[Chickensoup]

Went to the local PO today, saw the flag at half-mast and asked the manager why. I was thinking, oh dear we have lost another good soldier to that abysmal war!

She hesitated then said that Obama had ordered the flag flown at half mast to honor the Sikh dead from the temple shooting on Sunday.

I was stunned.

Did we even fly the flags at half mast in 2009 when that Muslim psychiatrist shot our unarmed troops?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Fort Hood did not merit half-mast treatment because the perp was one of Obama’s sleepers.

[Tax-chick]

I’m sad about the Sikhs, but have we reached the point where every time five or more people are killed (with a gun!) at the same time, it’s a national event? What if seven people in an SUV are killed when the vehicle decides to leap off a bridge? Lower the flags again?

Why don’t we just always have the flags halfway down, because, darn it, people just die every day!

[Not A Snowbird]

That would be half staff, not half mast. Unless the post office is on a ship.

Sorry, pet peeve.

[Realman30]

I wonder if the Sikhs fly the American Flag at their place of worship?

This isn't meant to cast aspersions at them, as they appear to be good peaceful people. But I doubt it they fly the Red, White and Blue.

[mardi59]

Obama has made a mockery of everything. He spits on the Constitution, hates the military and We The People.

The muslims are happy their brother is in the WH.

[gunnyg]

Like I say...ya can learn a lot bout what the folks are thinking/saying by reading just the headline plus the reader responses...

Semper Watching!
*****

[AppyPappy]

If he did this for the people killed in his hometown of Chicago every weekend, it would never go to the top.

[thackney]

Did we even fly the flags at half mast in 2009 when that Muslim psychiatrist shot our unarmed troops?

Yes.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/honoring-victims-tragedy-fort-hood-texas

[what's up]

The PO should have a rule that we lower flags every Monday in honor of the Chicago-ans killed every weekend in Zero’s district.

[ConorMacNessa]

Silly me - I thought that flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff was an honor reserved for principal figures of the U.S. Government. Now it seems that the Flag will be flown at half-staff for any victim of crime.

Just another example of our society failing to make the distinction between a hero and a victim.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Calpublican]

You do know that Sikh’s aren’t Muslims, right?

[Nepeta]

Are flags at half-staff in Chicago every Monday after a weekend’s worth of murder?

[Arthalion]

Yes, we did fly the flag at half staff after the Fort Hood shootings. We also lowered them after the shootings in Aurora, Colorado.

FWIW, you can subscribe to halfstaff.org to get notifications of all current and recurring half staff events for both the national flag and your state flag. I check it every morning before I run my flags up the pole.

[matt1234]

The obamunists will promote ANY news that is not related to the economy. The less people talk/know about the economy, the better for obama. Expect much more of this through election day.

[NEMDF]

I think I heard it on radio or local TV yesterday, that they are to be at half-staff all of this week, for the WI event. That was the decree from the WH, as I understand it.

[al_c]

Flags at Half-Mast at Post Office at Obama's Request to Honor Sikh Shootings

Really? On what sailboat? ;-)
someone will get that

[AndrewB]

Actually it wasn’t a request. Just sayin’....

[LibLieSlayer]

No half mast or “shout out” for the cracker targets in Aurora I guess.

LLS

[P-Marlowe]

FWIW Sikhs are opposed to gay marriage and are anti-Muslim.

[Lady Lucky]

Someone’s dying every day, let’s just lower the flag and keep it there.