No, he refused to follow the directive of the Governor of the State of North Carolina. Flying the flag at half staff was not optional. He didn’t have the authority to ignore that directive, nor did he have the authority to order others to ignore that directive either.

Uh, right. That’s what “conscience” means. He didn’t have the authority to ignore the directive. He ignored it anyway. Out of laziness? No. Out of personal animosity? No.

Mr. Eason answered a higher authority–his own sense of what’s right.

(As for your quibble that he retired rather than waiting to be fired–get real. He surrendered his job. You think he’s also obliged to surrender his pension? Under that kind of reasoning, one owes one’s very existence to anyone who gives you a paycheck.)

I agree, pathetic J.

Absolutely pathetic Jay, even for you.

So, he gave up a well-paying job so he could be a little famous? I hate to break this to you, Jay, but not everyone is as depraved as you are.

You realize you insulted me twice in this post alone. I guess that makes you a hypocrite.

“Eason doesn’t need to cash in for millions (or any material benefit for that matter) for his actions to be self-serving. People like CS can’t grasp the concept.”

You have yet to show any evidence, anything, that suggest Eason was acting in a self-serving fashion. So instead of simply trying to insult me, you should present real evidence.

“Go ahead. Somebody can get the last (lame) word in.”

Yeah, asking for evidence is lame. We should all just believe you when you whatever you say.

Eason doesn’t need to cash in for millions (or any material benefit for that matter) for his actions to be self-serving. People like CS can’t grasp the concept.

Go ahead. Somebody can get the last (lame) word in.

Jay: “He got his 15 minutes….”

That’s it? Can you show 15 minutes of fame is of any material benefit to him? Can you show he even wanted 15 minutes of fame?

Me: “That’s because you’ve been shown to be a liar, Jay.”

Jay: “Zzzzzzz…..”

Of course you don’t even pretend to defend yourself.

He got his 15 minutes….

That’s because you’ve been shown to be a liar, Jay.

Zzzzzzz…..

Damn, I hate it when Obama imitates President Bush (during the 1999 primary season, he criticized McCain’s campaign finance reform bill. As president, he signed it) and McCain (the carpetbaggerreport.com documents him flip-flopping, and I am not making this up, sixty times). Heck, the iconic Reagan was probably the most vocally anti-abortion rights president ever, but, as governor of California, he signed a bill that basically legalized abortion in that state. I guess flip-flopping on an issue is just a bad thing for the Jibreel Riley’s of this world when a Republican does it (especially when that Republican flip-flops from a liberal to a conservative position, as in the Reagan example I gave. Then it shows how much that Republican has “grown”).

“A hero? The man is an idiot.”

Whatever happened to disagreeing without being disagreeable (and yes, that applies to the liberals who post, as well as conservatives like Jay)?

In what way? How did he gain from his action?

“And actually no, my opinion wouldn’t have been different. Not that you’d believe me…”

That’s because you’ve been shown to be a liar, Jay.

And actually no, my opinion wouldn’t have been different. Not that you’d believe me, nor do I care.

So you are not impressed by the size of his sacrifice. What did you want him to do? Commit ritual suicide? Seppuku perhaps? Self-immolation?

This is another ‘Baby Mama’ incident. You are looking at this not based on the facts, but based on political allegiance. Had the political parties been reversed, so would your opinion.

I get 2% of my last year’s salary per year of service. So after 29 years, I would get 58%, e.g..

That would be ~$24,000 p/a. for me. I assume NC isn’t wildly different

Not bad, but not the lap of luxury.

Each year his retirement was brought forward, before he planned to retire, cost him $800-900 p/a, times the number of years in retirement.

A significant sacrifice, but not a crippling one.

I’ll take an ordinary hero, though. Heroes of any kind are rare.

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I understand what you’re saying, and normally I don’t disagree. The problem I have is twofold:

1. Eason wasn’t working by himself. He jeopardized those who worked directly for him by telling them to disregard a directive from the Governor.

2. He wanted his cake and eat it too. If he was such a rebel, he wouldn’t have retired and taken the easy way out. He would have accepted whatever discipline was meted out, which could have been termination.

About the governor; exactly right.

This governor is in fact a Democrat unfortunately. I think it would be absolutely wonderful for his delegate status at the upcoming convention to be revoked on account of this vile act.

I commend what Eason for what he did: Refusing to honor a bigoted bastard in the same manner that we honor good, commendable, and heroic persons that made a positive difference in Americans’ lives.

(I’d also like to note that this directive from the governor to fly the flag at half-mast calls into question his character.)