level of a drunk naked clown on acid vomiting all over Queen Elizabeth's corpse. With explosive diarrhea. While the PA plays the "Yaketty Sax" theme from Benny Hill.

I'm amused at how low expectations are this time around.
8 years ago in 2016, there was palpable angst by MAGA over the Trump inauguration not being able to secure virtually ANY "A-list" entertainment for the inaugural dinners.

This time is DIFFERENT, by God! Trump's got not one but THREE "A list" entertainers:

• Carrie Underwood (won some season of American Idol, I keep getting her confused with Kelly Clarkson)
• Kid Rock (of course) and
• THE VILLAGE PEOPLE LIVE!

In a footnote, the NY Post remarks "also expected to perform at some time is Billy Ray Cyrus"....well okay then!

 

[Chernosoth]

People who shout fascist, traitor, diapers, etc. daily are now protocol experts.