Gunny456 said:

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Well then. Buy you a flag and flag pole and fly it at half staff, provided you are on land, if you're on a boat you gotta call it half mast or the flag police will arrest you for not doing it right.
Then you can fly it commemorating his passing each year. It would be your flag on your property and you can fly it however and whenever you want.

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I'll call it the fair pole.

Geez some of you'll act like the flag is some sort of Idol to be worshiped.

Dolly probably wouldn't be surprised by this and would have had some witty comment to make you realize how silly you'll are being.

BMX Bandit said:

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i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.

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If you need to explain the beauty of America to a european....you start with Dolly.

How poor she was....11 kids born in poverty in rural east TN.

America is STILL the only place that you can become a global superstar in life with talent and dreams. And then your love for your fellow countrymen and the system that compels you to give back in life and you start a ton of charities, you build a theme park in the same area you grew up and make it a showcase for your people's way of life. You stay out of politics and focus instead on just being good to people for the rest of your life.

She is the best American story I've ever seen.

Yes sir.
Heck I fly a "Come and Take It" flag during the 13 day Alamo siege, The Texas flag at half staff on March 6, (Mind you our ranch is in Arkansas and Southern Missouri) and the Confederate battle flag on April 9 each year.
With the American flag always beside them.
I figure if someone is offended by them they can kiss my compound, complex, Aggie butt.

ts5641 said:

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BMX Bandit said:

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i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.

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She is but where does it end? The next time a beloved black entertainer dies and if the flags aren't lowered, oh lordy the racism cries will be from the mountain tops.

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Because if there is one thing we should base decisions on, it is the hypothetical reactions of people who cry racism at the drop of a hat?

javajaws said:

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Geez some of you'll act like the flag is some sort of Idol to be worshiped.

Dolly probably wouldn't be surprised by this and would have had some witty comment to make you realize how silly you'll are being.

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Dolly would've joked about the flag being smaller than her bra.

She was charming, self-deprecating, and awesome.

ts5641 said:

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BMX Bandit said:

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i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.

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She is but where does it end? The next time a beloved black entertainer dies and if the flags aren't lowered, oh lordy the racism cries will be from the mountain tops.

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Have no fear. When Snoop passes into the ether, the flags will be lowered.

On the list of **** I could care about, this is pretty close to the bottom. It might even be below worrying about possible tsunamis hitting Houston.

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AGHouston11 said:

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Bad precedent for future presidents. I can only imagine some of the future honorees.

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Given the fact it has been done for well over a decade now, the precedent was set a long time ago.

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Exactly. Obama did it for Whitney Houston if I remember correctly.

Nope.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flag-flap-3/

Here's the list of the 15 times that a President has ordered the flag to be flown at half staff to honor a distinguished individual who died since 2000.

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President Ronald Reagan - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on June 5, 2004.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist - Flags flown until interment following his death on September 3, 2005.

Rosa Parks - Flags flown on the day of interment in 2005.

Coretta Scott King - Flags flown on the day of interment in 2006.

President Gerald Ford - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on December 26, 2006.

Senator Ted Kennedy - Flags flown until interment following his death on August 25, 2009.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong - Flags flown until interment following his death on August 25, 2012.

Senator Daniel Inouye - Flags flown until interment following his death on December 17, 2012.

Astronaut and Senator John Glenn - Flags flown until interment following his death on December 8, 2016.

President George H.W. Bush - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on November 30, 2018.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Flags flown until interment following her death on September 18, 2020.

General Colin Powell - Flags flown until interment following his death on October 18, 2021.

Queen Elizabeth II - Flags flown until sunset on September 8, 2022, in honor of the British monarch.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter - Flags flown until interment following her death on November 19, 2023.

Jimmy Carter - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on December 29, 2024

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The three deceased Democrat Senators that were honored with the flag flown at half staff are an oddly partisan imbalance.

I know we're not into the whole cloning thing, but if we ever get into that Dolly Parton should be the female model.

BMX Bandit said:

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i find you being bothered by this ridiculous

she was an amazing American figure, universally loved. the honor is appropriate.

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Ulysses90 said:

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President Ronald Reagan - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on June 5, 2004.

President Gerald Ford - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on December 26, 2006.

President George H.W. Bush - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on November 30, 2018.

Jimmy Carter - Flags flown for 30 days following his death on December 29, 2024

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I believe flying the flag at half-staff for thirty days for a president is by law, part of the US Flag Code.