Obama Salutes Marine Guard with a Coffee Cup

White House Dossier ^ | 09/23/2014 | Keith Koffler

[BobP]

President Disdain

This POS understands all too well what he's doing.

[ladyjane]

Just knowing he is always videoed when leaving Marine One, why didn’t Obama just hand his cup to a flunkey inside the aircraft & say “Hold this”?

He did it intentionally. He puts his feet up on the Resolute desk for the same reason.

[Fred Hayek]

Not even Bill Clinton was this crass.

There was one time that George W Bush did not return the salute immediately, but he caught himself and went back to return the salute to the Marine. Probably discretely apologized to the Marine knowing how Bush is.

[kaehurowing]

I don’t think Obama relates to the Marine Corpse.

[luvbach1]

I don’t think it’s obligatory for a civilian, CIC Obumble, to salute. Much better no salute than one with cup in hand.

[4integrity]

‘..That he ran back down the stairs and shook the Marines hand seemed very respectful and as if he apologized after realizing he hadn’t returned the salute...’

Was there more to the video? Please clarify. Did Mr. Obama return to shake hands with the Marines??

[SisterK]

Disrespectful.
Sleazy.
No class.

And bizarre to see pospotus drinking out of styrofoam.

[Vermont Lt]

You are correct. It is appropriate to acknowledge the salute with a nod or a comment. That would have been fine. But no, he just doesn’t understand what the whole “tradition” and “honor” thing means to the men in uniform.

A lot of people think this is silly. “it’s just a salute” they say. What they do not understand is the “optics” of this. Which is surprising because they all talk about the optics.

Doesn’t someone on his staff understand this? It would be better for people who do not understand this to just not try to salute, and simply acknowledge the “honor” guard.

[Vendome]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np7lObaDiBk

[Pilgrim's Progress]

The two young men are Marines, the idiot in the middle is a maroon.

[Arrowhead1952]

Hats off to you OldSmaj. I was a Staff SGM for half my career. Made E9 in 1991 and was forced to retire in 2012 when I turned 60. Got in in 1972 as Nam was dying down. I despise this POS as you do. You never salute with anything in your hand.

I remember having to salute the SGM at our ANNCO course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, since he was the Commandant. The SGM Academy at Ft. Bliss was an experience I'll never forget.

[HippyLoggerBiker]

I tend to agree with you Sergeant Major.

Thank you for what you have gone through.

My brother was KIA in 68 (LCpl, USMC), near Nam Phong.

I got out as Sgt., USMC in 74, then went into Submarines, spent a while there.

I’ve never seen such disrespect in my life.

Semper Fi

[xzins]

This chaplain agrees with the Sergeant Major.

What Obama just displayed was terrible disrespect.

And I think he knew exactly what he was doing.

[unixfox]

What do you think would have happened if a Marine had done this?

The media would have gone nuts and he would have been court martialed by the end of the day.

[Mouton]

This guy is a worthless POS.

[fishtank]

I voted for Virgil Goode.

I live in NM.

I would do it again.,

[Deo volente]

We would put him there a third time too, if it were legal to run for a third.

He might just put himself there a third time, if the appropriate "crisis" occurs.

[NFHale]

To those two Marines:
Semper Fi. You’re better men than than that f***wad will EVER be. And you have the PRIDE of KNOWING it, for the rest of your lives.

To that worthless POS... well, you already know what I’m thinking...

[xzins]

They’re now complaining that “Bush saluted while holding his dog”.

The truth: The salute hand was empty.

[mojito]

Everything this creature does is grotesque.

He's not a man, but some sort of nauseating slimy thing impersonating a human being.