U.S. President Barack Obama is a confirmed Apple iPad owner.
On March 28, 2011, at a town hall in Washington, Spanish-language network Univision anchor Jorge Ramos asked Obama, “Do you have an iPad?”
Obama replied, “I do have an iPad.”
Now we have photographic evidence via The White House’s flicker photostream and an official White House photo taken by Pete Souza on April 6, 2011:
[Attribution: TUAW. Thanks to MacDailyNews readers too numerous to mention individually for the heads up.]
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You call that a salute? That’s not a salute, pansy-boy. BO hates the military. Treats it with contempt and disdain. He likes his freedom, but has no idea why he has it.
Are you serious, or just looking for a flare-up?
I agree with Colonel…
So, just to make sure…in order to be a proponent of freedom, you have to be a fanboy for the military? I understand the past, but I don’t think you necessarily have to be a decorated war veteran yourself.
I agree with Eric The Red, who agrees with the Colonel.
For Pete’s sake, the man had two competent Marines showing the proper way to salute. He only had to mimic them, like he does portraying a competent, qualified leader!
Libs need basic training when they enter politics so they won’t be such idiotic assholes on all things military!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/18/barbara-boxer-call-me-sen_n_217564.html
http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/obama-i-see-dead-people/
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2671639/obama_calls_navy_corpsman_corpse_man.html
Thank you for your post in which you so adeptly demonstrate how to be an “idiotic assholes on all things”.
Pretty sure you don’t need any demonstration with regards to being an idiot asshole on all things! That, I believe, you have adeptly accomplished all on your lonesome!!!
Do you? Well, perhaps you would like to take a look at http://www.life.com/image/1708348? That salute doesn’t look very squared away to me, either. There are probably many other examples.
Find something *real* to be concerned about, you lunatics.
All I see is a snapshot of an image of a real Commander in Chief in the process of either raising his arm in salute or finishing the second process of the salute rotation, in any case, his arm is not squashed at his side.
Nice try Kingmel, and you must of been a happy camper when you saw that photo you could link to after Goggling: “George”, “W”, “Bush” “Dubya”, “W”, “military”, “army”, “salute”, “images”, “photos”… Am I right? Am I right!
Makes me wonder about all those whiners, whining about us whiners complaining about the image MDN placed on their article. Whereas YOU actually went in search for a image to link to! So if we, who are complaining about O’s salute are judge by others here to “get a life”, I would hate to think where that leaves YOU in their grand scheme.
Or as Charlie Sheen would say, “Duh, Loser!”
*real* . . . like . . . being concerned with whatever the *lunatics* are concerned about . . . ?
Aren’t you chasing your tail here?
Chasing my tail?…
ALWAYS!
But, I’m having fun aggravating those that let this get to them.
Hey “they” did it to me!
Is that how you talk about your Commander in Chief, Colonel? Your momma should clean your mouth out with soap.
On what do you base your statement that Obama hates the military? Your stupidity and ignorance of any facts? FoxGarbage channel?
It’s a still photo, taken of someone walking. One of many points during the process of the salute.
It is the angle of his arm. At no point during a salute, while walking or standing, should your arm be that close to your body. The upper arm should be at a 45 degree angle and his arm is almost vertical. However, a poor salute from the Commander in Chief hardly signifies a hatred of the military. Just means that he has never served before.
No argument. Check out the photo of “W” at http://www.life.com/image/1708348 and consider that relatively career military men (or women) are elected as President.
Nice that you can speak for others. How does one get that job?
Put on Obama’s shoes?!
Shove it, you schmuck.
I’m an 8 year veteran of the US Army, honorably disharged, held a Top Secret US & NATO clearance, served with everyone from the mosquito wing grunts in the 101st Airborne to the EUCOM/NATO commander during the cold war. Worked as a photographer (Signal Corps not Public Affairs) around everyone including Presidents Reagan & Bush at events. I know about protocol, customs & courtesies and speak from knowledge-not opinion.
