Reply #22: Actually Bush knows NOTHING of the Flag Code. [View All]

[MissAnnThrope]

He allowed flags to be raised from half staff on July 3, a full day before the 30 days of national mourning were supposed to be over. The Flag Code states that when a President dies, former or current, the flag must be flown at half staff for 30 days. People were allowed to raise them to full staff on the 4th, but Bush didn't realize that and allowed them to be raised a day early, so Americans could fly them at full staff for the 4th.

After the bombings, he was talking about how patriotic some kid was who painted his car with the American Flag. Violation of the flag code. But Bush announced it was patriotic on national television. The man has no concept whatsoever.