Veterans and the halfmast flag for Reggie White

[LittleClarkie]

Only someone who never served would say that the veterans, particularly the Vietnam veterans, need to get over it re: the halfmast flag at Lambeau Field in honor of Reggie White.

While I don't like telling people how to mourn, I wouldn't dare tell a group of veterans upset at the break with flag protocol that they need to "get over it."

This from a conservative radio guy and one of his listeners.

They said that in particular Vietnam veterans needed to "get over" the war. The host said that half of them have, but that the other half were obsessed with the war and being miserable.

The veterans I've met would love to forget the war. It's not a matter of "getting over it." They would LOVE for the nightmares to stop. Do you think they WANT the thoughts of suicide?

Only someone who never served could say such things. How these people can talk say "Support the Troops" with a straight face is beyond me. They haven't a clue what that entails. And there will soon be a new crop of veterans unable to "get over it." You don't create that kind of trama without good reason, something we don't have in Iraq.

[zbdent]

1. Remember McDonald's?

Lowering the flag to half-mast for Ray Kroc? (I believe)

[ChairOne]

2. I always thought it was against the law to have other flags....

flying higher than the US flag... Is that not correct?

[livinginphotographs]

3. So who do you have on right-wing radio?

Hannity? Savage? Anal-cyst Limbaugh? When did they serve?

I can see them raising hell if we lower the flag when Clinton dies. But a right-wing, homophobic, bigoted, sack of shit like Reggie White dies, and we're all supposed to be okay with it?

Fuck it. I say we should lower the flag when Paris Hilton dies. If we're going to be lowering it for whatever shitbag dies whenever, why make the standard so high?

[LittleClarkie]

4. I get Mark Belling

He subbed in for Rush a few times, and he's actually more reasonable when he does so. I suspect that's why he's not been invited back lately. The last time I heard a Rush substitute, the idiot was actually even more incoherent than Rush.

They had issues when Teddy wanted JFK Jr. buried at sea like a Navy guy. So this is tit for tat as I see it. Can't have one if you have a problem with the other.