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1. i dunno. this is a pattern of his.

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:00 PM

Aug 2018

he gets his insult or his bigotted wink and nod into the headlines and then goes along with the "proper" thing to do. mission accomplished. he doesn't need the flag at full staff forever, he only needed it there long enough for the insult to register.

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LOL.... another own-goal by this White House... the flag is now back at half-staff again [View all] scheming daemons Aug 2018 OP

i dunno. this is a pattern of his. unblock Aug 2018 #1

Did he cave or did someone on White House staff have some decency? Arkansas Granny Aug 2018 #2

He caved BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #10

He fixed it. He can fix any problem, Mc Mike Aug 2018 #17

"as long as he caused it, in the first place." BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #19

Trevor Noah did a piece a few weeks ago where T Rump fixed problems Mc Mike Aug 2018 #21

That's hilarious! BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #25

The veterans groups shouldn't have had to ask. It should have just been done. nt WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #3

his pattern is to break down under pressure. ginnyinWI Aug 2018 #4

Probably every day from now until the day after the funeral there will be reporting on RockRaven Aug 2018 #5

Idiot-in-Chief just keeps getting more stupid. MoonRiver Aug 2018 #6

Umm, I just heard it was back up again Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #7

Technically-speaking, the flag is only REQUIRED to be lowered to half-mast... ADX Aug 2018 #8

Trump signed a Proclimation. True Blue American Aug 2018 #15

He died on the 25th. treestar Aug 2018 #27

Wait. Is it back up again?? C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #9

Yes, it's been lowered to half-mast again...nt ADX Aug 2018 #11

It sounded like it was going up and down C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #12

No, it's at half-mast and yes... ADX Aug 2018 #13

I have to laff at the above exchange dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #26

Semaphore. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #16

. . . . hatrack Aug 2018 #20

Dit-dit-dah, dah-dit! klook Aug 2018 #28

OMG, I have not seen that one!!! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #29

I can't see this vid, at all, even a description. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #33

Are you talking about up and down beyond the process of lowering it? Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #24

"another own-goal" is a PERFECT description. Still In Wisconsin Aug 2018 #14

Or Swiss cheese foot syndrome grantcart Aug 2018 #23

What gets me sometimes is how politically stupid the man is LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #18

The reason: Insane jealousy of Cha Aug 2018 #22

This is why he is dangerous. mobeau69 Aug 2018 #30

The insolent, petulant child... SergeStorms Aug 2018 #31

US Flag Code: James48 Aug 2018 #32

... and a .. sphincter says what?? Daddy J Aug 2018 #34

It is at half staff, because JunkYardDogg Aug 2018 #35

It's shameful...shameful...that he's an American President. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #36

Oh heck at first reading of your post I thought the flag was full staff again. gordianot Aug 2018 #37

Evil man, he tried to bully Sen McCain even after McCain has passed away. #Sad #ImpeachEvilTrump trueblue2007 Aug 2018 #38

I have always heard McCain had a wicked sense of humor. gordianot Aug 2018 #39