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2/21/2012 11:42 am |
Father of Fallen Soldier, Burns NJ Flag to Protest Whitney Houston Tribute (ASHLEY JENNINGS,Good Morning America) A Michigan man whose son died in Iraq has burned the state flag of New Jersey after New Jersey flew its flags at half-staff in memory of Whitney Houston last week. "They're watering down the term of what a true hero is these days," John Burri told ABC News. "I thought it was offensive to every family's fallen solider out there, and it cheapens the meaning of lowering the flag." The 60-year-old's decision to torch the New Jersey flag on his Wyoming, Mich., patio grill came after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered flags flown at half-staff to honor the singer Whitney Houston, a Garden State native who was buried in her home state on Sunday. Burri believes flags should only be lowered for those who died serving their country. "My intention was not to hurt anyone, especially the residents of New Jersey," said Burri. "My intention was to show Gov. Christie how offensive it was." The governor has defended his decision, calling Houston a "cultural icon." "Her accomplishments in her life were a source of great pride for many people in this state and for the state as a whole, and so on that basis I think she's entitled to have that recognition," Christie told reporters last week... +++ Of the over 7,000 comments, the majority agreed w/ Burris that Houston as a drug addict and just a singer, ought not to have been honored this way. Federal law gives governors of American states power to have flags lowered for residents or state officials. There is no law requiring that person to have served in the armed forces [to have been a hero, a role model, on equal comparative footing with previous honorees, drug free, or any subjective standard]. +++ Suppose it's true that this means that people can be so honored - even when some feel it's undeserving or inappropriate? Where in the world are these feelings - and the dogged determination to express them - coming from? Does anyone ever get the sense that there’s an attitude some have that suggests: if something [esp. state/federal government-wide] exists that doesn’t address or benefit them personally (or doesn't in a way that they think or believe is appropriate), that it shouldn't exist at all? There are some things that I may NEVER understand. Even So -- Happy Black History Month, Happy Weekend! Breathe Deeply~ Peace img: ew dot- Whitney in the midst of the first Gulf War, the singer appears at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, and, backed by the Florida Orchestra, performs what I believe is the most stunning rendition of our national anthem ~ ever! Doc_Sonar I advocate Simplicity, Patience & Compassion...and...More than Ever - "I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it." ~G Keillor |
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2/21/2012 1:23 pm |
Interesting. A check of halfstaff with dot and org following shows some states are obviously much more liberal in their use of that authority. Can't please all the people all the time though....
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2/21/2012 7:53 pm |
yanno,they do a lot of things in New Jersey I don't agree with. A Lot of Things compared to other shit they get up to down there, this isn't a BFD.
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2/21/2012 9:18 pm |
when joe paterno died they did a half mast for him in pa. I don't get it myself why this is a bfd about whitney.
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