Obama has not offered state funeral for Neil Armstrong because of DNC Convention

Immediately, Monday Morning, Obama was lobbied by Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson to offer a State Funeral to Neil Armstrong's family:

So the question is - was the offer of a state funeral ever made? If it was to occur, it would happen immediately following the Friday funeral, just as Reagan's state funeral began two days after his private funeral in California. Once the state funeral commences, it is at least a three-day affair (Reagan's was five) that includes more than 30 hours of lying in state and a ceremony at the national cathedral.

Here's the problem: The Armstrong family funeral is August 31. The DNC Convention begins September 3.

So the question nobody in the media seems to be asking is DID THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALLY OFFER THE FAMILY OF NEIL ARMSTRONG A STATE FUNERAL?

I read somewhere that on Monday, Obama issued the order that for one day only, and just during daylight hours, on the day of Armstrong’s funeral, flags are to be flown at half staff. The governor of his home state of Ohio (which Obama can’t spell) ordered flags flown at half staff through the end of this month.

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Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States, lying in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda as spectators and mourners file past his flag draped casket on June 10, 2004.Main article: State funerals in the United States
In the United States, state funerals are held in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., and involve military spectacle, ceremonial pomp, and religious observance. As the highest possible honor bestowed upon a person posthumously, state funerals are an entitlement offered to a sitting or ex-President of the United States, a President-elect, as well as other people designated by the President.[12][13] Administered by the Military District of Washington (MDW), state funerals are greatly influenced by protocol, steeped in tradition, and rich in history. However, the overall planning as well as the decision to hold a state funeral, is largely determined by the President before his death and the First Family.[14]

State funerals have been held in Washington D.C. for William Henry Harrison (1841),[15] Zachary Taylor (1850),[15] Abraham Lincoln (1865),[16] Thaddeus Stevens (1868),[17] James A. Garfield (1881),[15] William McKinley (1901),[15] Warren Harding (1920),[15] the Unknown Soldier of World War I (1921),[18] William Howard Taft (1930),[19] John J. Pershing (1948),[20] the Unknown Soldiers of World War II and the Korean War (1958),[21] John F. Kennedy (1963),[22] Douglas MacArthur (1964),[23] Herbert Hoover (1964),[24] Dwight D. Eisenhower (1969),[25] Lyndon B. Johnson (1973),[26] Ronald Reagan (2004),[27] and Gerald Ford (2006-2007).[28]
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