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Mr. President, They Are Not Baristas – They Are Marines
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| September 24, 2014
| Todd Starnes
Posted on 09/24/2014 12:44:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: PATRIOT1876
I’d be willing to hire out to the Federal government as a contractor to teach Federal employees, like Obama, how to transfer a cup from one hand to the other. I could put on a workshop for twenty people for $20,000 a pop.
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:28:31 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:29:09 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: -YYZ-
I know that the president is technically the CINC, but I always thought that saluting was reserved for people actively serving in the military (or possibly retired from) in uniform to others in the same circumstance. The president is not a military man and not wearing a uniform - should he be giving a military salute at all?There used to be a difference of opinion as to whether the President should return military salutes, and I recall reading that, at one time, Republican Presidents would salute and Democrats wouldn't, but in modern times all Presidents return salutes. (I think it was JFK who started the practice for Democrats.)
To: Da Coyote
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:33:34 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: Kaslin
He certainly isnt my president and will never beI sure wish Ann Dunham used birth control. Or could afford a condom.
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:33:41 PM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: Kaslin
I understand that it is correct to salute with whatever is in your right hand when you are being chased or followed by a Wookie.
To: Kaslin
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:37:32 PM PDT
by
Gator113
( Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Mike Lee speak for me, most everyone else is just noise.)
To: FatherofFive
She should have, that is for sure
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:45:08 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: blueunicorn6
There’s no doubt in my mind that this disrespectful “salute” was premeditated. Furthermore, I think the scurrilous bastard wracked his drug-scorched brain for some time to come up with a new way to show his contempt for our Country, our flag and our military who protects us all.
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:46:06 PM PDT
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: Kaslin
This is a typical distraction tactic. Bush salute is respectful and his right hand is doing nothing but saluting. It is hardly offensive like Obama’s. Nice try though.
To: GraceG
News flash! When the Obungas travel, the mutt flies on a separate airplane. Does THAT provide a clue?
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:48:30 PM PDT
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: anoldafvet
>>Wouldnt it been more convenient for him to hold the cup in his left hand?
Muslims don’t eat or drink with their left hand. He saves that hand for his “bathhouse handshake”.
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posted on
09/24/2014 1:50:18 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyranni)
To: -YYZ-
I agree. I believe President Reagan started this tradition. I am sure he believed it was a way of honoring military personnel, but every President from Harry Truman to Jimmy Carter served and none saluted. Eons ago I went to a Jesuit military HS. When you would report to the Headmaster, a Jesuit, you would salute and wait for a nod of recognition. When you reported to the Prof, of Mil. Sci. you would salute and await the salute to be returned. This is not a defense of Barky. His action yesterday was disgraceful.
To: blueunicorn6; anoldafvet
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posted on
09/24/2014 2:01:05 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: blueunicorn6; anoldafvet
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posted on
09/24/2014 2:18:21 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
(He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
To: Lurking Libertarian
read up on Reagan and how he handled it
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posted on
09/24/2014 2:56:26 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: blueunicorn6
* I could put on a workshop for twenty people for $20,000 a pop.*
They’d pay it. It’s only OPM.
To: Kaslin
The libs on Facebook are posting this pic , saying it's just as bad as what Obama did .
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posted on
09/24/2014 3:25:27 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: Kaslin; ExTexasRedhead; GeronL; Viennacon; Perdogg; Old Sarge; cripplecreek; fieldmarshaldj; ...
Couldn’t he have put the coffee in one hand and saluted with the other or perhaps given the coffee to the First Lady and taken it back after saluting? After six years in the White House, he should have known better.
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posted on
09/24/2014 3:41:14 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
To: Clintonfatigued
I realize that Reagan started the tradition but if I were president I think I would go with a handshake. I don’t have military experience and couldn’t give a proper salute to save my life. The president is supposed to be a civilian leader of the nation with certain authority over the military.
When it comes down to it, I don’t care how a president greets our military as long as its done with respect.
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posted on
09/24/2014 3:50:12 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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