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No Vested Interest

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2. It seems the American flag is at half staff more often now

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:10 PM

Jul 2016

than it is a full staff.
It was only recently that I'd give a second look when I saw a flag at half staff, and wonder what the occasion for that was.

Now, it's so common one can hardly reflect on which recent death or tragedy is being remembered by a lowered flag.

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Too many time. Too many damned times. [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 OP

"I've spoken at too many memorials in this presidency" Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #1

It seems the American flag is at half staff more often now No Vested Interest Jul 2016 #2

He is majestic, praying that "our hearts may open" to our fellow citizens. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #3

That may have been the most moving speech I have ever heard. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #4