All Hail His Royal Highness Ryan Zinke

[Me.]

What is it with these people and their delusions of grandeur.

Interior Sec requires staffer to fly a special flag when he enters HQ — and military officials are flummoxed

“Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has come under fire for spending nearly as much as former Secretary Tom Price on private airline flights, but now it appears he also has special mandates for the buildings he’s in.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that Zinke unearthed a military ritual hoisting special secretarial flags on whatever buildings he happens to be in. Each time Zinke is scheduled to enter a building, a security staffer takes an elevator to the top floor and climbs to the roof where his special flag is raised. When he is not in the building, the security staffer must, once again, climb the steps to the top and take the flag down.

The flag, is a royal blue with a seal that features a bison and seven stars on it. It’s remarkably similar to the flag for Montana’s Chippewa Tribe Zinke was seen holding as a U.S. Representative”….cont….

“The ritual is remarkably similar to the one used to signify when the Queen of England is at Buckingham Palace. When the president is in the White House a presidential flag could also be raised, but Trump has not demanded it.”…cont…

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/interior-sec-requires-staffer-to-fly-a-special-flag-when-he-enters-hq-and-military-officials-are-flummoxed/

[Thomas Hurt]

1. Why flummoxed? Not too hard to figure out entitled, corrupt a holes think they are...

aristocrats, kings, are above the law and should be given complete deference.

[samnsara]

2. 18th century social media! it does make sense.....

...not to hail someones presence, but to let ppl know where he/she is in case they are needed. Pre-cell phone of course...

[Me.]

5. Well Now...45 Will Know Where To Find Him

When he realizes his Interior Secretary is behaving like, as the article says, the Queen of England. We all know how 45 doesn't like anyone to behave as if he's more important than the Royal A$$.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Yet another nutjob.

He's right up there with Scott Pruitt as the ones I most want to see in orange jumpsuits who aren't named "Trump."

[MontanaMama]

4. That's fucked up

no matter how you look at it. He is an embarrassment to Montana. What a jerk.

[cwydro]

6. Yikes.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

[Solly Mack]

7. They are all fucking delusional.

And they are all dangers to America.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Trump will want this now. His very own flag flown just like the Queen.

And Ryan.

[procon]

9. What does all this pomp and circumstance cost the taxpayers? nt

[Me.]

11. Excellent Question

I hope this story goes viral so he's in the hot seat and answers are demanded

[elleng]

10. His royal horse's ass

[procon]

12. I wonder if the US Park Police provided him with the free pony ride, or did he refund

the taxpayers the full costs for all those horses, riders and the transport to get them to the photo op site?

[Me.]

13. He's Been Flying Under The Radar Until Now

[elleng]

14. HA! The photo op site is at or near the National Mall,

part of the Park Police's jurisdiction, so likely no 'transport' necessary.

[rzemanfl]

15. There's a well known saying about this. We all know it. First letter of the sentence is "F." n/t

[Progressive dog]

16. Zinke is another monster rising from

the mud as Trump drains the swamp of decency and competence.

[Me.]

17. Swamp Thing

[smirkymonkey]

18. WTF? Herr Doktor Zinke has finally become the de facto dictator of the United States.

[Garrett78]

19. Read the Washington Post article. He also has a personalized coin.

This is the same guy who said 80% of terrorist attacks by Boko Haram are carried out by children.

For the umpteenth time, as Obama said during the campaign, the GOP has been "feeding their base all kinds of crazy" for decades.

And we see the result.

[Me.]

20. OMG

But really. Am at limit with WaPo.