[Chainmail]

Not to offend you, this makes you look pompous and overly obsessed with triviality.

Flying the flag at half staff is meant to remember those who died in some way in service to their country.

If, by some misfortunate you die for our country, we will try to make a note not to lower the flag for you. Deal?

[stocksthatgoup]

Actually, if the flag is at perpetual half mast, it loses it’s meaning. Our flag is not dipped to others. Yes, it should be only flown at half mast for people who have done something heroic for our country. Now half mast is usually nothing more than a political statement or a fond farewell to another politician.

[rlmorel]

If someone tells me I am pompous, I try to take into account the source. Since I don't know you at all, I will try not to be offended or take it personally, even though, with your paragraph, you seem to be trying to do make it offensive or personal with your offer to make a "deal" with me.

I am not even sure you read the vanity posting, chainmail.

You said: "...Flying the flag at half staff is meant to remember those who died in some way in service to their country...", so we are in agreement with that. If you read my vanity, where did I cast aspersions on that?

Furthermore, if you make that point, how does that invalidate my point? Where did the person(s) shot in the Sikh temple "die for their country"? Where did Whitney Houston "did for her country"?

And do we do it all the time for everything? Should we just put the flag at half-staff and leave it there?

Now that I have narrowed it down for you, would you be kind enough to comment on it in that light for me?

[CodeToad]

“Flying the flag at half staff is meant to remember those who died in some way in service to their country.”

We’ve flown the flag half staff for shooting victims, for porn actresses, and all kinds of reasons. Our flag has been abused.

[upsdriver]

Lowering the flag in any instance is more disrespect for the flag rather than respect for the deceased. It should only be lowered in rare instances. Obama has no respect for the flag so he has no compunction to ordering it lowered often.