Priorities: A Photo Essay in Two Frames

MLeake · March 3, 2013, 05:44 PM

My mother emailed me this one:

Too bad that our culture has developed into one that worships celebrity and discards actual heroes.

I had first viewed this as political satire, but the more I look at it the more I find it is really a condemnation of our society as a whole.

Skadoosh · March 3, 2013, 06:13 PM

Except that Obama never ordered the flag to be flown at half mast for Whitney Houston...the governor of NJ did.

Mastery · March 3, 2013, 07:44 PM

Some people will do anything to blame the President for anything. I'm no fan of the current administration, but it gets a little ridiculous seeing all these fake pictures with lying text posted all over the Internet. Spreading misinformation is no better than some of the current BS that the government pulls.

The White House never issued an order to lower the flags for Whitney Houston.

**Tom Servo** · March 3, 2013, 07:49 PM

While it does highlight a certain dissonance in our national psyche, it's a bit mean-spirited, and it appears one important underlying fact is incorrect.

March 3, 2013, 05:44 PM	#1
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Priorities: A Photo Essay in Two Frames My mother emailed me this one: Too bad that our culture has developed into one that worships celebrity and discards actual heroes. I had first viewed this as political satire, but the more I look at it the more I find it is really a condemnation of our society as a whole.

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Skadoosh Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,016	Except that Obama never ordered the flag to be flown at half mast for Whitney Houston...the governor of NJ did. __________________ NRA Life Member USN Retired Last edited by Skadoosh; March 3, 2013 at 06:35 PM.

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Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	While it does highlight a certain dissonance in our national psyche, it's a bit mean-spirited, and it appears one important underlying fact is incorrect. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

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March 3, 2013, 07:44 PM	#3
Mastery Member Join Date: October 15, 2005 Posts: 26	Some people will do anything to blame the President for anything. I'm no fan of the current administration, but it gets a little ridiculous seeing all these fake pictures with lying text posted all over the Internet. Spreading misinformation is no better than some of the current BS that the government pulls. The White House never issued an order to lower the flags for Whitney Houston.