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Umbrella-gate

It started raining during a joint news conference which featured President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, so Obama asked a pair of marine to shield them from the rain by holding umbrellas over their heads. It was reported by most in the media as a light-hearted moment. Not so much for the far-righties, however - many of whom claimed that the president breached Marine umbrella protocol.

Lou Dobbs tweeted, "Obama expects our troops to hold d*mn umbrellas rather than go inside: It's disrespectful, inconsiderate, classless."

Sarah Palin wrote this message concerning the matter on her Facebook page - "Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas."

Nevermind the fact that Palin, Ronald Reagan, and other politicians have employed their own umbrella-holders...

Yes, according to the far-right, there was Benghazi-gate, IRS-gate, AP-gate, and now umbrella-gate. Pretty soon, I have a feeling these same far-right commentators are going to form Obama scandals by the following titles: Walking-gate, talking-gate, writing-gate, showering-gate, sleeping-gate, eating-gate, drinking water-gate, kissing wife-gate, smiling-gate, watching TV-gate, listening to music-gate, seeing a movie-gate, making a phone call-gate, laughing-gate, listening-gate, reading-gate, and breathing-gate.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-puts-marines-on-umbrella-duty-irking-conservatives/2013/05/17/cad75a5a-bf0f-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html
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