Unchained Preppers
General Category => News & Politics => Topic started by: Deathstyle on May 16, 2013, 05:48:04 PM
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(CNN) ? It's not a sight you'll see very often: two Marines holding umbrellas above President Barack Obama and Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After sprinkles turned into a steady shower of rain midway through his Rose Garden press conference, Obama called over two Marines to hold the umbrellas aloft.
Regulations prohibit Marines from using umbrellas while in uniform. One reason: it makes it hard to salute.
According to Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Greg Wolf, the sight of uniformed Marines holding umbrellas is "extremely rare" and only happened because the president needed it.
And, of course, Obama is the commander-in-chief. If he orders Marines to hold umbrellas, they hold them, even if they can't properly salute.
CNN Pentagon Producer Larry Shaughnessy contributed to this report.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/16/marines-holding-umbrellas-extremely-rare/ (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/16/marines-holding-umbrellas-extremely-rare/)
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What an elitist! [img]http://www.arrse.co.uk/at
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I'm not sure why but this really pissed me off. I mean, come on man, do you melt in a bit of rain?! Imagine if he had to endure the rain that the devil dogs went through in the Pacific theatre during WW2 lol.
Regardless, Obama is an asshat.
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Obama's picture with Marine vs. Regan's.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151514299222740&set=a.93334652739.88992.92943557739&type=1&ref=nf (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151514299222740&set=a.93334652739.88992.92943557739&type=1&ref=nf)
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Just another distraction. Much ado about nothing seems to be the course of (in) action these days.