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U.S. considers dipping flag at opening ceremony
Reuters via Yahoo News ^ | 7/26/12 | Steve Keating

Posted on 07/26/2012 2:02:46 PM PDT by Kartographer

The United States may break with a controversial tradition and dip its flag to Britain's leaders at the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun said on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1776; britishbarry; flag; grandoldflag; itsjustaeffinflag; naturalborncitizen; naturalbornsubject; oldglory2012olympics; olympics; royals; theflag; usflag; usoc
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To: SandyInSeattle
We’re on British soil, so I don’t think I have an issue with this. It would be done out of respect for the host country, not to demean us.

Are you not familiar with the official flag etiquette: "The American flag dips to no earthly king"?

The American flag has never been dipped to any individual or group since the founding.

Under certain circumstances, the flag may be lowered to half-mast -- but never dipped.

This amounts to a straightforward attack on the concept of "American exceptionalism".

101 posted on 07/26/2012 5:11:55 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Sporke

>>We would never dip our flag to England. After all, they aren’t a mooslim country....

Yet.


102 posted on 07/26/2012 5:12:02 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: silverleaf
"Is Wookie gonna curtsey to the Queen? Poor old lady probably got extra protection to avoid being being grabbed again"

Can you imagine being manhandled by Moochelle? Her hands are the size of Christmas hams. They probably left bruises.

103 posted on 07/26/2012 5:12:10 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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To: Kartographer
Understanding Barack Hussein Obama's political backers, this does not come as a surprise.


104 posted on 07/26/2012 5:13:58 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Eric Holder's NAACP rally against the voter ID laws required the press to bring govt issue photo ID.)
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To: Kartographer

Why is this being introduced? This is CRAZY!


105 posted on 07/26/2012 5:14:13 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Kartographer

I wonder if part of this is to hurt Romney, given the supposed outrage over his comment(s) about the London Olympics not be ready.


106 posted on 07/26/2012 5:19:01 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama 07/22/12: "we all reflect on how we can do something about some of the senseless violence...")
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To: Kartographer

Decisions like that are coming from our political/regulator elite—all parties, kinds of businesses and managers. They have romantic feelings about foreign nations while hating our USA.


107 posted on 07/26/2012 5:21:24 PM PDT by familyop ("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
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To: 1scrappymom

Good job.

And yes if we can pressure them enough-—who knows.

This is all just so-—disgusting.

Every single day it’s one fight or another.


108 posted on 07/26/2012 5:22:06 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: Old Sarge

LOL

And hey Sarge!

Hope your doing well. We may need ya again.


109 posted on 07/26/2012 5:25:23 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: okie01

This amounts to a straightforward attack on the concept of “American exceptionalism”.

And THAT just about sums it all up in a nutshell.


110 posted on 07/26/2012 5:29:33 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: CatherineofAragon

LOL

Can you tell us what you REALLY think of O?


111 posted on 07/26/2012 5:31:08 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: Kartographer

And just who is the dumbass that makes that decision? If I were the one carrying it I would thrust it even higher!


112 posted on 07/26/2012 5:38:25 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (I have a copy of the Constitution! And I'm not afraid to use it!)
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To: SandyInSeattle

The USA Flag dips for no one.


113 posted on 07/26/2012 6:08:16 PM PDT by Figment
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To: Steve Newton

I’m doing decent, Steve. And if the call sounds forth again, I shall answer.


114 posted on 07/26/2012 6:09:17 PM PDT by Old Sarge (We are now officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet)
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To: firebasecody

The flag bearer should be a Marine vetran


115 posted on 07/26/2012 6:10:20 PM PDT by Figment
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To: Figment

Honestly, if any of the Olympians from the USA do not understand WHY our flag never dips to ANYONE, I seriously wonder about having them “represent” the USA!!!!!!!!


116 posted on 07/26/2012 6:17:12 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: Old Sarge

I know you would brother. And THAT is why this nation will survive. It may be hard for a while, but we WILL make it through this.

God bless all


117 posted on 07/26/2012 6:39:34 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: Kartographer

We didn’t even dip the flag as a show of respect to Reagan at the 1984 Los Angeles olympics, but we should dip it to the UK? Anyway, it looks like we have already done it.

“American flag-bearers dipped the Stars and Stripes in 1912 at Stockholm, in 1924 at Paris and in 1932 at Lake Placid and Los Angeles, according to www.ushistory.org but refused to lower the flag to German Chancellor Adolf Hitler during the opening ceremony for the 1936 Berlin Games.”


118 posted on 07/26/2012 6:39:58 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: rarestia
We’re moving backwards, people.

No, they are. And I have no reason to follow.

119 posted on 07/26/2012 7:19:29 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Steve Newton

I could go on, but...perhaps not, LOL.


120 posted on 07/26/2012 7:27:09 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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