Tempest Over Obama's Tea Cup Salute

[Vigilante]

Nuttley just proved the validity of post #4 BULLSHIT ATTRACTS FLIES!

 

[BullKurtz]

Y

does, huh

Nothing in his hand, asshole.

ou are really desperate.

"ou"?

 

[Faun]

Tempest over Obama's tea cup salute: Commander-in-chief sparks anger by saluting Marines with drink in his hand

• President was exiting his Marine One helicopter after landing in New York City for speeches about global warming and fighting ISIS in Syria
• Commander-in-chief is a military title that entitles Obama to a salute, and he's expected to return the gesture
• On Tuesday he saluted two uniformed US Marines while holding a cup in his hand, a breach that won't win him fans among veterans or servicemen
• Twitter erupted with the president's indignant detractors
• The White House put a short video of his arrival in New York on its own Instagram page, creating a public gaffe that no photographer had shown

President Barack Obama saluted a pair of United States Marines on Tuesday while holding what appeared to be a styrofoam cup in his saluting hand, a breach of military regulations that won't win him fans among veterans and servicemen.

Obama is known for drinking tea, not coffee, when he travels, especially before delivering speeches.

His quasi-saluting gesture was an instant embarrassment for the White House, and not because his environmentally taboo drinkware clashed with the green-policy speech he was on his way to deliver at a UN Climate Summit.

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What an absolute disaster liberals are.

While his gesture was highly inappropriate, he really shouldn't have saluted at all. Despite holding the title, "Commander-in-Chief," a president is a civilian position and saluting is reserved for military. Even president Eisenhower, who achieved the notable rank of 5 star General while he served in the military, knew better than to salute once he became president.

Now that I think about it, why he needed to carry a cup of anything while exiting Marine One in the first place. Don't they have coffee in reception at the Whitehouse?

I dunno but you should probably start a thread over that to get to the bottom of it.

 

[BullKurtz]

Of course none of this is new to Barry Obozo....he has a long history of disrespecting the country he was dragged to from Kenya by his whore mother. And being a muslim, he doesn't recognize nation-states.

 

[Pennywise]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

Stop listening to Bill O'Reilly.

Are you saying that he did NOT take a selfie at the memorial service? He did NOT fail to put the cup in his other hand before saluting the Marines?

O'Reilly lied about it?

You misread my post.

 

[RadicalRedneck]

Any decent and respectable American would just have switched the cup to his/her left hand. What an idiot

 

[R.D.]

So it's gone from the President shouldn't have anything in his hands when saluting to he has nothing in his saluting hand so it's okay. Wow, I wonder what the difference is? Could it be his party? Nah! lol

You seem to have trouble following simple conversations.

No one who respects the office and the military suggested the President shouldn't have anything in his hands, simply not in his saluting hand.

I think you know this but your playing dumb is getting old, getting to know your fellow libs here would be useful

 

[mudwhistle]

Tempest over Obama's tea cup salute: Commander-in-chief sparks anger by saluting Marines with drink in his hand

• President was exiting his Marine One helicopter after landing in New York City for speeches about global warming and fighting ISIS in Syria
• Commander-in-chief is a military title that entitles Obama to a salute, and he's expected to return the gesture
• On Tuesday he saluted two uniformed US Marines while holding a cup in his hand, a breach that won't win him fans among veterans or servicemen
• Twitter erupted with the president's indignant detractors
• The White House put a short video of his arrival in New York on its own Instagram page, creating a public gaffe that no photographer had shown

President Barack Obama saluted a pair of United States Marines on Tuesday while holding what appeared to be a styrofoam cup in his saluting hand, a breach of military regulations that won't win him fans among veterans and servicemen.

Obama is known for drinking tea, not coffee, when he travels, especially before delivering speeches.

His quasi-saluting gesture was an instant embarrassment for the White House, and not because his environmentally taboo drinkware clashed with the green-policy speech he was on his way to deliver at a UN Climate Summit.

Read more: Tempest over Obama s tea cup salute Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook


What an absolute disaster liberals are.

