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White House: No bow to Saudi
Politico ^
| April 8, 2009
| Ben Smith
Posted on 04/08/2009 2:06:27 PM PDT by Plutarch
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:06:27 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: Plutarch
That was not a bow.
That was a grovel before the king of Mecca.
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:07:45 PM PDT
by
Sundog
(The founding fathers understood what would happen when all three branches of government failed.)
To: Plutarch
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:07:55 PM PDT
by
reagandemocrat
(the penumbra doctrine is asinine.)
To: Plutarch
And those aren't Arabs either!
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:08:17 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(If Liberals' GOAL was the Destruction of Western Civilization, would their behavior differ?)
To: Plutarch
...reportedly did on the occasion of a Clinton "near-bow" to the emperor of Japan... Except in Japanese culture, bowing is a sign of equality and respect, while in Saudi culture, it is a sign of subservience.
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:08:21 PM PDT
by
mnehring
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Plutarch
The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. Hey Mr. 0bama (just can't call him president right now without vomit filling my throat) - you are a lying sack of dog turds. And you are not even smart enough to know when you are caught in a lie. Then again, it doesn't matter when 99.9% of the media will cover for you as best they can, and 53% of the US voting population are even dumber and more brainwashed than you.
I don't know what 0bama calls this, but it sure looks like a bow to me:
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:10:22 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Pray for our country...)
To: TheBattman
The people in the back row are astonished that POTUS
grovels to his Master.
To: Plutarch
It was definitely a bow. In the film I saw, Bambi walked over rapidly, pushing his way past the people near the Saudi king, and bowed deeply, extending his hands to grasp the king’s hand at the same time (as if he were going to kiss it).
It didn’t look to me as if the king gave him his hand, although the WH says that he did. But it wasn’t even a normal handshake - Bambi reached out with both hands while bowing.
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:12:30 PM PDT
by
livius
To: Plutarch
Interestingly, a columnist in the Saudi-backed Arabic paper Asharq Alawsat also took the gesture as a bow and appreciated the move. Interestingly, I dug that obscure column up from a news search, and posted it here on FR. I'll bet Smith found it here.
The Secret behind Obama's Bow to the King
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:12:36 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: TheBattman
Oh,
I get it now.
That's not a bow.
It's attempted fellatio of the Sarkozy looking gent between the two Arab dudes.
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:12:42 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(If Liberals' GOAL was the Destruction of Western Civilization, would their behavior differ?)
To: Uncle Miltie
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:12:57 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Plutarch
Funny, the video shows Obama shaking the king’s hand with one hand and the other across his waist during the bow. All they are really doing here is throwing out a denial so that they can muddy the water. They know he bowed and this is tantamount to an admission. This is a furtherance of Bill Clinton’s policy of “deny, deny, deny.” If they deny it, it didn’t happen even though there is proof that it did.
To: livius
Was there a ring to kiss? Maybe that’s it.
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:13:49 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(If Liberals' GOAL was the Destruction of Western Civilization, would their behavior differ?)
To: Plutarch
Wouldn’t a curtsy have been more appropriate?
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:15:19 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Plutarch
Who are we to believe?
Obama or our lying eyes?
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:16:23 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
Did he give 0bama crack cocaine?
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:16:33 PM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: livius
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:16:48 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:16:53 PM PDT
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: Diogenesis
The people in the back row are astonished that
P TOTUS grovels to his Master.
Fixed it
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posted on
04/08/2009 2:17:11 PM PDT
by
verga
(I am not an apologist, I just play one on Television)
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