33 Replies to “Salute.”

  3. Didn’t quite come to proper attention and the snap to the salute was a little weak, but I give it a 7/10.
    WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?
    ARE YOU CRITICIZING TRUMP?
    DO YOU MISS OBAMA ALREADY?
    DID YOU VOTE FOR TRUDEAU?
    JUST ASKING.

  4. Since I am NOT a military Vet. … I might be grading too generously, but I give him a 9/10. He came to a full stop, looked the man in the eye, fully erect (not slouching) and gave a crisp (civilian) salute. Is it up to military standards … probably not. But the whole body language displayed RESPECT for our military … unlike our last choom-gang president.

  5. I welcome all conservative, free market Canadians to join us and help build the strongest economies the world has ever seen. To all of the crybaby Liberal cowards and pussies, I invite you swear fealty to, and to kiss the ring of your new Owner and Master and to please stay out of the way of the adults trying to undo years of Liberal mismanagement.

  6. The part I liked about the clip was later, when he took the time to chat up the Colonel (and presumably the Colonel’s wife).

  7. Hi Kenji, here in Canada the protocol is that you come to a stop, go to attention and then snap to the salute. In a march it’s slightly different, i.e eyes-left/eyes-right.
    If you are moving on stairs, as Trump is, you simply come to a ‘walking attention’ one arm on the banister, the opposite arm straight down, elbow tucked to your side, thumb forward, hand in a fist. Head forward.
    Trump loses points on:
    Not snapping the salute, he sorta drags it up his body, he also bends his head to meet the salute. He doesn’t stop before the salute, and therefore isn’t at attention.
    It’s sloppy and any respectable Corporal would have him doing push-ups in the square. In Canada you aren’t saluting the person, the rank, or any of that. You’re saluting their commission and thus the Queen of Canada.

  8. It’s not a salute, it’s a wave. Trump is not military and most certainly is not in uniform, and most certainly not wearing military headdress.
    Oh I forgot, those are CF standards, Americans salute while in their underwear!!! Never mind, nothing to see here.

  11. “If he isn’t commander in chief yet then why is there any saluting?”
    Respect. At least in Canada, you can certainly salute anyone deserving of respect even if they are not on some list.

  13. Don’t be so hard on Lance, you don’t need to scream at him either. Keep in mind that Lance has always been the “Shepard Smith” (FOX News commentator 3 PM weekdays) of SDA, you know, the “progressive” Conservative one on the leading Cable news network.
    Lance is no Hannity but we like him because he makes us comment here (And sometimes loose our cool too)…It’s all about viewership J. 😉
    Watch Lance get it all wrong on O’Leary…But then again this is Canad’uh, ruled (Populated) by Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver, so Lance might “win” this particular bet…Stay tuned to SDA.

  14. Perhaps Mr. Trump is surprised that he was being saluted, given that Mr. Trump is not yet President Trump?

  16. The President’s salute was in every way excellent. But as far as this goes, the Commander in Chief can give a half assed salute and it won’t matter in the least because (see above for rank). And speaking of rank, the greeter (appears to be a colonel) dropped his salute before the Commander in Chief did. This is not military protocol. Hold your salute until the ranking officer releases his.
    But why even talk about this? What was much more interesting to me was the twits commenting. Wow! So much hatred. He’s Hitler, he makes me vomit, he’s a clown, he’s insane, etc. I didn’t realize Canadians were so opposed to this POTUS.
    Years ago, back when G.W. Bush was President, I worked for the U.S. Dept of Ag. I used to visit my Canadian counter part in Ontario regularly to discuss matters of mutual concern. A good guy. I think we got along well and I liked him very much. But one day, out of the blue, he started talking politics, specifically commenting on GWB and what an awful person he was. I didn’t take the bait (NEVER TALK RELIGION OR PARTISAN POLITICS while on business) and I think he realized he’d made an error. I took it in stride but then I never quite saw him in the same way as before either, to his detriment.
    So it goes……

  17. “…and most certainly not wearing military headdress. Oh I forgot, those are CF standards, Americans salute while in their underwear!”
    Indeed!