While his gesture was highly inappropriate, he really shouldn't have saluted at all. Despite holding the title, "Commander-in-Chief," a president is a civilian position and saluting is reserved for military. Even president Eisenhower, who achieved the notable rank of 5 star General while he served in the military, knew better than to salute once he became president.

Now that I think about it, why he needed to carry a cup of anything while exiting Marine One in the first place. Don't they have coffee in reception at the Whitehouse?

I dunno but you should probably start a thread over that to get to the bottom of it.

I've counted at least four others so far. I think it's silly and only gives the left something to criticize.

 

[Moonglow]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

You have to listen to the Marines and those types. To them, it is a big deal. It is a thing.

I can remember when a tattoo was a big thing to a Marine..

 

[Moonglow]

Any decent and respectable American would just have switched the cup to his/her left hand. What an idiot

Only lower rank, since those at the top have the liberty to do as they please, as I was told while in the Army...

 

[Vigilante]

 

[Vigilante]

 

[Pennywise]

She's such a delicate flower.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I agree.

We should appreciate all he has done.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

And yet, he refused to salute those who came home in coffins.

 

[Vigilante]

I agree.

We should appreciate all he has done.

And it only took the POS 6 years to get back to ALMOST where we were! ..... Had NOTHING to do with American determination, it was ALL THE POSERS DOING!

 

[Vigilante]

And yet, he refused to salute those who came home in coffins.

And the POSER did how many times...2...3?

AND USED AS A PHOTO OPT ONLY!!!!!!

 

[Katzndogz]

And yet, he refused to salute those who came home in coffins.

Very few came home in coffins. Less than 600. It wasn't until obama took office that the real slaughter began. And that, by his design.

 

[rightwinger]

And yet, he refused to salute those who came home in coffins.

Very few came home in coffins. Less than 600. It wasn't until obama took office that the real slaughter began. And that, by his design.

Very few came home in coffins. Less than 600. It wasn't until obama took office that the real slaughter began. And that, by his design.


Someone is detached from reality

 

[Jarhead]

Tempest over Obama's tea cup salute: Commander-in-chief sparks anger by saluting Marines with drink in his hand

• President was exiting his Marine One helicopter after landing in New York City for speeches about global warming and fighting ISIS in Syria
• Commander-in-chief is a military title that entitles Obama to a salute, and he's expected to return the gesture
• On Tuesday he saluted two uniformed US Marines while holding a cup in his hand, a breach that won't win him fans among veterans or servicemen
• Twitter erupted with the president's indignant detractors
• The White House put a short video of his arrival in New York on its own Instagram page, creating a public gaffe that no photographer had shown

President Barack Obama saluted a pair of United States Marines on Tuesday while holding what appeared to be a styrofoam cup in his saluting hand, a breach of military regulations that won't win him fans among veterans and servicemen.

Obama is known for drinking tea, not coffee, when he travels, especially before delivering speeches.

His quasi-saluting gesture was an instant embarrassment for the White House, and not because his environmentally taboo drinkware clashed with the green-policy speech he was on his way to deliver at a UN Climate Summit.

Read more: Tempest over Obama s tea cup salute Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook


What an absolute disaster liberals are.

While his gesture was highly inappropriate, he really shouldn't have saluted at all. Despite holding the title, "Commander-in-Chief," a president is a civilian position and saluting is reserved for military. Even president Eisenhower, who achieved the notable rank of 5 star General while he served in the military, knew better than to salute once he became president.

A CIC is not required to salute. You are correct. No CIC did it until Reagan. It is more from a position of respect than from a position of protocol.

Saluting is NOT reserved just for the military. There, you are incorrect.

MILITARY COURTESY

Military courtesy is simply an application of common, everyday courtesy and common sense. The form of salutation and greeting for the civilian consists of raising the hat. The form of salutation for the military man consists of rendering the military salute.

You cited military to military and military to civilian courtesy protocols.

It does not, however, define the salute as reserved for the military as you stated.

It is not. I simply wanted to correct you.

The salute can be used by anyone at anytime. Many non military organizations use it such as police departments, boy scouts and cub scouts.