Not a peep of complaint when Frank Sanatra was given the flag at half mast. I think Christie can do as he choses in his state. Wait until Bruce Springsteen drops...it will be flag at half mast for a year.
FWIW, I think neither Frank nor Bruce should be honored in such a way.
Honorable men, no doubt, in their own ways. But such honor should be reserved for those who have dedicated their lives to specifically public service, not those who managed to be a big success in private fields.
Bill Gates and George Lucas both made lots of money. And they’re deserving of every penny. Doesn’t make them deserving of flags lowered to half staff.
Naps...another voice of reason heard from.:)
And no wonder....
" And how does Christie’s decision this year compare to 1998, when then-Governor Christine Todd Whitman declined to lower state flags to mark the death of Frank Sinatra, one of the state’s most famous sons? And no, I don’t think that it would have been appropriate to lower flags for Sinatra."
"...As the WCHS report notes, after researching previous executive orders, the flags were not lowered for Frank Sinatra. In fact, the first “celebrity” person (as opposed to military or elected leaders) for whom the flags were lowered was Clarence Clemons, and that was done by Christie also."