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.
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Obama...Karma’s a b____, you disgusting vile POS. You are CIC in name only.
Semper Latte.........what a POS
According to NYT in 2009, Obama is the best “president” in history when it comes to saluting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/opinion/01winfrey.html?_r=0
“Presidents . . . began returning salutes relatively recently. Ronald Reagan was thought to be the first, in 1981. He had sought advice on the matter from Gen. Robert Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps . . . General Barrow told the president that as commander in chief he could salute anybody he wished.”
“Mr. Reagans successors continued the practice, and I continued to be conflicted believing that when it comes to salutes (and one or two other matters), presidents deserved to be cut some slack, but also feeling a little uneasy about the whole thing.”
“My ambivalence came to an end last week . . . Mr. Obama stood ramrod straight and saluted as six soldiers carried the coffin bearing the body of Sgt. Dale Griffin of Indiana off a C-17 transport aircraft and into a waiting van. His salute, it struck me, was impeccable in every way.”
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Obama worship has passed six years of pure insanity. The author claims to be a Marine. My guess is that those who say there is no such thing as an ex-Marine would change their minds after reading about this guy’s crush on Obama.
Barry lives in such an insular world......
Given that hes the POTUS....this presents him with truly unique opportunities for making a complete and utter fool of himself.
How he manages to remain physically unscathed is a miracle
little else need be said to express the sort of contempt that obie so richly deserves
he is the first iPresident
Thanks-—I guess I’m shooting from the hip without proper research.
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The bus driver hat looks like crap. Did he buff the bill with a brick?
It’s probably been sitting in a closet for 30 years. Or the kids were wearing it.
Doesn’t matter-the message is right on.
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