Should the White House have been lit up with Gay Pride colors?

Cookie said:
... An interesting concept though, why is it all 'white'. Why not the green house or the blue house? Maybe painting the trim around the windows would help.
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The President's house was originally covered in lime-based whitewash early in its existence, merely to keep the stones from freezing. "The White House" remained only a nickname until Teddy Roosevelt made it official in 1901.
 

AZ Jim said:
Pretty silly Phil.
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Not at all. Let's have equal time for everything.

We want to celebrate sexual preferences by making the White House look like a red-light district? Fine. I'm into bondage - let's light it up in shades of Iron Gray and Hemp Rope Beige.

We should celebrate the fact that one in three Americans own guns - let's project huge pictures of Glocks over the front of the house.

35% of all pizzas ordered in the U.S. have pepperoni as their topping ... blast 'em up there!

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SifuPhil said:
Not at all. Let's have equal time for everything.

We want to celebrate sexual preferences by making the White House look like a red-light district? Fine. I'm into bondage - let's light it up in shades of Iron Gray and Hemp Rope Beige.

We should celebrate the fact that one in three Americans own guns - let's project huge pictures of Glocks over the front of the house.

35% of all pizzas ordered in the U.S. have pepperoni as their topping ... blast 'em up there!

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Like I said silly and a major overreach.
 

Who gets upset when a woman kisses a man? Who gets judgmental about what woman a man marries? When a movie is laced with man woman love who gets upset? We always allow our heterosexuality to flourish, why not the gays? I have been married for a total of 58 years to a woman, but Goddamn it that was and is my choice. Isn't it time to let EVERYONE have THEIR choice too?????
 
This desecration of my White House is a serious matter and the trampling of the lawn outside is also bothersome...
 
Some just refuse to understand the seriousness of this matter. It is a defilement pure and simple, and my BP is out of control...
 
ronaldj said:
No...it should not have been
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Not sure why not.. Rainbow colors are not a religious symbol... so they don't violate the constitutional separation of Church and State.. They simply were showing support for a segment of our population now gaining equal rights under the law.
 
OK, how about if we light it up with the Confederate flag? There is a significant segment of our population who feel we have a right to hoist it.
 
There is quite a difference in something positive like the gaining of equal rights... and a symbol of hatred and bigotry.. and designed to be the "white mans" flag in support of slavery... doncha think?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America

The flag is also known as "the Stainless Banner" and was designed by William T. Thompson, a newspaper editor and writer based in Savannah, Georgia, with assistance from William Ross Postell, a Confederate blockade runner.[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] The nickname "stainless" referred to the pure white field which took up a large part of the flag's design, although W.T. Thompson, the flag's designer, referred to his design as "The White Man's Flag".[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] In referring to the white field that comprised a large part of the flag's design elements, Thompson stated that its color symbolized the "supremacy of the white man":[SUP][1][/SUP]

Second national flag
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Second national flag, also used as the Confederate navy's ensign, 1.5:1 ratio


As a people we are fighting maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause.
—William T. Thompson (April 23, 1863), Daily Morning News[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8]


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