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White House re-lowers flag to half staff to honor McCain after backlash
The Hill ^ | 08/27/18 | Brett Samuel

Posted on 08/27/2018 1:17:40 PM PDT by detective

The White House on Monday afternoon re-lowered its flags to half staff after drawing significant backlash for returning them to full staff less than 48 hours after the death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Multiple reporters noted on social media that the flags were flying at half staff once again. The White House did not immediately respond to questions for comment on why the change was made.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: arizona; cave; establishmentwins; flag; gavein; johnmccain; mccain; mccainwhflag; oldglory; strawberries; whitehouse; whocares; wobbly
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To: eyedigress

Perception is Reality. And the perception is that he caved because of the backlash.

It shows Trump can be manipulated by the media. And I think the VFW and AL were also manipulated by the media.


61 posted on 08/27/2018 1:57:17 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: donna

Fine, let’s get this over with.


62 posted on 08/27/2018 1:57:47 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: akalinin

[McCainalingus fest]

OMG, that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard!!!!!!


63 posted on 08/27/2018 1:59:19 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: donna

“At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington”

This is just bizarre. I would say outrageous considering what mccain has done...IRS, dossier, step n fetch it boy for Obama, etc.


64 posted on 08/27/2018 2:00:27 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012
OMG, that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard!!!!!!

I heard Hannity butt-smooching McStain and it just popped into my head. There's something very,very wrong with my brain...
65 posted on 08/27/2018 2:01:32 PM PDT by farming pharmer
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To: Electric Graffiti

Wellstone Memorial, Part Deux!


66 posted on 08/27/2018 2:01:47 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Cementjungle

This will pass, next week the media will be onto some other scandal, or Stormy or something.

The Media are just pissed they’ve lost their favorite bludgeon to use on Trump. They’ll probably latch onto Romney, as he’s more than willing to be the media’s pit chihuahua.


67 posted on 08/27/2018 2:01:56 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: donna

That is a very interesting statement....


68 posted on 08/27/2018 2:03:01 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: detective

Not happy about the cave but this too shall pass when the next phony mini-scandal occurs. Like in two minutes.


69 posted on 08/27/2018 2:03:39 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein

But all the caving does is to encourage them for the next time.


70 posted on 08/27/2018 2:05:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Flick Lives

The media wants to run the country. The voters voices are meaningless.


71 posted on 08/27/2018 2:06:09 PM PDT by FreedBird (E)
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To: dfwgator

Nah. They encourage each other. It wasn’t like it was a cave over something major. Just a cave over another dead white man.


72 posted on 08/27/2018 2:06:25 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: dfwgator

“But all the caving does is to encourage them for the next time.”

Like throwing another bucket of chum in the water when the sharks are already in a feeding frenzy.


73 posted on 08/27/2018 2:06:49 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: detective

Yeah. My Facebook page was overwhelmed by people complaining about the flag not staying lowered. A lot of them retired military. I guess that’s a big deal to them. I just don’t see the importance. In the past, haven’t we lowered the flag for things that we didn’t need to lower the flag for - which kind of cheapens the gesture.


74 posted on 08/27/2018 2:07:08 PM PDT by uptowngirl
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To: detective

It is not sad that he passed. What is sad is that he is glorified.


75 posted on 08/27/2018 2:07:28 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian
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To: detective

When you’re in the right, never back down and never quit.


76 posted on 08/27/2018 2:08:47 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian
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To: Right-wing Librarian

Exactly


77 posted on 08/27/2018 2:09:31 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: Right-wing Librarian
When you’re in the right, never back down and never quit.

I thought Trump knew better, that's why I supported him. He just fell into the same trap Republicans have been falling into for years, thinking this will win him a single vote. It won't. It only demoralizes the base.

78 posted on 08/27/2018 2:10:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: detective

They followed decorum. Should have left it alone. This comes across as weak on the White House’s part, sadly.


79 posted on 08/27/2018 2:10:36 PM PDT by Durbin
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To: dfwgator

So how does Trump win here.

Just makes him look like wuss, and everybody else is still just as pissed off at him as before.

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Yup. If he was gonna do this, he never should have raised it back in the first place.


80 posted on 08/27/2018 2:11:54 PM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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