  18. Where did this idea come from that there is no criticism allowed of President-elect Trump? It’s creepy.

  19. “I didn’t realize Canadians were so opposed to this POTUS.”
    I see you’re from outta town 🙂
    Canadians are probably more opposed to Trump than the average American,especially in all the socialist/civil servant hotbeds of this Country. Toronto’s media fairly screamed cries of anguish when Trump won,as did every other media outlet in the Country.
    There was a poll taken a few months ago in Canada by a Canadian polling firm that said Canadians overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama. The same number would undoubtedly have supported Obama staying for a few more terms.
    Canada is as socialist as the EU,perhaps even more so.

  22. Lance doesn’t like Trump much. Congratulations on this great time for both our Country’s.
    P.S. Hello Lance. This comment section is cutting edge, nowhere in the universe. Instead of dishing Trump, how about an upgrade. See Blazing Cat Fur for a hint.

  23. Uhm, unless things have changed drastically since I left the Navy (2012) – and of course different services have different rules – but you don’t salute or return salutes out of uniform. You salute seniors out of uniform *if* you’re in uniform, stand-and-greet if you’re not.
    Still, better to salute in error than err by not saluting. However, if you’re going to do it, do it all the way right.
    “And speaking of rank, the greeter (appears to be a colonel) dropped his salute before the Commander in Chief did. This is not military protocol. Hold your salute until the ranking officer releases his.”
    In this sort of situation the Colonel would not be expecting a return salute – he would be expecting a nod and greeting (in reply to his salute) to acknowledge it. Wouldn’t surprise me if he got caught off guard and couldn’t think fast enough.

  24. Lance – thanks for the corrective info. As I said, I have no direct expertise. For me … it is more about Trumps general attitude and persona. I am reminded of a picture of a Marine holding an umbrella for Obama during a speech. That image has always disturbed the hell out of me. Unless, of course, Obama chose an LGBTQqq Marine to hold the umbrella.
    Soooo … just wondering … do Mounties salute each other ? Does the public salute Mounties ? Love their uniforms! So gayyyyyy !

  25. Exactly! As an OC I got flustered once and got reamed out big time for saluting without a hat on. Never did that again!
    I hate to differ with our host but I give Trump a 9 for that salute.
    Terry Tory, I guess we will see. 😉

  27. Though it is the custom of British Empire and Commonwealth naval and military forces that one doesn’t salute while out of uniform, it is the established custom in the U.S.A. for the President to return salutes from the military, so there is nothing wrong with that. And although Mr. Trump isn’t quite in office, there is also nothing wrong with service personnel paying the complement of a salute to anyone, including service personnel out of uniform and including civilians. to whom they wish to show respect and courtesy.

  28. Well said David. I agree, the colonel should have kept his salute until Trump the new Commander-in-Chief dropped his hand. But then after reading Agammamon’s comment, he makes a good point. It has been almost thirty years since I offered or received salutes.
    I don’t see the vicious comments above that you see. They must have been on the BBC (British) government leftist national TV channel that produced the video Lance presented.
    I think most people on this site either support Trump or wish him well. But, read Don Morris’s again and see what we are up against. Too many years of Marxist brainwashing north of the 49th.

  29. I recall that was my experience in the military as well. One only saluted if “covered” ie. hat on, even if you were in uniform. Indoors the only ones covered were those ‘on duty’ as guards. That avoided a whole lot of unnecessary saluting when people were trying to work.

  30. What a big “to-do about nothing”. Or, one could describe it as “a tempest in a teapot”.
    Whatever it is, I hope you’ve all given Kate a generous tip.

  31. >>established custom in the U.S.A. for the President to return salutes from the military
    Only since Ronald Reagan.

  32. Presidents are civilians, regardless of the fact that they are also commander in chief, and they are not subject to military etiquette. They are neither required to return a salute, or follow any of the protocols for how and when to salute, nor are they prohibited from saluting if they choose to do so. They can do what they want, anything goes. In theory they can even flap their arms in the air like a bird if that’s what makes them happy, although they would take a lot of heat in the press for that. Trump went to military school, so he likes the idea of saluting, and like Reagan that is his choice. So any criticism of the quality of Trump’s salute is just trite and improper.

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