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The Latest: American Legion demands flags lowered for McCain
Washington post ^
Posted on 08/27/2018 1:14:16 PM PDT by MNDude
The American Legion is demanding that President Donald Trump issue a proclamation honoring Sen. John McCain’s heroism, and order the nation’s flags to be flown at half-staff.
The nation’s largest veterans’ service organization urged Trump in a statement Monday to follow longtime protocol following the deaths of prominent government officials.
The group noted that Trump issued presidential proclamations commemorating the deaths of first lady Barbara Bush and pastor Billy Graham. McCain, who died Saturday at 81, is a decorated Vietnam War hero who spent more than five years as a prisoner-of-war and served in the Senate for six terms.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanlegion; flagprotocol; news; oldglory
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:14:16 PM PDT
by
MNDude
To: MNDude
A lot of us have been saying for awhile Mccain has been behind some very huge and disgusting crimes.
Looks like the world may be about to find out what.
2
posted on
08/27/2018 1:15:47 PM PDT
by
MNDude
(WWG1WGA)
To: MNDude
3
posted on
08/27/2018 1:16:10 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
To: MNDude
McCain was never President. H lost the race. Some say he threw it.
4
posted on
08/27/2018 1:16:46 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: MNDude
What did Jeremiah Denton get when he passed away?
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:17:06 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MNDude
American Legion is wrong on this one. Maybe the truth will change their minds or are they now a military AARP?
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:18:02 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: MNDude
Trump just caved... re-lowered flags until internment.
To: Cementjungle
All this does is piss off his supporters, it won’t win him a single vote.
8
posted on
08/27/2018 1:19:26 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: elcid1970
or are they now a military AARP?
Bingo. You nailed it.
To: dfwgator
Yes, but he won’t lose one either.
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:21:22 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
To: dfwgator
doesn’t piss me off. he is doing it for AL, not for JM. We know what JM thought of us and him.
Respect for the AL is being shown, not necessarily JM. That is my perspective as one who supports DT.
To: DoughtyOne
Yes, but he won’t lose one either. He'll lose enthusiasm, and that's huge.
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:22:17 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MNDude
I’ve been a Legion and VFW member for a long time and I don’t agree with lowering it again tribute was paid the first time.
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:22:19 PM PDT
by
Rappini
(Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
To: MNDude
What makes McCain more deserving than any other sitting Senator?
14
posted on
08/27/2018 1:22:50 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Again, what did Jeremiah Denton get? I suspect he got the standard one day of half-staff.
What did McCain do? Nothing, other than being a media-darling.
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:23:25 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MNDude
President Trump signed a proclamation that will keep flags lowered until Sunday’s planned burial. (per WashPost)
16
posted on
08/27/2018 1:23:36 PM PDT
by
frog in a pot
(Obama's "Remaking of America" continues apace in the absence of effective political opposition.)
To: reg45
17
posted on
08/27/2018 1:24:01 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: frog in a pot
Trump wussed out. Very disappointed.
18
posted on
08/27/2018 1:25:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MNDude
Benedict Arnold was a war hero too.
19
posted on
08/27/2018 1:25:50 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice)
To: reg45
What makes McCain more deserving than any other sitting Senator?
The guy has not been in the senate for almost a year. The selfish bastard left Arizona without representation just so he could die a senator. What a POS!
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posted on
08/27/2018 1:26:15 PM PDT
by
JoSixChip
(He is Batman!)
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