— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n But let’s face it: ultimately, he’s far too busy and important to hold his own.<\/p>\n\n\n Marines now standing in the rain, at attention, holding umbrellas over Obama and Erdogan’s heads.<\/p>\n — Sunny (@sunnyright) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n RT @mviser<\/a>: Obama asks Marines to come and hold umbrellas for him and Turkish PM. “You guys, I’m sorry about,” he says to press<\/p>\n — WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Umbrellas! POTUS to press: “You guys I’m sorry” twitter.com\/StevenTDennis\/…<\/a><\/p>\n — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n “Why don’t we get a couple of Marines [to hold umbrellas]… they’re gonna look good next to us.” – Pres. Obama ~ twitter.com\/adamsbaldwin\/s…<\/a><\/p>\n — Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Marines holding umbrellas instagram.com\/p\/ZYV7OHxixK\/<\/a><\/p>\n — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n POTUS deploys Marines for rain in Rose Garden with Turkish PM Erdogan. twitter.com\/MajorCBS\/statu…<\/a><\/p>\n — Major Garrett(@MajorCBS) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n Let’s go to the videotape (via The Weekly Standard):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Way to go, POTUS.<\/p>\n\n\n Not sequestered. RT @jeffreygoldberg<\/a>: Not such a great use of Marines.<\/p>\n — Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Oh, this is a good visual for him.<\/p>\n — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Oh, the optics.<\/p>\n — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Obama vehemently denies abusing government power, while telling a US Marine to hold his umbrella. #CantMakeThisShitUp<\/a><\/p>\n — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n OK, Obama standing under an umbrella held by a military aide opens the metaphor floodgates for an administration in a downpour<\/p>\n — HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n Out: I support the troops. In: The troops support my umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n “What’s your detail, Marine?” “Umbrella duty, sir.” “I can’t hear you!” “Umbrella duty, sir!!!”<\/p>\n — Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Dear @barackobama<\/a>, Marines are NOT your personal cabana boys<\/p>\n — MirCat (@TRMirCat) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n The Few. The Proud. The guy who gets to hold the umbrella. Thanks Mr. President…<\/p>\n — Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n RT @evanmcsan<\/a>: on what day of Marine boot camp do you learn “hold umbrella over dignitary” stance?<\/p>\n — Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Jeeves, peel me a grape.<\/p>\n — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n Isn’t there something in the Rifleman’s Creed about fruit?<\/p>\n\n\n Maybe he could stand on a Marine too.<\/p>\n — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n Hey, why not? Obama’s already metaphorically stepped on them.<\/p>\n\n\n Ouch RT @baseballcrank<\/a>: At least Neville Chamberlain held his own umbrella.<\/p>\n — Rschrim (@Rschrim) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Semper Umbrellis.<\/p>\n — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Marines don’t just fight wars for Obama. They also hold his umbrella. How humiliating and unacceptable.<\/p>\n — Hater Hating Haters (@DefendWallSt) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n The rain let up eventually, and, a sufficient number of photos taken, Obama gave his umbrella brigade the boot:<\/p>\n\n\n As rain fades, Pres Obama dismisses umbrella-bearing US Marines.<\/p>\n — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Obama just spoke to the marines by saying “Alright guys” in order to get the umbrellas away. So much disrespect.<\/p>\n — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n President Classy. And President Priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n Funny how quickly Obama got the Marines there when he was getting wet. Our men in Benghazi waited 8 hours for Obama to call in the Marines.<\/p>\n — Sunny (@sunnyright) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n There are more marines holding umbrellas for Obama than were protecting Ambassador Stevens. #Benghazi<\/a><\/p>\n — Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n Obama calls in Marines to hold umbrellas over him in the rain… but not to save lives in #Benghazi<\/a> NO RESPECT<\/p>\n — Conservative Artist (@_AmyMarsh) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n @dloesch<\/a> Obama gets Marines to protect him from rain. But, Amb. Stevens doesn’t get Marines to protect him from bullets & mortars? #Benghazi<\/a><\/p>\n — Garrett Hall (@Garrett_R_Hall) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n #FACT<\/a> There are more Marines holding umbrellas for POTUS than were guarding Amb. Stevens in #Benghazi<\/a><\/p>\n — Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n If only it were raining in Libya, the ambassador could have applied for protection from the US Marines.<\/p>\n — Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n \n What a disgrace.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Update:<\/p>\n\n\n RT @thefix<\/a>: This exists: @umbrellamarine<\/a><\/p>\n — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 16, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n Read more: http:\/\/twitchy.com\/2013\/05\/16\/theyre-gonna-look-good-next-to-us-president-prop-aganda-recruits-marines-to-hold-umbrellas-pics-video\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/LarrySabato\/status\/335079125326909440 But that wasn’t about to stop President Prop-aganda from turning them into a photo op. At this afternoon’s joint presser with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, President Obama found himself getting annoyed by the rain. The solution? Send in the Marines — to hold his umbrella. 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