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Obama Tries Out His Salute
nytimes.com ^ | 12/21/08 | Jeff Zeleny

Posted on 12/21/2008 9:42:31 PM PST by melt

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To: melt

Are you sure he isn’t trying to sheild his eyes from the sun.No one could be that dumb.


61 posted on 12/22/2008 5:40:07 AM PST by Uncle Meat
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To: kbennkc
He could at least fake respect by learning protocol and not saluting at all .

I wish President Reagan hadn't started the practice. It was positively painful watching Clinton salute. I imagine Obama's attempts will be as bad.

62 posted on 12/22/2008 5:42:39 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: melt

63 posted on 12/22/2008 5:46:43 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Resist the Obamination!)
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To: Old Sarge; txradioguy

Ping your lists to the lefty salute. If I see him, I probably will not salute him.


64 posted on 12/22/2008 6:18:24 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The main stream media lied - America died.)
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To: melt

The title alone makes me want to throw up!


65 posted on 12/22/2008 6:45:55 AM PST by jch10
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To: melt

I figure Obama’s fascination with using the technology will be instrumental in his downfall.

Obama is too glued to the devices and people know it.


66 posted on 12/22/2008 6:52:02 AM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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To: melt
Or this one, straight out of "1984":


67 posted on 12/22/2008 7:08:14 AM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: melt
Photographs and video were not permitted to be taken on the military base, according to campaign aides.

Sounds like the excuse they used for Obama: The Euro-Tour.

68 posted on 12/22/2008 7:09:18 AM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: The KG9 Kid
As a senator, he wouldn't rate a salute.

Incorrect.

69 posted on 12/22/2008 7:14:21 AM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: IbJensen

Egg-zackley.


70 posted on 12/22/2008 10:37:30 AM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: anoldafvet

You are right! That mere feature esceped me for a moment. Thanks for shining the light of truth on that!
Cheers.


71 posted on 12/22/2008 10:45:50 AM PST by celtic gal
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To: El Gato

That has to be shocking to see that. On the other hand, I know families where one voted for McC and the other for the big 0...so maybe it was that situation that the poor car found itself in for all to see.


72 posted on 12/22/2008 10:47:32 AM PST by celtic gal
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To: celtic gal

What am I missing....the article doesn’t say anything about a left hand salute; not that I see anyhow.


73 posted on 12/22/2008 10:54:08 AM PST by ErnBatavia ("Zero"..STILL using that stupid "Office of The President Elect" podium....)
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To: Uncle Meat
Are you sure he isn’t trying to sheild his eyes from the sun.

Exactly what I was thinking. What gets me about this thread is that I fear that Free Republic is turning into the 2009 version of the Democratic Underground.

For criminy sakes, let's not spend the next two years looking for a conspiracy in every word and deed the man does. All that will accomplish is marginalizing the entire Conservative movement to the point that Obama-lini could end up with VETO-PROOF majorities in Congress & the Senate in 2011.

74 posted on 12/22/2008 10:55:01 AM PST by ssaftler (Imagine January 20, 2013)
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To: miliantnutcase
Why does he get to use a gym on a military base? How does that crap work?

It's got to be GWB lending him "courtesy" that he does not deserve. Otherwise, since he'd resigned the Senate, he's just another civilian, who should not be given access to military facilities. Not until January 8th, will he even legally be President Elect.

What an Arrogant Bastid.

75 posted on 12/22/2008 2:02:50 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Uncle Meat
No one could be that dumb.

Since he's never released his transcripts, how would we know? Maybe, without his teleprompter, he is that dumb.

76 posted on 12/22/2008 2:06:39 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: ssaftler
All that will accomplish is marginalizing the entire Conservative movement to the point that Obama-lini could end up with VETO-PROOF majorities in Congress & the Senate in 2011.

????? He's already got majorities on his side, doesn't matter if they are veto proof or not. He'll sign anything they pass. Especially gun control, higher taxes on the rich, Universal Free Health Care, and multitudes of new environmental laws.

Or do you mean "filibuster proof"? That doesn't matter in the House, where the rules don't work that way. In Senate, he's close enough to being filibuster proof (only 1 or 2 votes shy, depending on how Minnesota comes out) that on any given issue, enough of the RINOs or Independents will vote for cloture and they'll have their way (with us!).

BOHICA

Although I prefer to:

BLOAT


77 posted on 12/22/2008 2:13:17 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: ErnBatavia

The article in the early part said no photos were taken but it seems someone got a picture or perhaps this is an older photo of him shielding his eyes and it looks like he is trying to render a slaute to a couple Marines who were in the area.
The point is, when a salute is rendered to one who rates it, such as a senior officer, it is done with the right hand, never the left. Is this the question you have? If so, I hope my answer helped.
Cheers.


78 posted on 12/22/2008 3:11:51 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: El Gato

Actually, I did mean VETO-PROOF. That would allow the moonbats to come out in droves and put in some pretty stupid things.

Regardless of what one thinks of Obama’s natural political leanings, even he isn’t crazy enough to ascribe to some of the far left’s ideas, knowing that the electorate can still turn on him big time in ‘12.

However, if there were, say, 67 ‘rat Senators and 291 ‘rat Congress-critters, the Soros gang can run roughshod over anything remotely capitalistic, and Obama-lini would have his political cover.


79 posted on 12/22/2008 3:16:59 PM PST by ssaftler (Imagine January 20, 2013)
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To: KoRn

I was thinking of running my cat for president in 2012. Shes a black and white cat and probably has as much experience.


80 posted on 12/22/2008 3:23:35 PM PST by HungarianGypsy
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