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pinboy3niner

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25. The point is that that is what is prescribed as proper protocol

Reply to former9thward (Reply #24)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:58 PM

Dec 2015

Of course an individual can choose not to follow it. It's not like they're going to call out the SWAT team.

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Where is the outrage? [View all] kpete Dec 2015 OP

Cruz doing a Napoleon Trump too impt to care irisblue Dec 2015 #1

He has his pout face on, I wonder if he really hates this country. Rex Dec 2015 #2

i noticed this too and thought how telling mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #29

LOL...!!! Hepburn Dec 2015 #3

Because the Horst Wessel Lied is playing in his earbud. bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #4

Cruz could be reaching for his 'piece' elias49 Dec 2015 #5

No. He scratching an itchy nipple. madinmaryland Dec 2015 #7

That was his nickname in college! Scootaloo Dec 2015 #38

LOL!! madinmaryland Dec 2015 #40

Technically, you don't cover your heart for the National Anthem. NutmegYankee Dec 2015 #6

By the thousands every Sunday at football stadiums. elias49 Dec 2015 #8

As was pointed out to me, the rule changed in 1998. NutmegYankee Dec 2015 #12

Trump went to military school, so he was probably *trained* to the older protocol of no tblue37 Dec 2015 #51

You do, per 36 U.S. Code § 301 pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #9

Interesting - that obviously was passed after I became an adult. NutmegYankee Dec 2015 #11

Attending a lot of vet events, it can be confusing keeping up with various protocols and changes pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #15

Yes 1939 Dec 2015 #36

Thanks, that's been a point of confusion. JohnnyLib2 Dec 2015 #16

That law is a request not an order. former9thward Dec 2015 #24

The point is that that is what is prescribed as proper protocol pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #25

If this was a photo of Democrats former9thward Dec 2015 #28

Let me know when your goalposts stop moving. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #31

My goalposts? former9thward Dec 2015 #32

And before WWII, it was, shall we say, a bit different: arcane1 Dec 2015 #27

Spot on NutmegYankee l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #34

"They don't salute me, to hell with 'em."...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #10

He didn't even hold his gut like Stupid did Warpy Dec 2015 #13

It looks like Ted is going for his revolver oberliner Dec 2015 #14

Ha! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #41

That's one long tie tRump has on n2doc Dec 2015 #17

Trump can't put his hand over his heart - he doesn't have a heart to cover n/t csziggy Dec 2015 #18

I think that he may indeed have a heart madokie Dec 2015 #43

Cruz is checking his wallet is still there - standing next to Trump, I can see that (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #19

LOL! pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #20

The best one yet LOL madokie Dec 2015 #44

If Sanders or Clinton did that we'd still be seeing conservative emails about it in 2050 phantom power Dec 2015 #21

so so true! nt steve2470 Dec 2015 #22

Well, at least he's got his flag pin on. KamaAina Dec 2015 #23

I want to see his "birth certificate" dammit! n/t Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #26

Make sure it's the LONG FORM one! BuelahWitch Dec 2015 #39

+1 Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #48

Well... madamesilverspurs Dec 2015 #30

if it's trump who didn't know the words mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #33

What pisses me off is that if Obama did it, Fox and hate-talk radio PatrickforO Dec 2015 #35

I hope you realize madokie Dec 2015 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2015 #37

Someone shold tell Cruz not to stroke his nipple until the anthem is over. rug Dec 2015 #42

I'm going with madokie Dec 2015 #46

OUTRAGE!!!1! SwankyXomb Dec 2015 #47

His assistant is in the front row doing it for him. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #49

That's because he'd have to remove his 'headdress' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #50

I dislike slurs against appearance, or poking fun at baldness... Orsino Dec 2015 #52