I lost every last ounce of respect I had for Christie this week. First vetoing the marriage bill, then this Houston shit. He should stick to bashing unions and balancing the budget.

"When Elvis Presley died of a drug overdose on Aug. 16, 1977, all city flags in Memphis were lowered to half staff. Former president Richard Nixon asked Americans to fly their flags at half staff in honor of Elvis, his buddy of sorts, and President Carter said "With Elvis, a part of our country has died."

nuf said.

Whitney Houston was a person who apparently went through rehab several times. Despite that, by report, she was quaffing alcohol on top of Gods knows what prescription drugs.

Houston engaged in that behavior because she was a sick and confused woman. I have no opinion whether a flag should be lowered for her. I do have an opinion on her friends, who lacked the love and/or the courage required to help a famous person not kill herself.

"I do have an opinion on her friends, who lacked the love and/or the courage required to help a famous person not kill herself."

I've been around those situations on a few occasions. It becomes immediately apparent anyone not willing to be a yes-man is quickly banished. The stars are also usually surrounded by folks whose livelihood depends on staying in their good graces.

I've come to believe one builds character after hearing the word "no". That's a rarified word in the world of the star.

#2 | POSTED BY DANNI AT 2012-02-19 09:19 AM

Are you actually comparing Whitney to Elvis?

nuff said...Idiot

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janice Joplin, did we lower the flags somewhere for them? They all brought much much more to the table than Whitney Huston.

Christy is just trying to buy a few extra liberal votes without spending any money. No harm no foul.

"Governor Chris Christie called for New Jersey's flags to fly at half staff on Saturday to honor Whitney Houston."

What a pandering retard. Celebrity culture sucks.

I do have an opinion on her friends, who lacked the love and/or the courage required to help a famous person not kill herself. -- #3 | Posted by Zed

My brother od'd when he was 22, was given a 50/50 chance of living, and miraculously survived. Continued to abuse through triple bypass surgery in his late 30's, and there was nothing we could do. I don't remember exactly what the catch-22 was, but it was something like not being able to have him involuntarily committed as a suicide risk b/c they wouldn't take anyone with substance abuse problems, and not being able to have him involuntarily hospitalized for substance abuse b/c adults have to consent. Didn't quit until going through a stint where he had to be tested daily to avoid another jail sentence.

If you believe there's anything you can do to stop an adult who's bent on self-destruction, you've never been around one.

If you believe there's anything you can do to stop an adult who's bent on self-destruction, you've never been around one.

#8 | Posted by Phoenix at 2012

We've all been around one.

My disgust stems from remarks made by Houston's acquaintances (Did she really have any friends?), who all seemed so damned confused how the woman could die even though they were watching her in the process of committing suicide.

If you believe there's anything you can do to stop an adult who's bent on self-destruction, you've never been around one.

#8 | Posted by Phoenix at 2012-02-19 02:27 PM

John Burri, a Michigan resident

Probably a Yupper.

Guess eventually Bon Jovi will 'get his day'.

Personal faults aside, W. Houston is (was) a national figure and worthy of tribute.

Whitney and Elvis were both drug addict entertainers.

Yes you can compare the two.

I hate Elvis and Whitney's music alike.

Yes you can co pare unless you are a raist piece of shit. Oh wait it's glass house. A know racist piece of shit.

He did it for clarence clemmons last year, so what's the big deal? Oh that's right ignore our financial budget nightmare!

Whatever I'm sure someone will lower their flag to halfmast to mark Skippy Wellington's death

"Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janice Joplin, did we lower the flags somewhere for them? They all brought much much more to the table than Whitney Huston."

Whitney Houston has been far more influential than Janice and Jim. You have to be blind or I don't know what not to see that. The difference between Jimi and Houston is a matter of debate.

"Christy is just trying to buy a few extra liberal votes without spending any money. No harm no foul."

Now this is exactly what I was thinking, especially with his Veto of the Gay Marriage Bill. Whitney's death couldn't have come at a better time for Christie.

If you can't lower it for people we love why raise it at all.

Yes you can co pare unless you are a raist piece of shit. Oh wait it's glass house. A know racist piece of shit.

#14 | POSTED BY KLIFFERD AT 2012-02-19 04:08 PM

I am as much a racist as you are a child molester. Well, I know I am not a racist.

So some idiot from Michigan is pissed about New Jersey lowering their flags? Attention whore.

"I am as much a racist as I am a child molester. And I'm a HUGE racist."

#19 | POSTED BY GLASSHOUSE

So, Christie lowers flags for a known drug addict, and vetoes a bill granting productive gay citizens their rights in the same week.

What is with these GOP loonies?

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janice Joplin ... all brought much much more to the table than Whitney Huston.

#6 | Posted by Tedly

That is only your opinion and incredibly narrow at that. Those three were in a different era performing/creating a different kind of music appropriate to their time and milieu, and using, BTW, a different set of drugs to suicide themselves.

Saying that those three brought more to the table is like saying that Mozart brought more to the table than Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, or Gershwin.

There will never be another voice like Whitney Houston's.

And BTW, one of Janis's big hits was written by, ta-da: George Gershwin (Summertime). Also performed by the Doors and Hendrix w/Janis.

Whitney Houston has been far more influential than Janice and Jim. ... The difference between Jimi and Houston is a matter of debate.

#17 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine

There is no debate. Different eras, different music, different culture.

More a matter of taste than anything.

Les Paul had far more influence on today's music than most anybody else, IMHO.

Get the fuck over it people. Just because you served it does not make you the sole arbiter to decide what people do in regards to patriotic acts or things dealing with the government. Here is a pearl to ruminate on.. The Commander in chief is a civilian which means all military report to the people not vice versa. I constantly hear about how the citizenry has to scrape and grovel for the right to be citizens from some of these machismo freaks that state how they are protecting us from the "enemy". Newsflash Nancy.. you "ain't" . You are a tool of the political might of the US to be used in whatever shitty misadventure thought up to generate coin for the corporate masters. The last so called saving the republic act was ww2 and EVERYONE was involved in some capacity. Lose the ego, sit the fuck down and be good little citizens.

oh btw whitney was a dumbass..

Doug christie just did it because it was a free way to get a few more black voters fooled into thinking republicans actually care about them.

The hypocrisy in wailing about one dead junkie while stripping his constituency of the right to wed whom they please is almost as monumental as the governor's heft. herm

Who the fuck is Whitney? Did HE do anything positive for society at large?

I just do not understand why panties on both sides of the aisle are so bunched over this token gesture of respect paid by a state to one of their native daughters. Get a grip ferchrisakes. There are way more important things to be pissy about than NJ lowering their flags for a day.

I would have done the same thing as Christie. I am glad he did it. I am sure who posted the first comment would want flags at half staff for themselves when they die.

Welcome to a Politician's thought process,just another hack,no guts no glory!

Enter the Brain Surgeon!

In his defense of lowering the flag for Whitney Cristie Say's "but for the grace of God go I". Using that reasoning ,What if God had made him Gay. Should have not vetoed the same sex marriage.The man sounds confused.