About that Tom Daschle saluting with wrong hand pic.

[Touchdown]

Is that true? I tried to look on Snopes, but my company's firewall slapped down due to "nudity". :wtf:

Can anybody look to see if it's true for me? Sounds like another RW BS lie disguised as "net humor. No hate intended. Get over your thin skin."

http://www.snopes.com/photos/daschle.asp

[jody]

1. Link says "False". n/t

[JPZenger]

2. He's An Air Force Veteran

He's an Air Force Veteran, so he knows protocol.

[Dem Agog]

3. False, Snopes-debunked...

They prove it by showing his coat is buttoned on the "wrong side" showing that his body was flipped...

[davidinalameda]

4. the pic has been photoshopped

[Debi]

5. The pics doctored - look at his coat, buttoned differently than

everyone elses - this is so old news. :eyes:

[walldude]

6. No need to look it up...

He's not "saluting". Looks to me like they are saying the pledge, maybe he's a lefty. Plus, this is standard repug crap, the guy isn't even in office anymore.

[Samurai_Writer]

7. Snopes says FALSE

From SNOPES:

Claim: A photograph captures Senator Tom Daschle saluting the flag with the wrong hand.

Status: False.

Example:

Origins: This photograph of the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Tom Daschle (D) of South Dakota, allegedly saluting the flag with the wrong hand has been making the Internet rounds accompanied by captions such as "He's so left of center, he pledges backwards!"

Senator Daschle does indeed know that flag etiquette specifies that a citizen (not in uniform) salute the American flag by placing his right hand over his heart (or, more specifically, over the left side of his breast, since the heart is actually closer to the center of the chest). This picture is yet another image that has been digitally manipulated to make a prominent politician appear foolish.

One of the small but important consistencies of our world is that the buttons of men's garments -- shirts, jackets, sports coats, suits -- are always on the right-hand side, and thus the left-hand sides of men's garments are always "on top" after buttoning.

But the above image of Senator Daschle shows the opposite: the right-hand side of his garment is buttoned over the left side.

Someone simply reversed the image of Senator Daschle; when the image is oriented so that Senator Daschle's coat is buttoned on the correct side, it shows that he is indeed saluting the flag with the appropriate hand.

(Additionally, if Senator Daschle were wearing his wedding band it should be visible on his left hand, but no ring can be seen on his fingers in the manipulated photograph.)

[bryant69]

8. Phoney

One of the small but important consistencies of our world is that the buttons of men's garments -- shirts, jackets, sports coats, suits -- are always on the right-hand side, and thus the left-hand sides of men's garments are always "on top" after buttoning, like this:

But the above image of Senator Daschle shows the opposite: the right-hand side of his garment is buttoned over the left side:

[afdip]

9. he was checking to see if trent lott had gotten his wallet . . . .

[Ganja Ninja]

15. Either that or he winding up to give him a backhand to the chops.

[mndfler]

10. yeah, that snopes is a real porn haven

[ComerPerro]

11. Is this still going around?

Damn...

That's an old one...

Republicans are pathetic if they are still spreading this lie...

[Touchdown]

17. Just got it today. Although I've seen the pic before.

It's a freakshow slideshow. Star Wars troopers taking a whizz, Britney dropping her thong, a drag queen with a gumball machine costume, and an addition... a bumper sticker that says "Work harder. Millions on welfare depend on you.":puke:

RWers just have to fuck up a simple joke e-mail by adding in their bullshit! They get these, and add in their own sick little "jokes", then they add in "If you don't agree, DELETE IT!"

[havocmom]

12. Take it from a tailor: Daschel was 'flipped' in a photo shop job

in that one. Everyone above who pointed out the way his suit coat buttons is right.

[SoFlaJet]

16. And...........

he has no wedding ring on his "left" hand-how low will some of these zealots go?

[havocmom]

22. Wondered about that, but didn't know if he wore a ring or not

:shrug:

[Kilroy003]

13. Is he wearing a womens' blazer?

[Debi]

14. Send this pic back with the comment

at least the man knows how to read...

[Touchdown]

18. But that's a photoshop too.

Although this one knows how to use the perspective scaler.

[Debi]

20. I know, but if they couldn't figure out Daschle why would they

be able to figure out this one?

[tritsofme]

19. To be fair, that one's doctored too:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/bushbook.asp

[Debi]

21. I realize that, but obviously the person who sent the Daschle pic

to the OP doesn't know Snopes exists.