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Saudi King Bans Kissing of His Hand (LA Times Archive)
LA Times ^ | 9/12/2005 | staff

Posted on 04/02/2009 12:48:50 PM PDT by pissant

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To: pissant
"Kissing hands is alien to our values and morals, and is not accepted by free and noble souls," Abdullah told a delegation from Baha

I guess Adbullah hasn't looked around at his country lately.

41 posted on 04/02/2009 1:07:09 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Shermy
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Saturday banned citizens from kissing his, or any of the royal family member’s hands saying it was against his cultural values and religious values.

The ban was against CITIZENS (i.e. fellow MUSLIMS) from doing so. However, it is obligatory for dhimmis (subservient non-Muslims) to adopt a subservient manner toward their Muslim overlords.

42 posted on 04/02/2009 1:08:42 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
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To: PapaBear3625
The ban was against CITIZENS (i.e. fellow MUSLIMS) from doing so

But I do believe he is a Muslim.

Wonder if they've made any progress on getting a dog? He told Leno the dog would be "in place" when they get back from Europe.

43 posted on 04/02/2009 1:11:08 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: Dooderbutt

Gotta save those pictures.

Obama is such a maroon. What a gull a bull!


44 posted on 04/02/2009 1:11:25 PM PDT by griswold3 (a good story is more compelling than the search for truth)
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

Demonstrating his ignorance. I watched the video. It struck me as patronizing. Right up there with the tourist who believes using chopsticks makes him Chinese.


45 posted on 04/02/2009 1:15:34 PM PDT by WestwardHo (Whom the god would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: dead

“not accepted by free and noble souls,”

that does tend to rule out certain kenyan race pimp imposters


46 posted on 04/02/2009 1:19:21 PM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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To: proud American in Canada; All

“Overseas European trip for a 500-person contingent: Hundreds of thousands of dollars”

probably more like MILLIONS

the military had to divert airlift from Afghanistan support and hire Russian made planes to deliver supplies to keep our TROOPS IN COMBAT armed and supplied

so the obamas could take 500 strap hangers on an Easter Break to London


47 posted on 04/02/2009 1:23:46 PM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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To: silverleaf
probably more like MILLIONS
the military had to divert airlift from Afghanistan support and hire Russian made planes to deliver supplies to keep our TROOPS IN COMBAT armed and supplied
so the obamas could take 500 strap hangers on an Easter Break to London

Wow! I didn't know that.

And yet again, one wonders what the MSM would have said if Bush did something like that.

Millions...in these economic times. Unbelievable.

48 posted on 04/02/2009 1:33:51 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: manc
re: send them the video of him nearly running over and bowing)))

where's the video?

49 posted on 04/02/2009 1:37:18 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: proud American in Canada

i thought maybe he dropped one, and then bowed over to pick it up. :)


50 posted on 04/02/2009 1:40:05 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: proud American in Canada

thanks to Drudge
“Military strained by Obama Trip”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/02/inside-the-ring-89874599/

un-be-frickin-lievable gall and arrogance

we have kids risking their livws in war, yet obama and pelosi continue to use OUR Air Force like a personal airline and valet service


51 posted on 04/02/2009 1:41:46 PM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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To: Mamzelle

go to the right side of the page and you will see obama kisses hand headline
on the 2nd page near the end there are multiple links to videos or you can go to you tube as well.


52 posted on 04/02/2009 1:46:11 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: Dooderbutt
I by no means consider myself an authority..we're just commoners after all. (rolling eyes))

I've been going back and forth as to whether the prez is really this stupid, or is it all orchestration. I'm really thinking they are a bunch of lamebrains. They seem to have no CLUE how to run a government, let alone interact with other governments, or they have some college flunk teaching them etiquette. I just DON'T understand.

If they knew the proper etiquette when President Bush was in office, and wanted to make him look ignorant....they failed because the international govts knew the TRUTH. And for that, we can be very very grateful.

On the other hand, if the other govts see this as a sign of weakness of our country, I fear we are in trouble.

53 posted on 04/02/2009 1:46:44 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: Dooderbutt

Bush was, of course. Every society has its acceptable level of “personal space” and contact: some more than ours, some less. Bush was treating the king as the king would treat a close colleague, which was appropriate. Obama treated the king as a superior, and in the process disgraced the Office of the President.

The idiot seriously doesn’t realize he is NOT the Office of the President. Like all others before, he is filling the Office of the President for a limited time at the pleasure of the people. The people own that office. He is not allowed to do as he pleases.

The cool thing about Bush is that where he’s from he’s used to a lot of personal space, yet he looked very comfortable with the king, fulfilling the Head of State function of the Office very well.


54 posted on 04/02/2009 1:50:43 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
i thought maybe he dropped one, and then bowed over to pick it up

LOL. :)

55 posted on 04/02/2009 1:52:56 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
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To: happilymarriedmom
I am just flabbergasted.... and would like to hear an official response from him, but I doubt that will ever happen. It be so embarrassing for him, there is no way his ego would admit to such a mistake. although I have a hunch after all the freepers who are following this, michelle malkin etc., he'll be called out on it... ego and ignorance, minus common sense.. such a bad combination. Thanks for finding this article!!
56 posted on 04/02/2009 2:00:57 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: pissant; happilymarriedmom

Great job, pissant, happilymarriedmom

Related:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220768/posts?q=1&;page=56#56


57 posted on 04/02/2009 2:01:18 PM PDT by combat_boots (The answer to 1984 is 1776)
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To: Dooderbutt

ugggh, i haven’t been there in years. will have to take a sanitize my brain after that. It’s sort of like diving in a dumpster, literally.


58 posted on 04/02/2009 2:04:40 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: WestwardHo

he really is flat out ignorant of proper protocol isn’t he? Unbelievable.


59 posted on 04/02/2009 2:08:38 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: pissant

did he? is there video of that?


60 posted on 04/02/2009 2:14:33 PM PDT by sten
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