RAIN: "HOLD MY UMBRELLA" BENGHAZI: "STAND DOWN"

Move America Forward ^ | Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:49 PM | Staff

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President Barack Obama is having the worst week ever. On top of three erupting scandals, the IRS targeting conservative groups, AP wiretapping, and Benghazi whistle blowers, he stepped into another. He was pictured at a rainy press conference with the Prime Minister of Turkey.

We don't think Marines should be holding umbrellas in the rain.

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Two U.S. Marines were forced to hold an umbrella over the heads of state after the White House requested it, to keep Obama dry while he talked with the press. Never mind the staffers who are supposed to assume this role, Obama wanted another good photo op and ordered the Marines to hold the umbrellas.

Marines are taught in basic training to NEVER carry umbrellas when in their Dress Blue Uniforms. Twitter and Facebook are blowing up with people mocking Obama for yet another bumbling failure of leadership.

The scene would be comical if not for the very serious subtext: Why are the Marines good enough to hold an umbrella to keep Obama's head dry, but not good enough to respond to an ongoing terrorist attack in Benghazi where the lives of our diplomats are at stake?

When Special Forces teams in Tripoli wanted to come to the rescue of Ambassador Chris Stephens and others, they were told "stand down," but when it starts raining at the White House, Obama says "hold my umbrella."

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[laweeks]

Why didn’t his large-bottomed wife hold the umbrella? And since when does this fool stand in the rain for a news conference? Did he do this just to deliberately trash our beloved soldiers? What a piece of scum!

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[NowApproachingMidnight]

Barack Obama is a femme.

[R_Kangel]

.... Well ... The so called CIC (Commander in Chief) of the American armed forces forced a violation of Marine Corps regulations, so that the Prez with a fez wouldn’t get we!!!

According to Marine Corps regulation MCO P1020.34F of the Marine Corps Uniform Regulations chapter 3, a male Marine is not allowed to carry an umbrella while in uniform. There is no provision in the Marine Corps uniform regulation guidelines that allows a male Marine to carry an umbrella.

[berdie]

He had to do something. All that gray dye in his hair might have run down his face if he got wet. /s

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BO is an arrogant sob and this is a not-so-subtle show of his heinous for everyone to see.

[Louis Foxwell]

This is the most impeachable offense of all. He employs our military to serve the personal needs of a foreign head of state.

[Syncro]

She couldn't reach it.

Marines are taught in basic training to NEVER carry umbrellas when in their Dress Blue Uniforms.

The anti-American anti-Military Marxist has no respect for any one except Allah.

He loves to degrade Military personnel, alive and dead.

[Mortrey]

Bath-House Barry is like an devilish child who continually pokes a stick into the hornet’s nest.

I pray when he finally gets stung it will come from God, because Barry wants it to come from conservatives.

[FoxInSocks]

Marines are taught in basic training to NEVER carry umbrellas when in their Dress Blue Uniforms.

A male Marine doesn't carry an umbrella in ANY uniform.

[Syncro]

Thank you for agreeing with my statement and adding to it, I appreciate it.

This one held the umbrella in an excellent fashion IMO:

Oh my, is the rain funneling down your arm, Mrx. Obama?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Perhaps this was symbolism on behalf of 0bama to his Muzzie co-hort PM Erdogan that the Taliban IS inside the building. The crescent moon flag overshadowing the American flag along with a U.S. Marine being degraded was disgusting.

[R_Kangel]

[MissTed]

Well, girls just don’t like getting their hair wet.

[GBA]

Guess he figured if he can ignore the calls of former SEALs for help until they and the Ambassador are all dead, AND GET AWAY WITH IT, why should he be bothered by making one of the corpse break a rule?

What difference does it make? Especially if he stays dry, and gets a good humor shot for the scrapbook as a bonus.

[Repeat Offender]

You can hold one for your wife/girlfriend. These Marines are holding umbrellas for their b#tches too.

[Syncro]

Thank you very much!

This “CIC” (Communist Islamic Coward) knows exactly what he is doing.

Bastard.

[BluH2o]

As a former Marine it pisses me off that 8th & I Marine Barracks in Washington DC doesn't do a better job of recruiting Marines that have been deployed overseas. They go for the photogenic types out of basic at PI or San Diego, same with junior officers fresh out of Quantico.
Back in my day the US Pavilion at the World's Fair in Montreal (1967) was guarded by Marines, great duty. Problem was most of the enlisted Marines were boots out of basic training. The Commandant of the Marine Corps visited a month or so into the Fair and within a couple of weeks all of the 'boot camp' types who couldn't believe their good luck, were gone ... replaced by deserving Vietnam vets rotated back to the US. The fact the Commandant (not Green ... my Commandant) said, in effect, give this prime duty to deserving Marines impressed me.
As far as holding a umbrella over O ... sticking it up his a** (which has seen a lot of Reggie action) would have been more appropriate.