Absolutely ridiculous! :x

[QUOTE]On Saturday, flags at New Jersey’s government buildings will be flown at half-staff in honor of Houston, who was born in Newark. Gov. Chris Christie has defended this decision in the face of fierce criticism.[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/whitney-houstons-funeral-to-be-broadcast-online-gov-christie-defends-decision-to-fly-flags-half-staff/2012/02/16/gIQA4hHbHR_blog.html[/URL]

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^half staff. srs? pretty pathetic. sure everyone loved whitney. i remember hearing her music when i was growing up in the 90s and grew up hearing tunes off her first cd all the time, but half staff? no no no. that is very insulting. come on fat boy Chris, you know better than that. I'd expect more from you. No wonder why you didn't run for Prez. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hGvUv.jpg[/IMG]

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Cheers^!

(I'm stealing that pic BTW)

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Wow, why all the racism in this thread? You don't want it half-staff for a black person because y'all racist. Jesus, it's not even 10am and the racism is in full swing in this thread.

Does anyone really think they're affected why a flag is flown half-staff for whitney houston? If you're not affected, then why do people think she should not get a half staff day? I can only think it's because she's black -- and the racist undertones chime once more.

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[img]http://i.imgur.com/h7I6k.jpg[/img]

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[QUOTE=88Mariner;1023153]Wow, why all the racism in this thread? You don't want it half-staff for a black person because y'all racist. Jesus, it's not even 10am and the racism is in full swing in this thread.

Does anyone really think they're affected why a flag is flown half-staff for whitney houston? If you're not affected, then why do people think she should not get a half staff day? I can only think it's because she's black -- and the racist undertones chime once more.[/QUOTE]

Obviously, there are no racist overtones in this thread except this^. So, I'll chuck your statement up as 'sarcasm' with a chuckle.:lol:

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[QUOTE=Michael^Heaven;1023229]Obviously, there are no racist overtones in this thread except this^. So, I'll chuck your statement up as 'sarcasm' with a chuckle.:lol:[/QUOTE]

Racism doesn't need 'overtones'. In fact, the very notion that racism can only have overtones and therefore omit the more subtle form of racism is, in and of itself, racist. And so far as I can tell, the desire to not give whitney houston a half-staff day is attributable to her blackness.

Ergo, racism.

Strong racist dog-whistling in this thread.

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you sir have perfected the art of trolling. :p

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she was the female black jesus

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[QUOTE=runningman;1023308]she was the female black jesus[/QUOTE]

black crack actually.

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I appreciated Whitney's talent as much as anyone else. I was saddened to hear of her self inflicted death, but lowering the American flag in tribute to a celebrity is absolutely unacceptable. The custom of lowering the flag is reserved to pay honor to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, or who have made substantial impact to this country, not the ultimate sacrifice to their own self loathing. By doing this, they are putting the two on the same level imo. Yes, she contributed to the soundtrack of most of our lives, but she also got all of the wealth and fame to go with it. Your average soldier who took one in the chest protecting his buddy, or was blown up in a convoy received much less. Our country needs to abandon this whole idea of elevating celebrities beyond actors, actresses, and musicians. That is all they are. They are not martyrs, politicians, mentors, etc, they are just celebrities. Until we pull our head out of our ass, bullshit like this will continue to happen. Just my two cents.

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Well said^! The end.

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^Agreed

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1023307]you sir have perfected the art of trolling. :p[/QUOTE]

I've perfected the art of being a liberal.

A difference without distinction.

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1023089]^half staff. srs? pretty pathetic. sure everyone loved whitney. i remember hearing her music when i was growing up in the 90s and grew up hearing tunes off her first cd all the time, but half staff? no no no. that is very insulting. come on fat boy Chris, you know better than that. I'd expect more from you. No wonder why you didn't run for Prez.[/QUOTE]

I'm guessing you didn't read this part:

“Every NJ soldier who has been killed in action during my Administration had the flags lowered in their memory. Learn your facts before accusing.”

He added, “Not saying sacrifices were equivalent. Her cultural contributions to this state merit the honor, in my opinion. Sorry you disagree.” Christie further explained, “The flag being lowered for her cultural contributions as an artist & New [Jersey.] Her struggles with substance abuse are a different topic.”

Still a bad decision on his part in my opinion, although it's black history month and if he hadn't done this he'd of been ridiculed for being a racist. Headline on MSNBC "New Jersey [U]Rep[/U] Mayor refuses to lower flag for Houston because of [U]race[/U]."

I also had to edit the shit out of his "tweet" cause it looked like a teenage girl wrote it in fucking text speak.

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being a popular entertainer isn't [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=368"]worthy[/url] of flying the flag at half staff. the end.

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i kind of agree with clint. damned if he does and damned if he doesn't...

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1023697]being a popular entertainer isn't [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=368"]worthy[/URL] of flying the flag at half staff. the end.[/QUOTE]

agreed. To play Devil's advocate though, think of an artist, movie star, sports athlete, singer/entertainer, or other celebrity that always flew straight and we all know and love. If that person died instead, would this thread exist?

If someone like Drew Brees died tomorrow, flags around here would fly half mast for weeks. If anyone opposed that, I'd punch them in the fucking mouth. :)