Does Whitney Houston's life and death deserve the lowering of the flag in her home state of New Jersey?

I don't think so.

NJ Gov. Chris Christie defended his decision yesterday by saying :"I am disturbed by people who believe that because her ultimate demise - and we don't know what is the cause of her death yet - but because of her history of substance abuse that somehow she's forfeited the good things that she did in her life.  I just reject that on a human level."

Well, I reject a couple of things, too.  I reject that she will be treated in the same manner as hero when she gave up the right to call herself one.

When my 10-year-old stepson asked who Whitney Houston was this week, I told him the truth:  She was one of the best singers and entertainers of all time but she had some big problems with drugs that killed her career and might have killed her, too.

Someone said to me today:  "If it was an ex-president that had fallen on hard times and started using drugs and being so publicly nuts as Whitney was, would he lose the honor, too?"

Of course not.  But there is a huge leap between being a down-and-out entertainer and an ex-president of the United States.

I feel so horrible about Houston's death and the way she will be remembered.  I remember all the mega-hits, the movies, and the special moments.  But the good times, in this case, can't cancel out the decade of bad.

Gov. Christie defends his decision to honor Houston.  I defend my reasoning to think that her death deserves pity, not honor.

Disagree with me?  Let me know:  liz@my1073fm.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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