There is not ONE THING wrong with President Obama’s conduct or bearing around the troops. And no-I didn’t vote for him.
And thank you for your service.
At ease, everybody. The Colonel was just making a joke to see how many morons he could get to agree with him.
Technically speaking, the president, who is a civilian, isn’t required to make a salute to any military. This was an affectation of GWB and BO is just carrying it on.
I recall seeing BO in some ceremony a year or two ago (somebody’s death?) where he and a couple of military officers made a perfectly synchronized slow salute, the likes of which I had never before seen. I’m sure GWB would have been as perfect as BO had he been in that position.
Just say’
Actually..
Reagan was the one that first did it. Look it up.
I personally am not worried about the form of the salute, it’s more the look on his face and the fact he didn’t even look at the marine.
And I understand this is a still shot, could have been at any time of the salute. The facial expressions do say a lot.
Granted… He could just be holding in gas.
We’d be better off with the iPad in charge….
I salute that!
Wow! And he’s using my favorite case, the MacAlly Bookstand case in grey!! Nice, Obama!!!
that looks alot like the apple case , and he is not protecting the screen…
Why is he walking around with the screen exposed?!? He might have something important on there that people could see, the way he’s holding it.
Important as in games, right?
I was thinking his “Brackets”…
Yeah . . . He’s got it all backwards . . .
2012, we’ll vote in a new U.S. President – hopefully one who at least knows how to perform a proper salute!
http://juniperparkpatriots.blogspot.com/2009/07/obamas-salute-is-embarrassment.html
Like Bush’s one finger salute to the National Guard.
Like all of the republicans that fought against the new GI Bill that Pelosi passed and was praised by every veterans group in America?
That’s a smart man right there!
This significantly lowers the iPads “Cool Factor”
Yes, because McCain having an iPad would have made it sooooo much cooler.
But, McCain doesn’t bow as well.
I wouldn’t go that far either. Come to think of it… I can’t think of a single politician having a iPad that would make me want to go out and get one (as if I don’t already have one, I do.)
McCain can’t type due to injuries from his POW time.
This was explained when liberals laughed at him not owning a computer of any kind, and not having email, as being technologically ignorant.
I highly doubt he would even consider an iPad.
The man needs to learn how to use that iPad cover though… He needs to watch that video on how it’s used.
there’s just something genuinely worrying about the comments and links that people post on here.
What that they are not about George Bush?!…. Oh how the tables have turned!…
Perhaps he did salute correctly, but the photographer took the shot as the hand on the way down?…
No, his arm would have still been out to his side and the hand salute would have been coming down the front of his body. I actuality, he would have pushed his hand out several inches to give the one giving the salute time to drop theirs. So no, he just doesn’t know how to salute.
Considering his hand during his “salute” is still at the top, yet his arm is folded in by his torso unlike the Marine with the arm extended outward… Your surmising is highly doubtful, but nice try! However, I’ll stick with “a dolt on military nuances”!
I agree Russ. MDN used to be a site about Mac related news. It appears to have become a political site. Thanks MDN for the past Mac news. I’m gone.
Come back when America gets a competent leader and Commander in Chief who can really, REALLY, unite all Americans. Things probably won’t be as political then!
If the posts you have made on MDN in any way accurately describe your worldview, there is literally no one on earth who could “REALLY, unite all Americans.” The only way the Tea Party faux-conservatives won’t be political is if the Democratic Party is ended and dissent (with them) is outlawed.
It’s not my world view. It’s my Obama view! Just as those had their Bush view.
Bush was made fun of, all his terms long regarding when he said he was a “uniter not a divider” after the Democrats tried to steal the Florida election by vote shopping. See, the Left’s world view is that they should be in power at all times, because they, like elitists everywhere, know more than you and need to run your life!
With regards to my posts, Hilary Clinton defends me…
And the only way the Union thug astroturphers called out by the libtard politicians, like Obama, Reid, Pelosi, to faux a ground swell of grass root activism, versus the 1-800-rent-a-mob like the Coffee party, Acorn, Al Sharpton, bussing in union protestors from other states won’t be political, is if the Republican Party is ended and dissent (with them) is outlawed.
