Tempest Over Obama's Tea Cup Salute

[Theowl32]

Tempest over Obama's tea cup salute: Commander-in-chief sparks anger by saluting Marines with drink in his hand

• President was exiting his Marine One helicopter after landing in New York City for speeches about global warming and fighting ISIS in Syria
• Commander-in-chief is a military title that entitles Obama to a salute, and he's expected to return the gesture
• On Tuesday he saluted two uniformed US Marines while holding a cup in his hand, a breach that won't win him fans among veterans or servicemen
• Twitter erupted with the president's indignant detractors
• The White House put a short video of his arrival in New York on its own Instagram page, creating a public gaffe that no photographer had shown

President Barack Obama saluted a pair of United States Marines on Tuesday while holding what appeared to be a styrofoam cup in his saluting hand, a breach of military regulations that won't win him fans among veterans and servicemen.

Obama is known for drinking tea, not coffee, when he travels, especially before delivering speeches.

His quasi-saluting gesture was an instant embarrassment for the White House, and not because his environmentally taboo drinkware clashed with the green-policy speech he was on his way to deliver at a UN Climate Summit.

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What an absolute disaster liberals are.

 

[mudwhistle]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

 

[LoneLaugher]

It has already been dubbed the "Latte Salute". You have missed the boat for naming this one, loser. What happened....was your inbox full? How'd you miss the memo?

 

[Theowl32]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

You have to listen to the Marines and those types. To them, it is a big deal. It is a thing.

 

[MaxGrit]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

can't get it right on the minor stuff

major screw up with the major stuff

 

[LoneLaugher]

It's a "thing"!

 

[Caroljo]

I don't get why people think he's going to start acting any differently NOW than he has his whole presidency.....he didn't start out showing respect to the military, he isn't going to start now.

 

[Theowl32]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

When nonukes likes your post.......

 

[mudwhistle]

Oh, how terrible.

He chews gum at important events, takes selfies at funerals, and salutes Marines with a cup in his hand.

Look folks, this guy does plenty of stuff that is disrespectful and just plain stupid. Let's not go overboard by criticizing petty stuff like this.

You have to listen to the Marines and those types. To them, it is a big deal. It is a thing.

No offense, but Marines can be assholes.

 

[Seawytch]

Don't forget...he wore a beige suite too! God he's so uppity.

 

[Flanders]

Taqiyya the Liar’s coffee cup salute reminded me of the “Umbrellas”:

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In truth, this picture is infinitely scarier than Taqiyya’s contempt for the military because of the where, the why, and the who. The United Nations is the where. Betraying the country is the why. Four of the biggest UN-loving traitors is the who:

And what the hell was National Security Advisor Suzy Five Shows doing there? Does Taqiyya the Liar have to be advised on the spot?

Those assholes aren’t even color coordinated. They should be seated black-white-black-white.

It’s a crying shame that this guy was too busy to attend:

Judi McLeod puts it all in perspective:

The UN: Always Putting the Horse Behind the Cart​

The best Hollywood scripts aren’t written for Hollywood movies but for surrealistic gatherings of the United Nations.

‘Save the Environment’...from Obama, Strong & Gore
By Judi McLeod September 23, 2014

8216 Save the Environment 8217 ...from Obama Strong Gore​

 

[Jarhead]

Don't forget...he wore a beige suite too! God he's so uppity.

A beige suit doesn't affect anyone but fashionistas.

Seeing as there is no rule about the CiC saluting troops, it would have shown more respect to not salute at all. Prior to Reagan, no CiC saluted the troops around his entourage.

For those that don't know, the salute is a sign of respect...and it goes both ways. A subordinate salutes, and the officer responds and the subordinate does not complete the salute until the officer completes hers/his.

Bear in mind, an officer can opt to NOT return the salute if he/she deems one not worthy; or if conditions don't allow...such as both hands occupied.

But a half assed salute is a true sign of disrespect. He would have shown more respect by not saluting at all.

But lets be real. We all know Obamas PR team. They have him do things to rile up the opposition...and then the PR team goes to work to make those riled up look like children.

And we feed into it.

 

[Bill Angel]

I believe that it was Reagan who started the saluting tradition getting on and off of Air Force One. I don't think that previous presidents did it.

 

[jknowgood]

Look how he really thinks of our great soldiers. Can't even put his latte down.

 

[Pennywise]

He does not respect soldiers, plain and simple. I don't think he has negative feelings toward them necessarily, but that he simply has no appreciation for their dedication to service.

I saw on the news this morning that supposedly it was Reagan who first started to salute the military and that it was not common previously, and I was aghast, quite frankly. The Commander -In-Chief is the ultimate military authority. How could he NOT salute HIS troops?

 

[Jarhead]

I believe that it was Reagan who started the saluting tradition getting on and off of Air Force One. I don't think that previous presidents did it.

Correct. It is not considered protocol. Never was.

So I say, either do it right or don't do it at all.

However, lets be honest....if he didn't do it at all, THAT would be the story of this thread.

But he most certainly could have done it right. He had the wherewithal to not spill the coffee when he did it....so he could have easily had the wherewithal to put the cup in his other hand. He most certainly would have done so if he had to look at his watch.

This was intentional to rile up the right and give his PR team fodder to make the right look like children.

It is his MO.

 

[R.D.]

Already several threads on this.

Yes he is, most liberals not only don't care they use this as a reason to bash those who do.

 

[Wildman]

why would an avowed muslime mulatto who is an illegal alien show respect for anyone other than......

OR

these are the type people Obabunist displays any respect to.

please GOD, save America from this

 

[mudwhistle]

Maybe he likes "Man-dresses"?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

When this was posted yesterday, I said the RWs would post miles of whines about it.

You might want to read those other threads

Or not.