Posted on 11/06/2009 9:18:40 AM PST by TXnMA
They’re at half-staff here, and the whole pentagon will observe a moment of silence at 1434 today.
TC
Agreed. BUT, so far, he has only ordered the White House and government offices' flags to half staff "until Veterans Day".
One would assume that the honor will be observed until the end of Veterans Day -- because there is a standing order to lower the flag during Veterans Day.
HOWEVER, as far as I have been able to ascertain, the Embarrassment-in-Chief has not yet issued any proclamation providing guidance (aka "leadership") to the rest of the Nation as to how the flag should be displayed during that time.
I just read on Yahoo that Obama ordered them to half-staff about an hour ago until Veteran's Day.
Well, in his defense, it's reasonable to believe that he doesn't know that there are any other flags other than the ones flying on Government buildings or military installation. I'm quite sure that he's never met a civilian who's owned a flag - expect of course the ones they've purchased to burn - let alone any civilian who's flew it above their home.
Just received an alert that the moment of silence is for all US service personnel worldwide.
If he orders flags at half staff, it will probably be for Ted Kennedy again, just before the House votes on DeathCare.
Of course, that means that other (Texas and POW/MIA) flags (which may not be flown above Old Glory) will also be at half staff during that time,
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.