The teabaggers are freaking over an umbrella

[spinbaby]

This morning all the wingnuts I know are having snit fits over a photo of a Marine holding an umbrella for Obama--not sure why exactly, but they rarely have logical reasons for this sort of outrage except that Fox told them to be outraged. I had to remind them that at least Obama knows how to operate an umbrella.

[Little Star]

1. Made me laugh.

[tosh]

2. Me too!

[Bigmack]

3. Marines aren't supposed to carry a 'brella...

The only thing those RW assholes don't seem to understand is that the Marines were holding the umbrella for their CinC.

More fake outrage. Those fucking people were born outraged... well, outraged at black Democratic presidents, anyway.

[kestrel91316]

10. Not s'posed to hold an umbrella for a BLACK man -

THAT'S the problem the RW has with this.

[malaise]

11. That Nger should be holding the brolly for the Marine

[sinkingfeeling]

4. 10 Presidents With Umbrellas

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/10-presidents-with-umbrellas

[No Vested Interest]

20. I laughed out loud at that one. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Well *THAT'S* impeachable.

Come on, Republicans, this week you've gotten the press salivating over two non-scandals and one iffy scandal, and you still want to get greedy over an umbrella? An umbrella?

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Those things can be dangerous in the hands of a klutz

[winterpark]

7. The simple reason is that a white guy shouldn't be holding the umbrella for the black guy.

It should be the other way around in thier twisted, racist minds

[Laurian]

8. Bingo! That's exactly right. n/t

[leftynyc]

9. Even worse

The Christian Marine shouldn't be holding an umbrella for the Muslim Pres of Turkey. They are seriously disturbed.

[Libertas1776]

14. tut tut tut

I think you mean the Christian Marine shouldn't be holding an umbrella for the Muslim prez of Turkey and the Muslim Prez of the USA!

and yes, they are seriously disturbed.

[leftynyc]

16. Ooop - yes, I forgot

to include the Muslim/Kenyan/Gay/Fascist/Marxist/Communist President in that.

[In_The_Wind]

12. Ha

[freshwest]

21. In their fossilized skulls, yup. You got it. Pathetic and disgusting at the same time.

[Libertas1776]

13. Here is a gif and vid...

of the "offending" incident

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The Horror, the Horror!!!

[freshwest]

22. Indeed. Nice to know they don't have anything real to criticize him about...

Whatever happened to:



Umbrella! Umbrella! Umbrella!

It just doesn't have the same ring. Maybe they'll recycle the ketchup on hamburgers one.

Thanks for the gif and video, now we see what all the ruckus is about...

[Loup Garou]

15. Of course, Sarah Palin had to chime in on Umbrella-gate

Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas.

https://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA/status/335189653877571584

[bluedigger]

17. Meh.

Even my self proclaimed teabagger friend (yeah, I have one) knows it's just funny manufactured poutrage. They're just yanking our chains.

[AnnieK401]

18. Oh please no Congressional hearing over this. It's no scandal.

[LeftinOH]

19. Then they should be FURIOUS about this:

[Boomerproud]

23. Let em freak

it's what they have for breakfast, lunch and dinner.