Gov Whitmer Orders Flags Lowered

[Carl in Michigan]

Finally something I can support from her. At least she's smart enough to read the room.

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[Rawley]

Finally something I can support from her. At least she's smart enough to read the room.

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Good on her.

 

[berg80]

Finally something I can support from her. At least she's smart enough to read the room.

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LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, September 11, 2025 to honor and remember the heroes who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their lives for others, including first responders who showed bravery in responding to the attacks and aiding the victims.

“On Patriot Day, we remember those we lost in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, honor those who serve, and recommit ourselves to standing up for what's right,” said Governor Whitmer. “I encourage all Michiganders to come together in a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. local time and participate in local community service or charitable giving. This day reminds us to come together and honor our core values of freedom and opportunity. When we stand united, we are capable of greatness.”

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/09/10/whitmer-lowers-flags-to-honor-patriot-day

 

[Darkwind]

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, September 11, 2025 to honor and remember the heroes who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their lives for others, including first responders who showed bravery in responding to the attacks and aiding the victims.

“On Patriot Day, we remember those we lost in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, honor those who serve, and recommit ourselves to standing up for what's right,” said Governor Whitmer. “I encourage all Michiganders to come together in a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. local time and participate in local community service or charitable giving. This day reminds us to come together and honor our core values of freedom and opportunity. When we stand united, we are capable of greatness.”

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/09/10/whitmer-lowers-flags-to-honor-patriot-day

So, to include Charlie Kirk.

Thanks.

 

[berg80]

So, to include Charlie Kirk.

Thanks.

That's an insult to all the 9/11 first responders.

 

[wamose]

My guess would be that Witmer really doesn't give two shits about Charlie Kirk.

 

[Darkwind]

That's an insult to all the 9/11 first responders.

Not at all. To exclude it is to demonstrate your unfitness to be an American.

What the first responders did then and today has no bearing on the fact that Charlie Kirk was a great American.

 

[berg80]

Not at all. To exclude it is to demonstrate your unfitness to be an American.

What the first responders did then and today has no bearing on the fact that Charlie Kirk was a great American.

Only the memory of my mom saying "don't speak badly of the dead" prevents me from pointing out Kirk's colossal shortcomings as a human being.

 

[Darkwind]

Only the memory of my mom saying "don't speak badly of the dead" prevents me from pointing out Kirk's colossal shortcomings as a human being.

You mean "YOUR" shortcomings as a human being.

You are just like Hitler.

You are convinced of the rightness of your thoughts and can turn away from the death caused in your name.

 

[elektra]

That's an insult to all the 9/11 first responders.

How

 

[Carl in Michigan]

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, September 11, 2025 to honor and remember the heroes who lost their lives and those who sacrificed their lives for others, including first responders who showed bravery in responding to the attacks and aiding the victims.

“On Patriot Day, we remember those we lost in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, honor those who serve, and recommit ourselves to standing up for what's right,” said Governor Whitmer. “I encourage all Michiganders to come together in a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. local time and participate in local community service or charitable giving. This day reminds us to come together and honor our core values of freedom and opportunity. When we stand united,

we are capable of greatness.”

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/09/10/whitmer-lowers-flags-to-honor-patriot-day

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — All public flags in Michigan will be lowered to half-staff starting Wednesday in honor of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed at a speaking event in Utah.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered flags to be lowered at the Capitol Complex and on all public buildings across the state, in accordance with an order issued by President Donald Trump.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/gov-whitmer-orders-michigan-flags-lowered-after-charlie-kirk-shot-killed/

 

[Missourian]

Only the memory of my mom saying "don't speak badly of the dead" prevents me from pointing out Kirk's colossal shortcomings as a human being.

Yeah, this is why I hesitate to speak ill about you.

When are they going to pull the plug and harvest your organs?

 

[Clipper]

Finally something I can support from her. At least she's smart enough to read the room.

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What public office did Kirk hold to warrant flags lowered to half staff?

Epstein's homeboy Trump ordered flags raised to full staff when Jimmy Carter died.

 

[SeaMajor7]

This seems seismic, maybe.

 

[Missourian]

What public office did Kirk hold to warrant flags lowered to half staff?

Martyr for free speech.

Leftists couldn't debate him, so they shot him.

 

[Clipper]

Martyr for free speech.

Leftists couldn't debate him, so they shot him.

How do you know who did this? Perhaps you should contact the FBI & fill them in on your theory.

 

[Missourian]

How do you know who did this? Perhaps you should contact the FBI & fill them in on your theory.

The FBI is already well aware...
...the only idiot still in the dark is you...

 

[Clipper]

The FBI is already well aware...
...the only idiot still in the dark is you...

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Which right wing rag/website did that come from?

 

[Concerned American]

Good on her.

I commend her if she specifically included Charlie Kirk in this announcement--otherwise she is just making hay by using an annual event in MI as the commemorate Patriot's Day 9/11 every year.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

What public office did Kirk hold to warrant flags lowered to half staff?

You have to be a government vulture?

Yes, flags were lowered for Martin Luther King Jr. after his assassination in 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation ordering the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff on all federal buildings, naval vessels, and U.S. facilities abroad.


Proclamation 3839—Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I direct that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels of the Federal Government i...

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