Posted on 04/12/2010 11:57:44 AM PDT by bestintxas
President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. flags in West Virginia to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion.
In a proclamation issued Monday, Obama said all U.S. flags in the state are to be flown at half staff until sunset on Sunday.
The proclamation comes as federal and state mine safety officials begin their investigation into the nation's worst coal-related mine accident in 40 years.
Crews are still working to recover the last of the victims. Recovery attempts have been hampered by high levels of hazardous gases.
State Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says recovery of the last nine victims should be completed by late Monday afternoon.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Kansas lowered our flags to half staff over a week ago because some retired state Supreme Court justice had died. Just at state buildings and some businesses though.
Once again Obama, heady in his arrogance and incompetence, blunders.
Amen, Gman. Good point!
Cares about the mistreated workers, all that. Obama just sees ANY event as a potential political opportunity he might be able to leverage.
Um, Mrs. Post said that Barry is punctual. Where the hell has he been on this?
Oh, another Historic Kodak moment....never mind.
I don’t see why Obozo did this because he wants to shut down coal as an energy source - something coal miners seemed to miss in the last election.
He’s just looking forward to May Day.
It is odd that the proclamation only covers West Virginia. I can’t recall a Presidential proclamation to lower the flag that only covered one state. Usually it is the whole US or nothing.
Of course, state Governors can now order the US flag lowered to half staff at all state and federal government buildings and facilities within their respective states, as of 2008. But that kind of state-restricted proclamation comes from a governor, not the President.
I often think I’m being too cynical, so far, I’ve always been wrong. Union workers, my thoughts exactly, murdered by evil capitalism.
Obama...as always, LATE to the engagement.
Geez, these guys get the same amount of time as the Ft Hood victims...
And he would have given the Governor the deep honor of ordering the flags to be flown at half staff. It is creepy hearing of a President ordering just ONE state to do that...kinda makes me sick. Man he is pervert...and so are the freaks that run around him.
Non-union mine
I think you've hit on the reason.
Start with lots of show. Then use it as a reason to close the mines.
Pre-election Obama,"I will bankrupt the coal mining industry".
union workers.
My flag came down the day that jackass traitor took office and it will stay down until the bastard and his monster wife are gone.
Obama can take his orders and stuff them. ~spit~
“But not for the 12 soldiers at Ft. Hood? What’s he trying to say?”
latimes.com
D.C. Now
News from Washington, minute by minute
Obama: Flags at half-staff for Ft. Hood victims
November 6, 2009 | 8:58 am
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dcnow/2009/11/obama-flags-at-half-mast-for-fort-hood-victims.html
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.