Posted on 07/03/2018 8:40:15 AM PDT by rktman
CNN host Chris Cuomo wrapped up the first hour of Prime Time by emphatically ranting about President Trump not ordering American flags be flown at half-staff to honor the five journalists killed during the Capital Gazette shooting. According to his speculation, it was because of Trump’s “insensitivity to the dead” and his hatred for the press.
“It's been four days since the most recent mass shooting that robbed this world of five lives, shattered families, and added another layer of shame on all lawmakers for not doing something to stop the damn shootings,” Cuomo began the segment. “So why did this happen? Is there a protocol that would make it weird to respect the dead journalists?”
Cuomo then proceeded to rattle off other instances where Trump had ordered flags lowered such as the Las Vegas and Parkland shootings. To make the point about the number of victims not being an issue, he cited the lowering of flags for former First Lady Barbara Bush and Reverend Billy Graham.
“So, why would the mayor of Annapolis say he was turned down with such a no-brainer request,” he rhetorically asked himself. “Now, I'm afraid I know the answer and it's because President Trump doesn't like the media.”
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NON print if you must see chrissy in all his smugosity:
“... Because He Hates the Press...”
Who doesn’t?
Chrissy girl, when you die, we are raising the flag another half-mast in celebration.
The only good News Misleadia participant is a DEAD NEWS MISLEADIA PARTICIPANT.
I prefer you all get pancreatic cancer, but a knife will do.
There are murders every single day. How are these people any different and why are they special?
Anyone with room temp IQ or above hates, loathes, despises, and casts great dispersions on the low-T, low achievement, low morals vermin known as the press.
I wanted to SLAP NorDUH O’Donnell for bringing this up on CBS This morning for the sole purpose of attempting to make Trump look bad, these so called media people cannot see their own bias. Or perhaps they do, NorDUH should know there I no precedent for this and frankly it was grandstanding to make this request.
The media again and again proves it is biased and corrupt and full of hate.
Have we any perspective about what calls for that?
I believe Maryland can still choose to do that with its own banner.
I received notification from my Knights of Columbus Color Corps that:
“As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on June 28, 2018 at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, President Donald J. Trump has ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff effective IMMEDIATELY until sunset, Tuesday, July 3, 2018.”
Perhaps Trump by this decision will encourage journalists to utilize their Second Amendment Rights and protect themselves when their lives are threatened.
I’m sure it does feel like rubbing it in. Oh look, a “right wing nut” shoots at us and you don’t care, Donald.
Well, if Donald relents and does it for this, he ought to do it for most weekends in Chicago too.
Why should we lower the flag we don’t do it when one of troops die.
Well it looks like he did. Maybe it’s to prove a point, that nobody’ll say thanks.
Outrage du jour
Flags are not lowered for these private feud crimes. There are criteria. More blame Don Fake News
Chrissy girl
I prefer you all get pancreatic cancer, but a knife will do.
Thank you both. You made my day!
It sounds like our newly elected Democrat mayor may have lied.
1.) We do this too often and too easily anyway. Our flag should almost NEVER be at half staff. It indicates weakness and defeatism when overused.
2.) No one cares about dime a dozen presstitutes propagandists.
3.) Go hang a dirty antifa flag from an old stick if you must. See point 2, above.
4.) We know our enemy. Try something else. See points 2 and 3, above.
Well tsk tsk tsk.
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