They just keep doing this, and then get all defensive when someone suspects, "
this is because the president is a black guy." Seriously, this is the umpteenth version of these faux outrages. And by that, I don't mean that the outrage isn't real, it's that the outrage is
stupid. Right Wing World was in a tizzy when President Obama had his feet on his desk. They went bonkers because he didn't wear a suit
outrage to the right, and each outrage was--as far as I'm concerned--just a cover for calling the president "uppity."
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| The awful offense, from TPM. |
jacket one time in the Oval Office, or didn't wear a tie. Or wore a tan suit. Or didn't hold his own umbrella. Each of these things was an
The problem, of course, is that in each of these non-troversies, a Google image search can find countless examples of other presidents--often GOP presidents--doing the same thing. And that's not even getting to the fact that civilians aren't
supposed to salute. Chalk up that odd tradition to The Gipper.
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The inevitable
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Conservative Media Freaks Out Over Obama's 'Latte Salute'
President Obama disembarked from Marine One on Tuesday and saluted two Marines with a paper cup in his hand. For conservative talking heads the salute, which was captured in a video that the White House posted to its Instagram account, was proof positive of Obama's disregard for the military, ignorance of protocol, and general disrespect for the uniform. . .
Read more at: Talking Points Memo
