Obama's sign of the cross over turkey: backwards and upside down?

[Elspeth]

What do you all think of this?

*Video* Obama absolves Thanksgiving turkey with the Sign of the Cross

While pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey today, President Obama absolved it with what he called a "special dispensation," making the Sign of the Cross over the gobbling turkey.

It appears that Obama made a left handed, backward sign of the cross.

It certainly appears unusual, as President Bush only laid hands on the bird in 2008.

[Hawkgirl]

Seriously, could we have a dumber President? All those years sitting in Reverend Wright's pews and he couldn't even learn how to do the sign of the cross.

[Elspeth]

I'm not an expert on this and I wondered what it was that he was actually doing.

[JB]

That's how Muslims do it.

[Elspeth]

That's how Muslims do it.

Joke?

[Elspeth]

Here's Obama from last year:



http://www.washingtontimes.com/multi...tial-p/?page=1

[JB]

Joke?

I doubt Muslims make the sign of the cross, even incorrectly, so yes, I was joking that that's how Muslims do it.

[Elspeth]

He didn't do any sign of the cross in 2009:

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc/34150229

[Elspeth]

I doubt Muslims make the sign of the cross, even incorrectly, so yes, I was joking that that's how Muslims do it.

Figured. Just checking.

[NJCardFan]

Well, when you're going to besmirch the Catholic Church, why not go all the way. Seriously, he probably thought he was funny acting like the Pope but he looks like a smacked ass.