Haven't we been through this already!!?

[ashling]

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:

President Barack Obama forgot protocol while boarding Marine One en route to Annapolis, Maryland, CNN reported on Friday.

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]

1. 1. He's got a lot of stuff on his mind right now.

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]

2. More from the lame stream media. Kiss off, shills.

[sheshe2]

3. Thanks for that, ashlig!

I loved the way he jogged down those stairs!

The others can STFU!

[GeorgeGist]

4. Reagan is in hell; Bush will be.

[jeff47]

5. Protocol says Presidents don't salute.

Soldiers salute. Presidents are civilians.

No president saluted soldiers until Reagan. Including presidents like Ike, who was quite familiar with saluting protocol.

[BainsBane]

6. I spare myself this crap

I never turn on Fox and don't watch a lot of cable news more generally. I hate faux outrage.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. I'm sure the marine cried himself to sleep.

JFK and LBJ never saluted me when I was in and I had to replace my tear stained teddy bear.

USMC '61 - '65

[babylonsister]

8. Don't know if

'happy' Memorial Day has ever been appropriate, but thanks from me.

[corkhead]

9. Thank You

[Cha]

10. thanks for OPing this ashling.. I commented on this "awkwardly" in Politics2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=307970

[0rganism]

11. hell, when he salutes correctly, the righties will get offended because he wasn't in the military

They hate him no matter what he does, regardless of anything, all the time.