Posted on 04/08/2009 6:04:14 PM PDT by kellynla
In a shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate, President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week.
Mr. Obama later said in Strasbourg, France, "We have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect." Symbolism is important in world affairs. By bending over to show greater respect to Islam, the U.S. president belittled the power and independence of the United States.
The bow was an extraordinary protocol violation. Such an act is a traditional obeisance befitting a king's subjects, not his peer. There is no precedent for U.S. presidents bowing to Saudi or any other royals. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt shook hands with Saudi King Abdulaziz in February 1945. Granted, Mr. Roosevelt was wheelchair-bound, but former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shook hands when he first met King Saud in January 1957. Mr. Obama's bow to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques does not help his image with those who believe he is secretly a Muslim, and why he chose to bow only to the Saudi King and not to any other royals remains unexplained.
No Americans of any station are required to bow to royalty.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Exactly!
Al Jazeera will run with that piece of propaganda for years and years and years!!!
Deal!
Although I was thinking of Ann Coulter..easier on the eyes. LOL
Remember that Obama will assist the House of Saud by upping the price of crude oil back to high levels.
Our reward for electing the muslim will be $4/gallon gas, which he has already said gives him no problem.
You’re right about Ann, but I still want the “football” and an office near her. ;>)
We could have all of these problems fixed in a week.
Look for gas prices to skyrocket this month!
Dems are most likely already invested heavily in oil futures.
I don’t watch network news anymore - did one of the “big three” cover this?
Keyes must have been right that this was an Arsenio Hall moment that makes you say "Hmmmmmm..."
Obama takes orders from the Saud family. Their wish is his command. Beware Israel. Beware Iran.
Or some other appendage attached to the king's lower region...
LOL but fox did
Oh please...that incident happened at the ranch after the King stumbled, as older gentlemen often do, Bush held his hand to steady him.
And just in case anyone brings it up, the pictures of Bush kissing the King are photoshopped...and really badly at that. The light is shining off Bush’s forehead from a non-existent light source, where it should be a shadow from the Saudi's head....he actually kissed him on both cheeks, which is a customary greeting for the region.
wrong!
I remember what I saw and if I have time later today I will post it...and PING YOU!
That is a BS compilation of still photos that proves nothing but the fact that you are gullible enough to believe everything you read on the internet.
yea...yea...yea...your boy was holding hands with the king...and if you ain’t got the balls to admit you were wrong, missy, that’s your problem.
shezzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
posted April 26, 2005, updated 12:34 p.m.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
By Matthew Clark | csmonitor.com
Oil prices have been falling since President George W. Bush’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah at his Texas ranch Monday.
The two leaders discussed a variety of issues, including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, terrorism, security, trade and Mr. Bush’s call for more democracy in the Middle East.
But the focus was on oil prices.
As The New York Times reports, the talks “focused on a plan by the Saudis to increase their oil-pumping capacity over the next decade rather than on any short-term efforts to bring prices down.”
As the Sydney Morning Herald points out, the prince’s second visit to the ranch makes him the only world leader to have had two invitations.
Voice of America reports that “President Bush told reporters the Crown Prince understands that it is very important to make sure oil prices are reasonable,” before the prince arrived at his ranch.
A high oil price will damage markets. And he knows that. I look forward to talking to him about that, as well, you now, we’ll talk about his country’s capacity. It’s an important subject.
Given the importance of the kingdom as the world’s number one oil exporter, any meeting between Saudi leaders and leaders of the world’s richest, most powerful, most voracious consumer of non-renewable energy is bound to be scrutinized by the media.
But many sources are specifically calling attention to an image of Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah holding hands at the ranch Monday. In a report with the headline “ Bush and Saudi ruler walk hand-in-hand,” The Globe and Mail writes:
It’s not often that US President George W. Bush is seen walking hand-in-hand with anyone but his wife Laura. But [Monday], he readily took Crown Prince Abdullah by the hand as the Saudi leader arrived at the President’s Texas ranch.
AP
George Bush and Prince Abdullah stroll through spring flowers at the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas.
The hand clasp with the oil kingdom’s 81-year-old de facto ruler had two objectives: a break from recent record-high world oil prices, and a message of U.S. support for the Saudi royal family as it faces a growing internal terrorist threat.
A Chicago Sun-Times article also analyzes the hand-clasp:
When Bush and Abdullah held hands walking into their meeting, the gesture prompted questions about two men showing that kind of physical intimacy.
Fred Jones, the National Security Council spokesman, said hand-holding is an Arab expression of “friendship, respect and trust.”
The Sun-Times also cites James Zogby of the Arab American Institute as saying: “The president and Crown Prince Abdullah were also sending a real political message that they are partners and friends and intend to remain that way.”
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0426/dailyUpdate.html
EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD SAW YOUR BOY WALKING & HOLDING HANDS WITH THE ARAB BUT YOU!
Go get your eyes checked and then get back to me. ROFLMAO
Hey, Newbie, SOP ‘round here is that when you talk about another FReeper, you address them. Got it!
And for the record, genuis, do your homework, EVERYONE in the world saw the “hand-holding” episode and wrote about it!
Good grief...does your mother know you are on the internet? It’s about time for your bottle and a nap isn’t it?
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