What was funny was the losers at Snopes trying to characterize this as the most efficient way to get the umbrella past the obstacle.
Posted on 09/23/2014 7:46:21 PM PDT by grundle
President Obama returned a formal military salute by saluting with a coffee cup he had in his hand as he stepped off his U.S. Marine Corps helicopter in New York on Sunday.
A video of the gesture that some are calling the “latte salute” was uploaded to the White House Instagram account.
The salute is “the most important of all military courtesies,” says a manual, titled “Customs and Courtesies,” for Marine Corps officer candidates, The Daily Caller reported.
“In general, do not salute when… carrying articles with both hands or being otherwise so occupied as to make saluting impractical,” the manual says.
Mr. Obama did not appear to be carrying anything else in his hands when he made the unusual salute.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Even worse than it looks!
Lacking the foresight to simply transfer the cup to the other hand.
What a jamoke.
Perfect
What was funny was the losers at Snopes trying to characterize this as the most efficient way to get the umbrella past the obstacle.
He understands all too well what he's doing.
He understands all too well what he's doing.
Yes, and Gerald Ford was was a klutz!
But,but,but Gerald Ford,was a three-time letterwinner at center, Michigan's MVP in 1934.
I’d rather be reading of the Latte neck snap.
That ain’t an active duty jarhead in post 16.
You’re probably right. Dull, unpolished bill.
And beard.
And the msm can’t understand why the WH Secret Service didn’t react quickly enough to stop an intruder.
What.....a.....pig.
If you were President you'd be serving as CIC and therefore deserve the salute by definition.
How the President handles that respect doesn't reflect the office - it reflects the integrity of the person serving in that office.
Sergeant Expresso.. deep in navel contemplation... I said navel, not Naval.
Corpse-man... Maybe he was talking with the dead
The bus driver hat looks like crap. Did he buff the bill with a brick?
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1. The famous Old Italian salute.
2. The one finger salute.
I can't wait to see Obama come down those helicopter steps and give those Marines the OLD ITALIAN SALUTE and THE ONE FINGER SALUTE.
Won't that be something to call home about?
The fact that those Marines didn’t punch that {expletive} in the face ... My respect for the Marines and their professionalism and restraint has gone up a few notches.
Yeah, and he served his country in war honorably too.
What scum this president is.
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