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riversedge

(77,691 posts) Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:10 AM 21 hrs ago

Should Flags have been flown at half-staff for Melissa Hortman, too?

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Should Flags have been flown at half-staff for Melissa Hortman, too?

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Should Flags have been flown at half-staff for Melissa Hortman, too? (Original Post) riversedge 21 hrs ago OP

She was more of a politician than Charlie Kirk. bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #1

I was trying to remember what he did regarding President Carter Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago #2

MAGA hates liberal females. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #3

Of course flags should have flown at half mast for her EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #4

Weren't flags flown half mast yesterday for 9/11? tavernier 20 hrs ago #5

bucolic_frolic

(52,306 posts)

1. She was more of a politician than Charlie Kirk.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:16 AM

21 hrs ago

All this half-staff is getting out of hand. Important national political figures, fine. National tragedies, no question.

This is now half-staff flag flying for political advantage. Didn't he shorten the Carter period of half-staff flying?

Rhiannon12866

(242,501 posts)

2. I was trying to remember what he did regarding President Carter

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:27 AM

21 hrs ago

Only this convicted felon could make the honor of flying American flags at half-staff into his personal vendetta.

Irish_Dem

(74,298 posts)

3. MAGA hates liberal females.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:29 AM

21 hrs ago

Too smart, too good.

EdmondDantes_

(889 posts)

4. Of course flags should have flown at half mast for her

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:44 AM

21 hrs ago

Her husband, and the other couple.

tavernier

(13,923 posts)

5. Weren't flags flown half mast yesterday for 9/11?

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:40 AM

20 hrs ago

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