comments (43) | | permalinkPosted on 04/08/2009 2:06:27 PM PDT by 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.
"It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller than King Abdullah," said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The Washington Times called the alleged bow a "shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate" and said it violated centuries of American tradition of not deferring to royalty. The Weekly Standard, meanwhile, noted that American protocol apparently rules out bowing, or at least it reportedly did on the occasion of a Clinton "near-bow" to the emperor of Japan.
Interestingly, a columnist in the Saudi-backed Arabic paper Asharq Alawsat also took the gesture as a bow and appreciated the move.
"Obama wished to demonstrate his respect and appreciation of the personality of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, who has made one of the most important calls in the modern era, namely the call for inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue to defuse the hatred, conflict and wars," wrote the columnist, Muhammah Diyab.
The video shows Obama dipping toward the king as G-20 leaders greet one another at the ExCel Centre in London.
By Ben Smith 04:06 PM
Dawg, PULEEEEEEEEEZE!
Q. How do you know when a Democrat is lying?
A. When their lips are moving.
OK, it wasn’t a bow. It was a curtsy.
LOL!!! Would make a great tagline....
Great PR Job!
Give the Muslims the propaganda of a video of 0bama bowing and scraping before his King then insult them all by denying it ever happened.....
That's not a problem. Arafat used to do this all the time. Say one thing to the Arabs, then deny he ever said it to the rest of the word. It was all wink-wink nod-nod with his own people. They knew he was lying to the stupids. I think it's called taqiah or something like that.
Ibn al’Hussein Obama is genuflecting and kissing the ring of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, from whom he takes groveling orders.
Who do you think bought him the election? His Harvard education?
If King Abdullah had turned his back at just the right moment, Obama would have kissed his ass.
That was a bow. And now our president is a liar to allow the statement to be released as such.
That is a bow...his face is pointing towards the floor. If he was shaking hands, he would be looking at the King...he is NOT!
Actually, his leg almost touches the floor as he goes in to the bow.
he was flashing his dirty pics of hillary
"We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over so many centuries to shape the world for the better, including my own country." - Barack Hussein Obama, 04/05/09
Should we believe them or our lying eyes?
EVERYBODY that saw it knows he bowed. He bowed before his Muslim king. Now they’ve proven once again what liars they are.
If the White House explanation is correct, then King Abdullah must be about 3 feet tall.
Upon seeing a mass of armed men Major Pitcairn shouted, “Disperse, ye villains Lay down your arms in the name of George the Sovereign King of England”. The response, as reported by more than one source (coming from Parker or Clark depending on the source) was “ We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus!”
According to the Obama camp it was a Sham-Bow!
His rear is in the air. You can shake hands with someone shorter than you without putting your tail up in the sky.
That’s a bow.
LLS
It depends on what the definition of ‘It’ is.
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