John Burri, Father of Fallen Soldier, Burns NJ Flag to Protest Whitney Houston Tribute

[Harsh_77 718]

John Burri, Father of Fallen Soldier, Burns NJ Flag to Protest Whitney Houston Tribute

http://news.yahoo.com/john-burri-father-fallen-soldier-burns-nj-flag-023336328--abc-news.html

"Have you ever noticed that when anyone dies of drugs or alcohol they are an ICON and it is a national tragedy and they hold a circus event. When someone dies defending some other persons rights in another country you hardly hear about it. What the hell is wrong with this country" (Yahoo user)

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

John Burri, Father of Fallen Soldier, Burns NJ Flag to Protest Whitney Houston Tribute

http://news.yahoo.com/john-burri-father-fallen-soldier-burns-nj-flag-023336328--abc-news.html

"Have you ever noticed that when anyone dies of drugs or alcohol they are an ICON and it is a national tragedy and they hold a circus event. When someone dies defending some other persons rights in another country you hardly hear about it. What the hell is wrong with this country" (Yahoo user)

100% agree with that man.

[Harsh_77 718]

It was just interesting that somebody actually took some action, I had the same discussion with my wife the other day.

Should the flags been ordered to half mast.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

New Jersey flag means nothing to me. Do what you want with it, wash the dog with it for all I care.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Whitney Houston is important enough to deserve a burning flag incident and media coverage of it. Not that she gives a damn, since she's dead. Not that I care either.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

It is amusing really.

The first thing I posted in response to those posting bullshit about Whitney was the fallen soldier page...

There are certain people who cared about Whitney, but I can't say i tout loud without looking like a flat out racist.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

New Jersey has a flag? For what?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

We celebrate George Washington's birthday and he was a slave owner.

We have MLK day and he was a philanderer.

Thomas Jefferson made one of his slaves pregnant.

Andrew Jackson ordered the slaughter of thousands of Native Americans and he's on the $20 bill.

600,000 Elvis fans visit Graceland every year and the man had sex with a 14 year old girl. He also died from a drug overdose.

Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose.

How is that we as a country can collectively look past these historical figures' flaws and celebrate their achievements, but the state of NJ is somehow not following that tradition?

Edited February 22, 2012 by Mister Fancypants

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