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!