Other than another excuse to put his ugly face in a picture, the kenyan usurper has yet to figure out how to capitalize on a True American Hero who was humble. Therefore, ignoring him so that Hussein remains the center of attention, is the strategy.
The US had “won” the space race and in the process had developed a lot of the technology we take for granted today. It was a time when crew-cut, pocket-protector wearing engineers and square-jawed test pilots ruled the earth.
Most of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronauts went about their post flight careers without the need to seek publicity. Armstrong was no exception. His was the ultimate accomplishment, but he chose to shun the limelight and live out his years as an academian.
If you've ever had the opportunity to visit the Armstrong museum in his hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio you'll find it is as he was; simple, purposeful, but not self-serving.
I did not know Neil Armstrong personally, but I've known many men like him. I doubt he would want the fanfare of a state funeral. Nor would he care if the flags were lowered to half-staff for 1 day or 30. It was never about him. He was one of many who just happened to draw the flight assignment that ended up on the moon.
The President can publish a picture of himself standing in silhouette. He can stare at the moon and the stars and offer up some prose (written by another) that attempts to show some link between a man of little accomplishment and one whose accomplishment will never be equaled.
But at the end of the day, when the President is no longer in office and largely forgotten, the lunar lander, the American flag, (tattered by solar winds) and the footprints of a true American hero will still be embedded in the lunar surface.
Rest in Peace Neil A. Armstrong. YOU will always be remembered.