You know, two can play that game!
right, curiosity has got the better of me. Can someone tell me at what point in life you become so utterly boring that you become concerned about the quality of politicians salutes?
About the same time someone gets to that point in life where you become so utterly boring that you become concerned about being concerned about the quality of politicians salutes!
Whatever you are reading into that picture, please remember all the times you got caught by a camera that might misrepresent your gestures and expressions. The camera catches nothing but a tiny slice of a constantly moving world. All you perceived was a reflection of your own hateful ignorance, and perhaps something worse, about a man who was chosen by a majority of American voters.
Polite applause.
I had to scroll down this far to find a sensible comment. Wow. Good job.
So my opinion that differs from yours is “hateful ignorance”?
You know, it’s possible to be so open minded that your brain falls out.
I have no trust of a man who has not released his high school. College, law school, standardized test, or other records for such an important post as a leader of our nation.
What an epic disgrace this man is to the Office.
Careful. Your bigot briefs are showing.
Did I say birth certificate? No I did not… But you read that anyway.
Playing the racist card I see.
How predictable…
“it doesn’t matter what this sign says, you’ll say it’s racist anyway.”
Bush didn’t release his. They were leaked. Better not trust him either.
I don’t. How about them apples?
Mr. President already has a BlackBerry, so I’m surprised he didn’t go with the RIM PlayBook so he’ll get secure email.
Fsck the salute, the president of the United States rocks an iPad! That was the big news, not military dress protocol.. Sheesh!
As a non-American, I haven’t seen as many American military personnel salute as others here may have, but I have to say, among those that I’ve seen, even among professional, career military personnel, I did see a wide variety of military salute gestures, some of which were no better than what we see in this picture. Having served in an army (not in America), I know that, although the salute is always fairly precisely defined by the service rules book, the execution is more often than not rather sloppy (depending on the circumstances).
The more important point to this discussion, however, is that fact that iPad got fast-tracked into the White House. Considering how much time and effort government agencies tend to spend in determining suitability of anything (any product) for presidential use, it is remarkable that he is allowed to use iPad 2 (out for barely a month).
At least it appears that he has the gray smart cover is not one of the more expensive leather ones. The little things add up for the tax payer.
He can spend his 400K income however he likes.
You mean the income we’re paying him?
Yes I do. He could start a bonfire in the front yard of the white house with it. It’s his money to do as he pleases. Just like your paycheck is yours.
His actual job of being president is where the accountability to the tax payers applies. Compensation is his.
Eureka!! i now realize the root cause of the world’s problems: poor saluting habits.
in recognition of your great discovery, i salute all you proper saluting folks… however…
if you would like to see my salute, i will first need to remove my pants.
quit nitpicking and get over yourselves, really.
Google some oil rigs and start drilling!
I wonder if Apple is tracking HIS location data?
Anyone with any experience in such things know you salute the rank/office- not the person. There were more than a few Bozo officer’s I served with unworthy of a salute that wee to be saluted anyhow.
No Obama fan am I. He’s way too conservative- another DINO (Democrat in Name Only).
were- not wee
So, how about that iPad 2! Isn’t it an amazing device? I use the black cover myself.
Oh, sorry. Is the iPad not the subject of the discussion?
Now THIS is a salute!:
Get it right bastiges.. Or drop down and give me 20!!
THAT’S what this country needs: more Nathan Hales!
(sigh) This thread serves once again as a cold reminder that an IQ of 100 is just an average.
@ MDM: WTF is wrong with your page above? I was beginning to read the article and check out the photo when this strange TIVO vertical banner dropped down and obliterated much of the text and the photo.
Was that really necessary?
White Covers will all of a sudden become a big seller …..
Could we all just get off divisive politics and return to our common ground, which is agreeing with each other that the best company in the world, with the best CEO, is a pretty liberal company with probably the most liberal CEO?
Thanks. 🙂