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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by downtownv:

The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden is not considering raising the Stars and Stripes to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

That is such petty bullshit. Biden could easily order the flags to be raised that morning for the inauguration, but he wants the optics of it.

I hope that on the stroke of noon on 1/20 the first thing out of Trump’s mouth is “Get those flags up, NOW!”

There are plenty of reason to hate Biden but this is not one of them.

4 USC 7 (The Flag Code) specifies a day of mourning and 30 days of half staff. It's been this way forever.

Every deceased president gets the 30 days.

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
It just keeps getting worse. Now the old fool is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to...Hillary Clinton and George Soros

Presidental Medal of Freedom

Nice legacy, give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a man who has publicly stated that his goal is to destroy the U.S.A.

Bravo Brandon..... Bra... umm... you know, the thing.

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Originally posted by Flashlightboy:

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by downtownv:

The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden is not considering raising the Stars and Stripes to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

That is such petty bullshit. Biden could easily order the flags to be raised that morning for the inauguration, but he wants the optics of it.

I hope that on the stroke of noon on 1/20 the first thing out of Trump’s mouth is “Get those flags up, NOW!”

There are plenty of reason to hate Biden but this is not one of them.

4 USC 7 (The Flag Code) specifies a day of mourning and 30 days of half staff. It's been this way forever.

Every deceased president gets the 30 days.

Ummm no

Biden could easily order a suspension of this 30 days for the Inauguration but he won’t just to be petty and have the optics of Trump standing with half staff flags behind him.

Trump could sign an Executive Order from the podium at the Inauguration ordering the Flag raised for the period of 5 days, symbolic of the strength and determination of this great country. Flags would/could actually be raised during his Inauguration speech. He could declare (out loud) that our long National Nightmare is over, and that the period of darkness and despair has now ended...And that once again, our Star Spangled Banner proudly waves o'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by Flashlightboy:

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by downtownv:

The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden is not considering raising the Stars and Stripes to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

That is such petty bullshit. Biden could easily order the flags to be raised that morning for the inauguration, but he wants the optics of it.

I hope that on the stroke of noon on 1/20 the first thing out of Trump’s mouth is “Get those flags up, NOW!”

There are plenty of reason to hate Biden but this is not one of them.

4 USC 7 (The Flag Code) specifies a day of mourning and 30 days of half staff. It's been this way forever.

Every deceased president gets the 30 days.

Ummm no

Biden could easily order a suspension of this 30 days for the Inauguration but he won’t just to be petty and have the optics of Trump standing with half staff flags behind him.

While the Flag Code has no enforcement language,the enforcement mechanism is tradition, and you can violate it all day long without consequence. It includes such things as having the flag illuminated at night, it shouldn't touch the ground, and brisk raising and slow lowering. All suggestive but not mandatory obedience.

If you want to put your finger in the wind and follow the current sentiment instead of following tradition, more power to you. It's partially an appeal to history, void of logic, but all traditions are that way.

Or he could take it away from them by starting with a request for a moment of silence in remembrance of the late President Carter.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Trump could sign an Executive Order from the podium at the Inauguration ordering the Flag raised for the period of 5 days, symbolic of the strength and determination of this great country. Flags would/could actually be raised during his Inauguration speech. He could declare (out loud) that our long National Nightmare is over, and that the period of darkness and despair has now ended...And that once again, our Star Spangled Banner proudly waves o'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!

I like your thinking!

Anyone know the betting odds on how badly the Bidens insult the victims and their families during the visit to NOLA?

I heard where FJB is releasing 11 Guantanamo goat rapers and banning drilling on a crap ton of off shore drilling on his way out

Biden Releases Gitmo Terrorists To Oman

In yet another move to tarnish his presidential legacy while channeling his former boss Barack Obama, Joe Biden has authorized the transfer of 11 Gitmo terrorists to Oman. The Middle Eastern nation has agreed to assist with their resettlement and oversee security monitoring.

We've seen this before and we know how it usually turns out.

"The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility," the Department of Defense said in a statement. This transfer leaves a mere 15 detainees at Gitmo.

"In recent weeks, the Pentagon had transferred out four other detainees from Guantanamo including a detainee who was brought to the detention facility at the base in Cuba the day that it opened, but was never charged," ABC News reports.

The transfer of the 11 Yemeni detainees is the largest transfer to take place under President Joe Biden's administration.

Of the remaining 15 detainees still at Guantanamo Bay, three are eligible for transfer; three are eligible for a Periodic Review Board; seven are involved in the military commissions process; and two detainees have been convicted and sentenced by military commissions.

Among the detainees who will remain at Guantanamo is Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attack, who on Friday will appear at a hearing at the base where he is expected to plead guilty in return for the death penalty being withdrawn. The following week, two other 9/11 plotters are expected to plead guilty under the same plea agreement.

A statement from the Pentagon revealed that on September 15, 2023, Austin officially notified Congress of his plans to transfer the 11 Yemeni detainees to Oman. In coordination with Omani authorities, all necessary preparations for the transfer were successfully carried out.

This news comes on the heels of a military appeals court upholding the decision that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin could not undo the plea agreements made with Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin ’Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.

According to NPR, "Monday’s transfers were originally scheduled to happen in October 2023, but were halted at the last minute due to concerns in Congress about instability in the Middle East following the Hamas attack on Israel."

However, the fact that the plan was "resurrected during President Biden’s final two weeks in office signals a last-ditch effort by his administration to shrink Guantánamo’s prisoner population and get closer to his goal of trying to close the facility."

We’ve seen this story unfold time and time again, and we can all make a pretty good guess as to how this will play out. Each one of these terrorists will inevitably return to the battlefield, further endangering American lives and destabilizing the region. So why, after nearly four years in office, is Joe Biden making this decision now? Why didn’t he act sooner—perhaps when he first took office or before the 2024 election? The answer is painfully clear: this is a move designed to please the radical left, a political gesture with little regard for national security.

https://www.zerohedge.com/poli...-oman-because-course

I think and hope that out of respect for Jimmy Carter, who was a good man at heart but not a good leader, that President Trump will not make an issue of the flag being at half mast. I like to believe he is above such pettiness and will show it by his actions. The moment of silence would be a fitting counter to 46's BS.

^^ If you've been following along, Jimmy Carter was NOT a 'good man'!

Am I the only one looking forward to the closing/locking of this thread on 1/20?

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Am I the only one looking forward to the closing/locking of this thread on 1/20?

See my post on page 715.

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Originally posted by architect:
Am I the only one looking forward to the closing/locking of this thread on 1/20?

Hopefully he'll drop dead that day too. POS

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Originally posted by bettysnephew:
I think and hope that out of respect for Jimmy Carter, who was a good man at heart but not a good leader, that President Trump will not make an issue of the flag being at half mast.

"Jimmy was a good man, but an incompetent leader" IS the narrative given by the Left.

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Originally posted by synthplayer:
"Jimmy was a good man, but an incompetent leader" IS the narrative given by the Left.

I get it- Joe wants to honor the Democrat's fairy-tale version of an "honorable man" and elder "statesman", but this doesn't erase the fact that Jimmuh was a horrible ex-president as well as POTUS, perhaps the worst ex-president in modern history.

I wonder just how long we will have to wait before one of the 11 is in the news again for going back to doing what they love.