Of the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Thursday, only the NBC Nightly News mentioned that it was Flag Day. But not until the very last seconds after the final story. Then Brian Williams observed as he closed his program:
“That's our broadcast for this Thursday night, which also happens to be Flag Day. Thank you for being with us. I'm Brian Williams. We'll look for you right back here tomorrow evening. As we leave you tonight, a look at this Flag Day 2007 across our country. Good night.”
As Williams spoke, and continuing for a few more seconds beyond that, for 25 seconds in all viewers saw video of the flag over the Iwo Jima memorial in Arlington, Virginia followed by the flags around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.
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Not really surprised. I do
June 15, 2007 - 02:19 ET by OIFveteranNot really surprised. I doubt any of them mentioned it was the Army's 232nd birthday as well.
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They should have attended the
June 15, 2007 - 04:34 ET by UnsaneThey should have attended the Astros game versus the A's yesterday. No one would have been left in doubt as to the significance of 14 June (either reason).
MAKE WAY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS!!! THE 1999, 2003, 2005, AND 2007 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!!
SPURS WIN
June 15, 2007 - 04:39 ET by Cool ArrowDarn it, I slept through the live broadcast, but caught it on DVR.
Reckon Duncan's crying tonight because he isn't the great Lebron James? NOT!!
One little victory
June 15, 2007 - 04:54 ET by UnsaneDon't get me started. I can already hear the whining and crying now: "WAAAHHHH!!! The Spurs are boring! Duncan isn't charismatic!!! Wah! Wah! Wah!"
Well, it is NEVER boring to WIN.
(I seem to remember a poster who pushed the Phoenix Suns as "the most exciting team in the NBA" some months back. How exciting can your team possibly be when they excitedly use the TV remote to watch the BEST team win the championship???")
"Celebrate the moment, and it turns into one more,
Another chance at victory, another chance to score!!!"
- Rush, "One Little Victory (2002)
MAKE WAY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS!!! THE 1999, 2003, 2005, AND 2007 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!!
I don't know about the regu
June 15, 2007 - 05:33 ET by motherbeltI don't know about the regular Google page, (did anyone see it?) but the iGoogle page ignored it too.
And as for the stiff-arm salute, I guess the person that originated that is responsible for the Nazis taking it as their own. Or is the implication that the gesture itself was offensive before the Nazis adopted it, and we were just as bad, only we were first?
You can be sure if it was G
June 15, 2007 - 02:48 ET by FairlightYou can be sure if it was Gay Day they would have a 3-part special with extended coverage for the affiliates, followed by an Erasure marathon.
Flag Day????
June 15, 2007 - 03:40 ET by boomerNo surprise that Paris Hilton, partisan politics and global warming are more important than the American Flag, tradition and all the things that made this a great country, SECOND TO NONE!
Look at it this way...They
June 15, 2007 - 04:02 ET by sarcasmoLook at it this way...They also didn't cover the politically-incorrect (warning: this page contains annoying "blink" HTML tags!) history of the pledge of allegiance. Good thing the Bellamys gave us a legacy of crappy socialist schools, too, or someone might have figured it out before Rex! :) [Let the outraged flames begin!]
JMR
Watching Dr. Phil yesterday w
June 15, 2007 - 06:10 ET by MivvisWatching Dr. Phil yesterday with the wife and in-between almost every commercial there was a small " we salute" flag day from CBS.
It was nice to see at least some acknowledgement of the fact.
Well, considering their out
June 15, 2007 - 08:47 ET by Sergeant ROCKWell, considering their outrage over newscasters wearing flag lapels on the air at the onset of the war, this is a positive step.
Did George W. issue the proclamation?
June 16, 2007 - 18:03 ET by johnskaggsAccording to the statute, the President gets the ball rolling with a proclomation. I don't know if he did that this year? He would also be the one to recognize the Army's birthday as well, I would think.
TITLE 36 > Subtitle I > Part A > CHAPTER 1 > § 110
§ 110. Flag Day
(a) Designation.— June 14 is Flag Day. (b) Proclamation.— The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag Day; and (2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.