Barack Obama bows and talks of green tea icecream as he pushes US ties in Asia

UK Telegraph ^ | 11/14/2009

[GVnana]

President Barack Obama is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Photo: REUTERS

[GVnana]

And you thought this was a mistake?

[Neidermeyer]

He was merely checking his shoelaces...

[Free_at_last_-2001]

No No you’ve got it wrong - he’s only checking his shoe laces!

[shadeaud]

I understand that the music being played during both of these introductions was....Moon River.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

LOL 33 seconds!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

This must be an impeachable offense against America. “High Crimes and Misdemeanors” is intentionally vague.

[FourPeas]

Ah, you see, the emperor was seated and Pres Obama was naturally bending down.....

[Texican72]

Is his staff going to deny that this is a bow, too??

[DH]

You think he bows down good today, just wait until older photos turn up and show him on his knees doing something to the ACORN brothers.

I think they gave him a set of knee pads for Christmas (excuse me...Festivus) that year.

[Mike Darancette]

Is he nuts? Bowing to the head “Harbor Bomber” while WWII vets still live? Probably bringing the Trade Center bombers to NYC so they can be revered.

[SunkenCiv]

At least this time Obama didn’t make a pumping gesture with his left hand and bob his head up and down. And Sarkozy isn’t grinning in the background.

[kosciusko51]

What’s he going to do in China? Lie prostrate over the table, saying “Please buy our T-bills”?

[Mac from Cleveland]

Akihito’s saying “If you a rawn jockey, where your rantern?”

[shankbear]

He is such a pussy boy.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Better to focus on on this group, every one of them focused on the insane spectacle.



The 3 guys over to the right haven't noticed. Better to crop it like this. It makes the point better.

[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

The LATimes posted this article.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/obama-emperor-akihito-japan.html

Is Obama over as the MSM’s messiah, or what? They are still protecting him but what is going on? Do they need to sell papers or what?

[wtc911]

My take.....

The bow to the Japanese Emperor was intentional and planned as cover for the un-planned and natural (for any muslim) bow to the Saudi King.

[recycler]

I'll just leave this here

[ChicagoConservative27]

Obozo ping!

[GVnana]

Is his staff going to deny that this is a bow, too??

They'll use it for cover. "He was bowing to an older person."

[GVnana]

Ah. Thank you. Adults.

[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

I am related to one of the last living men that was in the battle of the bulge WWII. Obama spit in his face with this bow.

[TheVitaminPress]

From The Vitamin Press

[eeaaggllee11]

“Always look eye” Mr. Mayagi

[ladyvet]

I can see why Michelle didn't make the trip. Her boob belts could never compete with the Empress's obi.

[GVnana]

It on the LATimes blog, not the main site. (Perhaps the reason my earlier thread was pulled.)

[Mac from Cleveland]

I wonder how low he bowed when visiting Major Malik Handjob at the hospital last week in Texas.....

[wtc911]

I am related to one of the last living men that was in the battle of the bulge WWII

__________________________________

Not for nothing but I bet that there are thousands and thousands of living veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. I know three myself.

[Isara]

Did he bow to the Queen? As I remember, he didn’t. He did bow to King Abdulla. Is there a pattern here?

[P-Marlowe]

This must be an impeachable offense against America. “High Crimes and Misdemeanors” is intentionally vague.

Oh, it certainly is an impeachable offense. However we have a congress that is clearly more willing to elect Obama "President for Life" than to remove him for treason.

[Blood of Tyrants]

He is definitely sending the sign that we elected a beta male.

[P-Marlowe]

How is this being played in Japan?

[Lou Budvis]

It’s interesting that even the LA Times is making fun of this “How low will he go? Obama gives Japan’s Emperor Akihito a wow bow” and compares the Kenyan’s bow to the way American MacArthur greeted the war criminal Hirohito. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/obama-emperor-akihito-japan.html

[stratboy]

Didn’t you hear? He threw out his back doing a slam dunk on the basketball court. At least that is what Robert “Goebels” Gibbs will say.

[GVnana]

Is there a pattern here?

Does a bear doodoo in the woods? Obama is making amends for the U.S.

[mollynme]

Bowing to the head “Harbor Bomber”

This is the son of the WWII emperor. He was 7 at the time of the attack.
This is still, however, a subservient gesture on the part of the clueless one.

[IMissPresidentReagan]

Great. The only thing is jerkwad doesn’t bow before appears to be the will of the American people.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Bowing it Japan is a normal greeding. HOWEVER, the lower ranking individual makes the lowest bow.

[snarkpup]

When Obama is with foreigners he considers himself Obama-chan. When he's with us, he considers himself Obama-sama.

[truthkeeper]

Because every culture is honorable...except ours, of course.

[Fishtalk]

Do you notice the emperor isn’t bowing to him? Same with the Saudi sons of camels.

Isn’t that a clue maybe?

[junta]

The Koskids have nothing to really say except something about “hate.” Libs have really descended to the level of teenage girls in their discourse, “Like OMG they really are ‘haters’!”

[Republic of Texas]

He’ll bow before an external authority, he just won’t respect the Constitution. Pathetic.

[Reily]

To hall
Heads of state are equals, it does matter if one styles himself King, Emperor or Grand Poo-Bah. The idea that heads of state being equals goes back to the begining of states.
You can find Mesopotamian Kings in cuneiform calling each other “brother” again viewing each other as “equals”.
This just shows again how amateurish this administraion is and what fool we have as President. A fool who thinks he is brilliant.

[6SJ7]

Why stop with a bow. I'm waiting for Obama to do an old-school kowtow. What an idiot.

[Isara]

Who will be the next leader of the country that we defeated in the past to whom the One is going to bow? He didn't bow to Merkel nor Berlusconi, though. Because they are not non-white?

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[GVnana]

Let them have their mental pretzels.

[coon2000]

I will enjoy watching his demise.

[GVnana]

Because they are not non-white?

White, christian, westerner...