Readers needed to know that, when you visit Arlington, you might not know exactly what you’re supposed to do when confronted by those rows of headstones, but you damn sure know what you’re not supposed to do. But the coverage this week left many readers with the impression that the whole thing might have been a bureaucratic mix-up, or some tedious violation of protocol. It focused on bland horse-race coverage so common during election season, rather than clearly stating what really took place: an egregious and willful violation of long-standing norms. What was missing from the coverage was a willingness to quickly and decisively state what a grievous insult the whole debacle was to the dignity of Arlington. The sacred had been profaned.

Well fucking said.

  • theprogressivist OP
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    803 months ago

    He could shit on the flag, and they would wipe his ass with it.

    • @Sanctus
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      503 months ago

      Then turn around and say Kamala has gotten shit all over the american flag.

        • @CharlesDarwin
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          33 months ago

          “Why won’t Kamala lead?”

          That’s what they said about Obama all the time when the Republican Party was basically shitting into their own hands and flinging it at Democrats and the American people: “why won’t Obama lead?”

    • DMBFFF
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      83 months ago

      (to paraphrase Bill Maher:)

      “They’d blame the flag.”

      • @pyre
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        143 months ago

        uh… you might want to brush up on your Bill Maher lore. he’s not only conservative, but has been acting like a creep lately. like, weird with children kind of creep.

        • DMBFFF
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          43 months ago

          Yeah, I saw some of that video.

          It’s also sad.