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Video: No, Obama wasn’t cleaning the floor when greeting Abdullah
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/03/video-no-obama-wasnt-cleaning-the-floor-when-greeting-abdullah/ ^

Posted on 04/03/2009 12:31:56 PM PDT by chessplayer

While I don’t post a lot on Twitter myself, I do learn a few things by monitoring my feed. For those wondering why the media hasn’t reported at all on Barack Obama’s protocol-smashing deep-waisted bow to King Abdullah — besides the usual Cover Obama’s Behind impulse — a few people are suggesting that media outlets are taking the position that Obama was really picking something off the ground instead of bowing.

Where did they get idea? Certainly not from the video. I’ve highlighted the portion, and repeat it a couple of times to be clear:

Very clearly, throughout the bow, Obama’s right hand stays engaged with Abdullah’s. His left hand remains visibly at his side, and doesn’t once reach for the ground. So where would they get the idea that President Obama assigned himself the task of cleaning the floor? I’d assume that Obama’s press office pushed that meme out hard yesterday when the video first came out, and they didn’t bother to check it.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bowtotheking; gaffemachine; islamiclawmaker; kingabdullah; kneepadbrigade; macacamoment; obamagaffes; polishingtheknob; saudi; saudiking
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To: a fool in paradise

Ok your the official picture fixer for Free Republic! Great Job! Did I say that???? I mean great picture!


41 posted on 04/03/2009 1:01:13 PM PDT by classified
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To: classified
"I copied it and I’m e-mailing out to everyone with the subject line reading Obama bowing and doing what to the King?"

How do you copy it? (Sorry, after nearly 10 years here I should know). Many thanks!

42 posted on 04/03/2009 1:01:26 PM PDT by eureka! (Elections have consequences, boy howdy. *sigh*)
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To: a fool in paradise

You owe me a new monitor & keyboard !


43 posted on 04/03/2009 1:01:30 PM PDT by jimt
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To: jimt

Glad I saved it when I did, LOL!!


44 posted on 04/03/2009 1:02:13 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights (Americans Bow to No One)
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To: a fool in paradise

Hats off to you and BJ Clinton! Great Job


45 posted on 04/03/2009 1:03:17 PM PDT by classified
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To: a fool in paradise

Oh well it was pulled but it is still at you know where!


46 posted on 04/03/2009 1:04:34 PM PDT by classified
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To: Electric Graffiti

BOOKMARK!


47 posted on 04/03/2009 1:05:28 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: chessplayer
High fives the Queen and bows to Abdullah...nothing there, move along.


48 posted on 04/03/2009 1:08:11 PM PDT by SouthDixie (We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly.)
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To: eureka!

Just click onto the picture and hold pass the mouse of the picture and highlight it. I may take you a couple of times. Once it’s highlighted right click onto the mouse and scroll down to the word “copy” and click onto it. Once you do that then click onto your icon for writing email then right click onto your mouse and click onto the word “paste” then your picture should show up on the page for writing the email. Try it and let me know how you did.


49 posted on 04/03/2009 1:08:44 PM PDT by classified
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To: SouthDixie

Yeaah but the Queen didn’t do what we just viewed what Obama was doing! You missed it!


50 posted on 04/03/2009 1:09:41 PM PDT by classified
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To: PhilDragoo

Outstanding!!

No doubt in my mind that Barry is part of the throat cutters cult.


51 posted on 04/03/2009 1:15:02 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (In Guns We Trust)
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To: saganite

I believe I heard Rush mention it in the first hour but I rarely listen 100%, he is sort of a background noise for me.
In any case it was a brief mention, not a main course.


52 posted on 04/03/2009 1:15:35 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (American Revolution II -- overdue.)
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To: classified

Thanks. I tried it with another pic onto another thread but could not paste. I’ll go to the “HTML Bootcamp” here on FR when I have time. Gotta run. Have a great weekend...


53 posted on 04/03/2009 1:19:55 PM PDT by eureka! (Elections have consequences, boy howdy. *sigh*)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

54 posted on 04/03/2009 1:20:41 PM PDT by classified
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

LOL (had to view via link)

See also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2221690/posts

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYPuPASk9-M


55 posted on 04/03/2009 1:23:45 PM PDT by maggief
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To: chessplayer

From the blog link posted: “I guess the next time, the Saudis expect a lower bow, and perhaps a kiss on the feet.”

The Saudi king surely expects a kiss, but not on the feet...


56 posted on 04/03/2009 1:26:10 PM PDT by DrC
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To: chessplayer

Oh dear Lord. Doesn’t anybody on his staff own a book of etiquette? One does not bow to a foreign monarch!


57 posted on 04/03/2009 1:43:55 PM PDT by Tidbit
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To: Tidbit
Oh dear Lord. Doesn’t anybody on his staff own a book of etiquette? One does not bow to a foreign monarch!

People, the point is this: Liberals don't care about etiquette.

Etiquette, manners, traditions... Those are for senile old fools and simpletons.

Today, it's all about keepin' it real, YO! High-5's, gangsta signs, kewl DVD's (though, usually, those encoded for the proper region are best), iPods with inspirational political speeches, all that sort of thing.

Get with the present!

58 posted on 04/03/2009 1:52:19 PM PDT by TChris (There is no freedom without the possibility of failure.)
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To: chessplayer
Obama’s cuff link got stuck on the sheiks zipper.
59 posted on 04/03/2009 1:56:21 PM PDT by bikerman (Obama lied;the Country died.)
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To: TChris
Get with the present!

That's just not how I "roll." Old fashioned at the ripe old age of 43.

60 posted on 04/03/2009 2:14:27 PM PDT by Tidbit
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