Breaking News for FOX- new scandal

[Cane4Dems]

(title = haha)

so Pres. Obama forgot to salute the Marine who stands guard in front of the Marine One.....but then he realized his mistake and went back down and spent a few minutes talking to the marine and apologizing

the link has a nice photo of our Pres. talking to that respective Marine who seems to be so happy that he is getting to share a private moment with the leader of our country

link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/obama-salute_n_3331762.html

FOX news will probably cover this 24/7 and repukes must be freaking out and pointing at this as evidence for his "anti-american agenda" hahaha

[Life Long Dem]

1. A few seconds

As long as it took to shake his hand instead of saluting. He must of had something on his mind - you think.

[rdharma]

2. This is bigger than "umbrella gate"! :sarcasm:

The RW nut job sites are outraged!

[adieu]

10. 10,000,000 x WATERGATE!!!

Eleventy times!!!

[arcane1]

3. Everyone knows THIS is the proper way to salute when exiting Marine One

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QSDWOwXflhnIZ7Vy7oOycg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MTE3Mjtjcj0xO2N3PTE0NjQ7ZHg9MDtkeT0wO2ZpPXVsY3JvcDtoPTQ3MjtxPTg1O3c9NTkw/

[pacalo]

9. Oh, yeah - that's priceless. He's the reason they try to make the slightest thing stick with Obama.

They're wrapped up in mediocrity because they have nothing.

[LeftInTX]

4. Is he even supposed to salute them?

Didn't Raygun just kinda make this up?

[Aristus]

24. Yeah. Reagan was a Hollywood soldier who spent the entire war in studios and on

back lots.

Never put it on the line like Jimmy Stewart, for example.

But the colossal idiot initiated the salute to the Marines and other uniformed personnel on Presidential duties.

I don't blame President Obama for continuing it. I just wish it would end. I wish a President, any President, would tell the American people what I already know: the salute is a privilege reserved for uniformed military personnel. A privilege, not an obligation. If you doubt that, consider that service members convicted under UCMJ and serving time in stockade are prohibited from saluting officers. They lost the privilege when they were convicted.

The President in Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces. But he is a civilian, as he (and someday she) should be. But C-In-C or not, he should not salute uniformed personnel.

[Politicalboi]

5. Obama did it on purpose

So this can become bigger than Benghazi on Faux. Now, Watch the shinny object over here says Obama. LOL!

[Grassy Knoll]

11. I think you might have a point...

What better way to get FUX noise all lathered up. LOL

[Little_Wing]

17. Brilliant, really

SQUIRREL!

[Cha]

6. BFD.. it worked out even Better for the Marine, imv..

I'd rather have a handshake and talk to the CIC than the usual salute. So there, fooking fox screws their viewers.



huffpost headline.. "Obama Forgets To Salute Marine, Awkwardly Makes It Up To Him"

I see nothing "awkward" there.. just the usual grace. Course, many of the comments under the article are the usual brainwashed shit.

thanks Cane

[Frustratedlady]

7. Bush was awkward, Obama is cool.

I don't think awkward is in his makeup from the get-go. He was even a cool kid.

Boy, FOX is hurting for material.

[Cha]

22. Yeah, fox is hurting.. so sad.. but huffpost wrote that

title and the pic tells a different story.. along with what you said about PBO's so called "awkwardness"..

I

don't think awkward is in his makeup from the get-go. He was even a cool kid.

[arcane1]

13. Yeah, that look on the Marine's face really says "snubbed and awkward" to me.

He looks like a happy guy who just had a lucky day that he'll be proudly telling his grand-kids about.

[Cha]

21. That's exactly what I'm thinking, arcane. :)

[davidpdx]

25. I'd say so, very memorable for him

I don't know what protocol is for those on duty at the White House, but my guess is they are probably told not to speak to the President unless he initiates a conversation. If that is the case, he got a very lucky break with Obama coming back to personally talk to him.

[LiberalFighter]

16. Whoever wrote the headline for HuffPost must have a stick up their ass.

[Cha]

20. Ya think.

[agentS]

8. In Syria, people are eating each other to impress their sponsors on Youtube/video sites

And THIS is the lead story for FOX News??? That the President forgot to salute, a phoney Reagan unofficial protocol that, for whatever reason, all presidents have to follow? Then said President had a friendly chat with moments later, THAT is a scandal?
Fuck it- Holder, ignore Rosen and throw AILES in jail for FRAUD! For masquerading FOX as a news organization.

[pasto76]

12. a superior is not actually required to return a salute. maybe in ceremonies it is required

yeah, it is nice when the brigade commander acknowledges this specialist by returning the salute. But you are saluting him because he is in charge. And maybe this individual has alot on his mind. I would submit that any president _always_ has a lot on his mind.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. Scoop: Marine fails to salute C&C,...President gets in his face for it...

Oh wait,...that would be if this were a REPUBLICAN.

Carry on.

[ashling]

15. At Huff Po he "awkwardly" made up for his error in protocol WTF???

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022897915

[Cha]

23. thanks for pointing me to your OP on this and for doing it!

Fooking Orwellian Mediawhores.

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. George W Bush LITERALLY kills 4,000+ US military members with his nonsense: GOPers cheer

Obama has a Marine hold his umbrella or misses a salute here and there; scandal of world-shaking proportions.

These people lack perspective.

And, yes, I mean it: every US service member killed in Iraq was DIRECTLY killed by George Bush and Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld and that whole crew. They are directly responsible for each and every death.

[BlueStreak]

19. Salute-gate

The biggest scandal since Teapot Dome.

[KinMd]

26. Lindsey Graham is gonna want answers

[baldguy]

27. Who's going to go to jail over this?