OMG... The haters find anything

[SHRED]

People get upset over the weirdest things.



Obama takes heat over salute to troops with coffee in his hand
http://www.10news.com/news/obama-takes-heat-over-salute-09232014


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[Cali_Democrat]

1. Saluteghazi

Impeach.

[ReRe]

10. ..

[lovemydog]

12. First Benghazi, now Saluteghazi.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. But I don't recall any complaints about this:

[Cartoonist]

5. That was fast

As soon as I read the OP, I knew someone would post a pic of some repub doing the exact same thing. Obama puts his foot on the desk, the RW is outraged. Then someone posts a Pic of Bush with his feet on the desk. Obama wears a tan suit, the RW is outraged. Then someone posts a pic of Reagan wearing a tan suit. When will these guys ever learn?

[pkdu]

3. Or this....

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[TreasonousBastard]

4. A thousand threads on this...

maybe a hundred here...

But, no one has yet mentioned that civilians are not supposed to salute. It's reserved for the military in uniform. It's particularly bad form for civilian government officials to salute because of our separation of militay and civilian authority.

Reagan was the first President who saluted, and, because he was Reagan, no one but a few misfits complained. He mumbled something about being Commander in Chief as his excuse, and the whole thing was wrapped up as part of the Reagan patriotic circus. Now, it seems to be accepted. Required, even.

Did Eisenhower or Carter, who were formerly military officers, salute? Does the Secretary of Defense salute?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. You are correct. Saluting is for military personnel in uniform.

But Saint Ronny did it so it became de rigueur for all subsequent presidents even though it's neither truly customary nor correct. But you can just imagine the howls of outrage if the current president correctly decided to stop doing it because he's not a military officer in uniform.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Always really good to know such stuff

for general knowledge. Thanks for posting

[ReRe]

14. When I seen what this was all about...

... that is what first came to my mind. They don't have to salute. I wonder when this started? Reagan? Might it be appropriate if the President is a Veteran? I think it all got started with all the military worship and overkill patriotism since 9/11.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Yes. It started with Reagan.

Even Eisenhower never saluted.

[ReRe]

17. Thanks, DI

I thought it was either Reagan or Junior.

[Drunken Irishman]

18. No prob!

Never understood why other presidents continued it, but I guess it's out of fear of being tagged as anti-troops like, well, here.

[gordianot]

7. I am convinced that moderate center right Obama has moved Republicans so far right they are in peril

Obama is basically likable popular enough to be elected twice as President not to be taken lightly. When listening to an Obama hater wait for some variation of "it is not because he is black" you know instantly it is because he is black.

[BrotherIvan]

9. Cuz that's important

Fuck's sake, Democrats fall for it every time.

[DetlefK]

11. But posing for a photo while standing on the flag is totally fine.

[No Vested Interest]

13. You're right - the complainers find any excuse to complain.

Remember the fuss raised when a Marine held an umbrella over Pres. Obama in a downpour?

[FlatStanley]

15. A commanding officer isn't required to return the salute, anyway, is he?

[Mariana]

22. He's in no-win situation with this.

A bunch of people are going to be pissed off no matter what he does.

Civilians are never required to salute anyone at any time, but they also are in no way prohibited from doing so - the rules about how, when, where, and whom to salute apply only to military personnel, and civilians are not bound by them at all. I think it's bad form for the President to salute, since he's a civilian. Better that he acknowledge them with a nod of the head or a verbal greeting.

[FlatStanley]

24. Well said. And I agree, as a civilian the president shouldn't salute.

But, yes, lose-lose for this President.

[Man from Pickens]

19. They're certainly not going to complain over the bombings

they like when we are bombing

so they need something else to latch onto

[mnhtnbb]

20. This turned up on a friend's fb page

and I had to post the following:

http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2008/12/24/to-salute-or-not-to-salute-thats-obamas-question/


It's just one more way to complain about Obama. And of course, this friend prefaced her remarks
with it wasn't about being political...it was about respect. Such hor$e$hit.

[progressoid]

21. O.F.F.S.

[Initech]

23. Obama could breathe through his nose instead of his mouth..

And the Republicans would somehow try to link it to Benghazi.