Should New Jersey Fly Flags at Half-Staff for Whitney Houston?

You are so very RIGHT!!!!

...it's just Whitney Houston, calm down.

We make these celebs into our demigods, then we pick at their personal lives, drive them to drugs and alcohol and then we vilify them when we find out they're just human beings like us with their own faults and shortcomings. Michael Jackson was just an awkward manchild who was abused by his father and never had a childhood of his own, always fearing people would stop liking him if he grew up. We turned him into the punchline of every plastic surgery and pedophilia joke, even though nobody ever scoured his PCs and found CP on them.

And oh noes, Whitney did drugs... Yeah, well... the Beatles did drugs, Elvis Presley did drugs, just about every friggin' entertainer you've ever enjoyed has been on some sort of drugs, some prescribed. So friggin' what, does having done drugs at any point in their past negate all that person's talent or contributions to society? If that's the case, how come nobody said that kind of sh*t about Bush? Or what about Clinton? Oh sure he "didn't inhale." And about this flag thing, okay, you wanna pay respects because it's Whitney's home town or whatevz, that's alright I guess even though I still don't get it anymore than I get boat or air traffic controller signals. But I gotta ask, did Gary Indiana do the same for Michael? If they didn't, then what makes it different for another celeb? Whitney made some nice music and I heard it alot on the radio growing up as a kid in the 80's, but she was still just a human being like everybody else.

Thou hast ruffians hence, striking the skins of beasts wrapped upon the mouths of barrels and tied together with twine, but I say, this doth not equate a musical instrument. Thou art not a musician because thou cannot play the lyre.

Whitney Houston was a very talented singer with a beautiful voice but I don't see why the flags should be flown at half-staff for her. It's not like she was a political figure or a military veteran so why is that necessary? RIP Whitney. I pray that God will comfort her family during this difficult time.

"The flag is only displayed at half-staff by presidential decree or act of Congress, the exception being Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when the flag can be displayed at half-staff until sundown. Also, on Memorial Day, the flag is flown at half-staff until noon, and then raised to full staff for the remainder of the day." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

hell no, she was just an entertainer... I don't care if it was just in the state of NJ. No way.
I bet they don't lower the flag to half staff when a soldier from NJ dies... this is bull$hit.
And now they're going to set a precedent so every time some schmuck dies from Hollywood or a singer, they're going to allow this... WRONG... Not my flag..
where will it stop? how about for a rapper that gets shot..? or an actor with a big mouth who dies of old age...? so what..
And if you want to bring to attention the dangers of alcohol and drugs, you aren't doing it by lowering the flag, idiots...

Good post & TRUE......

Hi Cindy... someone from NJ did write to me though and said that they (NJ) do fly the flags at half staff for their deceased soldiers... I was not a aware of that.
sure wish my state did that.. does TX...?

I'm pretty sure TX doesn't. If they have, I've never seen it.

Hello VET ... well not each one who is deceased !! But towns do it here for some one But as a whole no Not for each deceased soldiers!

That is something I was not aware of either I think that is a good thing all states should do that for our deceased soldiers that could be a comfort for the family's too.God has a way of righting things maybe Ms Huston's death will bring more honor for our soldiers.

No. Christie's gone off the deep end on this one. Life's not an American Idol contest.

No

singing the National Anthem does not make one an active military member. She was a pop culture icon who entertained. She deserves some recognition for her accomplishments, but not at the level of our service people.

although i don't agree with flying the flag at half mast for Whitney Houston, i am really sad, that people would use the term Junkie, ect....she is someones, mother, daughter, friend, and that is a very hurtful term to use, i get that she used drugs, and it probably led to her death, but people shouldn't be so judgemental, we all have problems, and hang ups. She made the choice to use drugs,and that's very sad, but what good does the name calling do, it doesn't change anything.

Well said!

Yes! A soldier of the Entertainment industry. Rip Whitney

What?????? Are you kidding me?????????? She did not fight the good fight. She did not win the battle. She failed. She was one of the best female singers of all time, but she flushed it all down the toilet. That is not a good 'soldier'.

You are 100% RIGHT!!!

Typical, "Trailer Park" repulsive response.

Hell NO, a thousand times, HELL NO! This was a freaking drug attic! Flying the flags at half staff implies this was someone who has left humanity with something of value. Her voice may have been great but her actions speak louder than those words. There are hundrededs of others who spend every day of their lives doing 'good' for humanity, they deserve flags to be flown at half staff. Fat boy Christie screwed this one up and it looks like he is beginning to look for ways to get votes for his future political career! What a jackass. My respect for political 'leaders' continues to drop and this outrageous act helps further that disgust!!!!!!

what right do you have to judge someone? Dont judge anyone based on their struggles thats for God to do and even though she had them God Loves her and she Loved him... Praying for your poor sick soul

Don't waste your time praying for me. Pray for the rest of the drug and alcohol addicts who struggle every day. As for judging, I'm not judging, she is a well known freaking drug addict!!!! Those are the facts!!! Unlike some other addicts, she had the money to go and get help but SHE and only SHE refused to help herself and that piece of crap Bobby Brown helped cause her demise.

Your words are so unGODly. Repent Every knee shall bow and Tongue shall confess Like I said You judging her based on her struggles isn't for you to do it's Gods and I will pray for you anyways ok I can tell you have some struggles going on in your life!

Another quack heard from!

That is true, but it does not mean that we lower the flag for her.

She was only an entertainer, not a soldier, not a president...

Whitney Houston was one of the greatest singers of our time. However to fly the American Flag at half staff in her honor is a slap in the face to all those that give their all to protect our Freedoms and Liberty.

you are 100% RIGHT!!!

Why in the world would they do that? She was a messed up celebrity. New Jersey's Governor is equally messed up. Good Lord! What is this world coming to?

Hell no.......

Just no...RIP Whitney Houstan.

This is sickening! there are many people who have died like the journalist that died of a asthma attack, that relayed news to the us from all kinds second world countries, risked his life doing so, and the US is flying a flag for a drug attdict, Just horrible!! just like the four week long tribute to a child molester, m.j. both of these people are not worth the news that died, when did the US become so fickled...we arrest the drug dealer and worship the drug users that have od'ed useing the drugs they got from the dealers we lock up our world is so backwards, I AM APPAULD THAT ANY STATE WOULD FLY A US FLAG FOR A JUNKIE, last time I knew We didn't fight for our flage to pay tribute to these rich and famouse drug addicts!!! Just backwards!

Mr Christie done screwed up