Whitney Houston

Gov. Chris Christie has ordered the flags in New Jersey to fly half staff in honer of Whitney Houston on the day she is laid to rest. I have lost ALL respect for the gov and have never been so embarrassed by new jersey, my state.

He also said that Whitney Houston is in the same class as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. Nothing can be further from the truth. I was never a fan of her or her music but to say she is in the same class as the aforementioned musicians is a bit over the top, in my opinion.

And by ordering the flags lowered on Saturday he sends the message that if you become famous but have a history of substance abuse you can still be a hero.

And as far as the media, both national and local, there are real heroes that are dying to defend our freedom and way of life and we don't hear about half of them. So instead of honoring a crack head who happens to be from new jersey, let's honor the REAL HEROES that die unnoticed.

R.I.P. -- all those that have died defending our freedom and to those that died in the line of duty at home, policemen, firefighters and other first responders.