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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHaven't we been through this already!!?
The following headline appears from HPo:
Obama Forgets To Salute Marine, Awkwardly Makes It Up To Him
"awkwardly makes it up to him"????? WTF?
as if this is bad enough, but then the story:
Obama did not salute the Marine standing at the bottom of the helicopter while boarding. Upon realizing the faux pas, the president jogged back down to shake hands with the Marine and spoke privately with him before entering the helicopter again.
"forgot protocol" ???????
Wasn't a story when Reagan did it. Not when Bush did it. This is truly Palinesque
He is the Commander in fucking Chief! He doesn't have to salute.
Oh, sorry, I forgot ... he is the BLACK Commander in fucking Chief - nevermind
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/obama-salute_n_3331762.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037#slide=more280607
trof
(54,256 posts)2. I saw the clip and saw nothing 'awkward' in it.
This is awkward:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SHjIb6trxBI
freshwest
(53,661 posts)sheshe2
(83,898 posts)I loved the way he jogged down those stairs!
The others can STFU!
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)Soldiers salute. Presidents are civilians.
No president saluted soldiers until Reagan. Including presidents like Ike, who was quite familiar with saluting protocol.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)I never turn on Fox and don't watch a lot of cable news more generally. I hate faux outrage.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)JFK and LBJ never saluted me when I was in and I had to replace my tear stained teddy bear.
USMC '61 - '65
babylonsister
(171,090 posts)'happy' Memorial Day has ever been appropriate, but thanks from me.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)0rganism
(23,970 posts)They hate him no matter what he does, regardless of anything, all the time.