OMGhazi, Obama Didn't Salute, Con's Heads Explode.

[Grassy Knoll]

[niyad]

1. since when does the C-i-C salute an nco?

[TreasonousBastard]

4. He doesn't-- the NCO salutes an officer and the officeer returns the salute...

with the President as a civilian in the chain of command, there are no strict rules.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I seem to remember a raging debate over Reagan's insistance...

on saluting. Since he was never in the military, some were taken aback by his assuming the privilege of saluting.

But, it turns out that although he was the first President to return a salute, the troops loved him for it.

There apparently is no protocol, and the President can salute or not as he sees fit. I'm thinking a personal word and a handshake might be more appreciated by a Marine.

[sarge43]

6. Prior to WWII Reagan had a commission in Army Reserves

Following Pearl Harbor he went on active duty. I can say some rotten things about Raygun, but he did step up.

[Boomerproud]

10. He narrated army training films and went home every night.

n/t

[sarge43]

13. Yes.

All I said is that he served. I didn't say he was another Audie Murphy.

[japple]

18. Reagan's addled mind led him to believe he had actively served

and was perhaps responsible for winning WWII.

[Life Long Dem]

3. Because Bonghazi is going so good they focus on this.

Keep up the good work.

[monmouth3]

5. The Marine looks so terribly offended...Bwahahaha....n/t

[rdharma]

7. Errr merrr gerrrd! This is EVEN worse than "UMBRELLA GATE"!

[stlsaxman]

16. to be really authentic "freepspeak" you should write "worse THEN umbrella gate"...

just a tip for next time!

[rdharma]

21. Thanks for the tip, FRiend!

[BeyondGeography]

8. Rec'd for OMGhazi

Quite good.

[leveymg]

9. Now that's the guy I elected twice.

An intelligent, caring human being, not an automaton or a power mad poseur in awe of his own trappings.

[pennylane100]

11. I thought that was such a nice way he handled it.

He remembers to salute just as he enters the copter and then comes back out and acknowledges the guy standing there. I thought it was just great. He really is a caring person.

[progree]

12. I agree, though it looks like the pilot is the one that reminded him

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I watched that segment a number of times, and it looks like the pilot was making salute motions like trying to get Obama's attention and remind him. And then as soon as Obama got in the helicopter, it looks like he had a brief conversation with the pilot and came right back out.

The pilot was in Marine uniform, not surprisingly given that it is a Marine helicopter dubbed "Marine One".

Either way, I agree Obama handled it well. But I know this will be grist for those right wing emails -- similar to the ones during the Clinton administration where there was a viral email about how the Marine was giving Clinton a kind-of-disrespectful salute.

[CTyankee]

15. I don't know about Marine One but the pilots on Air Force One are colonels.

[skeewee08]

14. Nice job

Mr President

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Agree!

two thumbs up!

[Botany]

19. Oh for the love of dog

[Luschnig]

20. Saluting was made law

for all government employees in 1933. But that was the Nazi salute . . . is this what the rightwing is talking about?

[Mkap]

22. Chickenhawk republicans

Don't know jack about how the military works

Their IS NOTHING in military regulations that states that a superior officer has to salute back to an subordinate