Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff after fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk

[pstokely]

Source: Lex18

(LEX 18) — Following the fatal shooting of Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk at a speaking event in Utah on Wednesday, and in accordance with the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday.

Beshear also directed flags to be lowered on Thursday for Patriot Day and in honor of the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.

The governor encourages businesses, individuals, and organizations in the state to join in the tribute.

Read more: https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/gov-beshear-orders-flags-to-half-staff-after-fatal-shooting-of-charlie-kirk

[Blue Owl]

1. Don't forget the 21 Gum Salute

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. THAT was funny.

[Cirsium]

2. Hard no

Just no.

“Because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. “Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

The president-elect also criticized Democrats for feeling “giddy” over the prospect of the capital’s flags being at half mast during his inaugural ceremonies. “They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country, they only think about themselves,” he added.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-furious-flags-half-mast-inauguration-jimmy-carter-1235224828/

No.

[0rganism]

3. Why?

Seriously, why? For 9/11 memorial I get, but wtf did Mr. Kirk do to merit such honors?

[Du916]

11. We need a national day of mourning.

The next Democratic Administration needs to designate January 6 as “Insurrection Day.”

As to Kirk, I confess that I was at best apathetic when I heard he had been assassinated. I had two thoughts that I’m sure many here had but don’t want to admit to. The first was there is now one less dumbfuck to wear a silly red hat. Then I thought about the Clarence Darrow quote: “I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”

I’m sorry, I’m not going to feign shock or sadness that this fascist POS was killed. Clarence Darrow was a far better person than me — there are people I wish were dead and who I think do deserve to die.

[SunSeeker]

5. WTF. Kirk was not an office holder. He was a divisive hate merchant.

[groundloop]

6. Maybe we just put flags at half-staff every time someone in this country is lost to gun violence......

Oh wait, they'd be there non-stop in perpetuity.

[Karasu]

15. Exactly this. If we're going to do this for a non-politician like Kirk, we should be doing it for fucking everyone, no

matter how absurd a proposition that is.

[RussBLib]

7. just heard that Kirk's wife and kids were there with him

....damn, to see your father blown away like that. Don't know how close they were.

Story in Reuters.

[grockri]

8. I disagree with this.

He was nothing to our government. He never served in any office. He doesn't deserve this honor. This has been getting overplayed for years. This is for heros. This douche was no hero. He hated and hated. The hate finally came for him unfortunately.

[popsdenver]

10. But.......Republicans honoring him wouldn't be surprising

He was a far right wing, fanatical, religious leader of the Republican Youth.............Who also preached racist propaganda.........

A fresh, new martyr to their warped cause.........

[Bengus81]

31. Yep....No surprise he was spewing transgender HATE in his last seconds

[twodogsbarking]

9. The American Flag?

[niyad]

12. This is The Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me that this is The Onion.

[Grins]

13. Oh, god, WHY???

Why would he do this?????

[Queso Delicioso]

14. Absolutely not.

If I was one for flying flags I'd have to figure out how to raise it up double.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

16. Shapiro and Newsom are doing the same.

[Scarlet Begalas]

22. Beshear lowering flag.

This is so stupid. Do these governors seriously think the Rethugs will give them any respect? Of course not. They'll just think this is a win for them. After all, the most important thing in life is to "own the libs," right?

[myohmy2]

17. Democratic Governor Andrew Behear...

...standing tall on a strong left leg demonstrating a powerful democratic kum ba ya moment...

...until the next republican passerby pisses on right...

...is something wrong with us...?

...Charlie who...?...

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. The Felon literally hugs the flag while smiling as if he were in love

and then does everything he can to render it meaningless.

God, I fucking despise hypocrites! Especially him.

[iemanja]

19. Please

SMH

[oldmanlynn]

20. This is just purely catering to the hillbillies in the state

Simple

[oldmanlynn]

21. I also think that Beshear loses a lot of votes on this position

Speculating but a lot of Democrats are tired of just taking the high road

[fujiyamasan]

23. Yep , doesn't reflect well in my opinion

Sorry, this is getting really stupid. Kirk held no official government position. Why is he deserving of such an honor?

Did Beshear and all these other governors order flags at half staff for the killings in Minnesota?

Why not just keep the flag on the ground considering how rampant gun violence is in this country?

[PortTack]

24. But not for the children shot in CO?

[Karasu]

25. To my knowledge, none of these governors even did this for Melissa Hortman, but they're bending over to do it for Kirk

apparently just because Trump said so.

[Rhiannon12866]

27. Or Minnesota??

[Irish_Dem]

26. Kirk is not an official, he is a loud mouth hateful traitor.

This is a disgrace on the part of a US governor.

[OrwellwasRight]

28. Here is what I don't get

You don’t have to agree with the guy, like the guy, respect the guy, or anything else to see that this shooting was wrong, unacceptable, criminal, and human tragedy for those who did know and love him. We should all see the humanity in each other and oppose man’s inhumanity to man unconditionally.

But this man wasn’t a public servant. He wasn’t an elected official. He wasn’t a noted philanthropist. Why would anyone other than Trump fly flags at half-staff in his honor? His life, insofar as I can tell, was devoted to public disservice, to divisiveness, to fomenting hate and tribalism. What makes him deserving of public honors normally reserved to those who contribute to the public good?

There are ways to show respect for his humanity that don’t demean actual public servants.

[Alice B.]

29. I'm so disappointed by this. Also Josh Shapiro in my own state. On the anniversary of 9/11, no less.

I will be making phone calls and writing letters about this.
"Lowering the temperature" means lowering the flag for the sort of person who helped get us here?.

I respect the gravity of the loss for Kirk's family while being horrified by what lowering the flag says about some of our leaders, that they're embracing politics and pandering over governance.

[tavernier]

30. Yes! But he should have added that it stands for

End Gun Violence Day, and should be done yearly until all our citizens, especially our children, are safe.

[Bengus81]

32. How many of these Republican Governors ORDERED their flags raised when Carter died?

Showing no respect for a dead President because the 30 days ran into the Inauguration of our Fuhrer, so UP they fucking went.

[Bengus81]

33. Oh sure, I'll bet Republican Gov's would have lowered flags if Pelosi's husband would have died

Sure they would....

[JustAnotherGen]

34. WTAF?

Seriously? This is why I don't think of him as Presidential Material post regime fall.

We will be in territory that hasn't been charted since 1865. This isn't the type of leadership we will need.

Good man, great Governor - but not going to meet the moment in the way Pritzker or Newsom could.

[ificandream]

35. Trump is posthumously awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Ridiculous.

[OrwellwasRight]

36. Unfortunately no more ridiculous that Rush Limbaugh getting one

while he was still alive.