Are you down with NJ flying the flag at half-mast for Whitney Houston?

[Spock]

[Grace62]

decay wrote:
OK, let's say a DEMOCRAT governor of NJ did this.

think there'd be outcry from the RIGHT?


yeah, there would.

No kidding. Imagine if Jerry Brown orders the flags at half-staff the next time a "Hollywood legend" dies. Of course Gov. Brown would not do that, because he understands the honor and acts accordingly, but maybe that thought would help others put this in context.

[haikuman]

A 1000 words

[$tevie]

I'd like to mention that I grew up in South Jersey. NJ is not just what you see on the turnpike. Many parts of NJ are full of lovely small towns which look like a place where Beaver Cleaver would live, also there are farms and seashore and the Pine Barrens and I still think the corn and tomatoes are the best. I get tired of people basing their impressions on a few stereotypes propagated by New Yorkers.

[Lux Interior]

$tevie wrote:
I'd like to mention that I grew up in South Jersey. NJ is not just what you see on the turnpike. Many parts of NJ are full of lovely small towns which look like a place where Beaver Cleaver would live, also there are farms and seashore and the Pine Barrens and I still think the corn and tomatoes are the best. I get tired of people basing their impressions on a few stereotypes propagated by New Yorkers.

What exit?

[hal]

I like that SF mayor decided to fly a tie dyed flag at half mast when Jerry Garcia died.

Screw the regulations - this is one thing that I am happy to have a chief exec decide.

[haikuman]

hal wrote:
I like that SF mayor decided to fly a tie dyed flag at half mast when Jerry Garcia died.

Screw the regulations - this is one thing that I am happy to have a chief exec decide.

Well said hal ~!~ Rules are only good . . . when they are good rules :priate:

"Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind."
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
American army officer
(1880 - 1964)

[Grace62]

hal wrote:
I like that SF mayor decided to fly a tie dyed flag at half mast when Jerry Garcia died.

Screw the regulations - this is one thing that I am happy to have a chief exec decide.

A tied-dyed flag is awesome. No disrespect shown to the people for whom the tradition of half-staff is intended.

I'm sure you mean no disrespect to dead soldiers and police officers.

[hal]

Grace62 wrote:
I'm sure you mean no disrespect to dead soldiers and police officers.

Why was this needed? Why are you excluding dead firefighters and dog catchers? I'm sure you meant no disrespect...

[Grace62]

hal wrote:
[quote=Grace62]
I'm sure you mean no disrespect to dead soldiers and police officers.

Why was this needed? Why are you excluding dead firefighters and dog catchers? I'm sure you meant no disrespect...
Those people are included in the half-staff tradition hal, should they be killed in the line of duty. They are public servants.

You seem to think this tradition has no value. "Screw the rules" you say. I disagree. I think it shows great respect and is a proud tradition of honor.