Discussion: Why Did The White House Raise Its Flags So Quickly After McCain's Death?

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Hmmm. Mitch steps up for once.

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He revels in not being presidential and the Trump fan base love this about him.

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I would gladly fly the Baby Trump Blimp for a month when Trump is no longer president (for any reason, not just death)

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The baby in the WH just can’t stand that he should be honoring McCain.
What a baby and an a## Donald is.
No respect for the office at all.

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Why Did The White House Raise Its Flags So Quickly After McCain’s Death?

Because Donald is a self centered asshole?

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Error 500 over and over and over again today. Posting is nearly impossible due to 502 gateway issues, the thread requires refreshing to see new posts, it requires four or five tries to like a post. TPM you need to do something about this.

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Why? Obvious!

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I’d be happy to lower the flag to half-mast for Trumpski until sunset of the day of his interment. That seems right and fitting to me.

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ALL this PC nonsense is like a glioblastoma. When McCain went LOW by NOT allowing TRUMP to MAGA at his FUNeral, TRUMp went high showing US ALL the man of integrity HE IS.

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That’s probably the most logical answer, as Trump must bring the conversation back to himself. He views someone getting lots of attention,for dying, as competition. And of course he’s an asshole. Hopefully, and SOON, he’ll be getting ALL the attention.

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Eustace, I’ve been on TPM long enough to remember when others did not “get” your excellent, sly satire!

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Can we have Beethoven’s Ode to Joy playing as the sun sets (for effect)? Or anything Copland? Or just do a silly dance on the front lawn.

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Carnac (tears open envelope and reads enclosed slip): “Why did the chickenhawk cross the road?”

(“May the fleas of a thousand camels infest his daughter’s armpits!”)

In all fairness to Trump, he did order a five deferment salute – with bone spur cluster.

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Worst day in a while for me, and it’s not even busy. Embarrassing.

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I like Josh’s take on McCain’s funeral arrangements - that they have been calculated to taunt the occupant and provoke him to the extreme. I hope he finally has the long-awaited Cpt Queeg meltdown this week over this. I can’t believe I’m to the point of agreeing with Bill Kristol on anything.

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Omarosa was right! Please, media. Keep the attention on McCain, 24/7. Deprive this little hothouse plant of his oxygen.

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