Posted on 04/09/2009 10:12:31 AM PDT by Plutarch
Did President Obama bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at last week's G-20 meeting?
Conservatives say yes – and some aren't happy about it. The White House, meanwhile, says the president did nothing of the kind.
Ben Smith has the story. As he notes, the president met Abdullah last week in London and appeared to bow to the Saudi leader, prompting outrage from some conservative quarters.
"The President of the United States executed a bow to a monarch so deep that he literally had to take a step back to balance himself," wrote Hot Air.
"No American President should ever make such an obsequious display to any monarch — ever," added the blogger.
(Memeorandum has links to much more reaction here.)
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I think this might be it. 12 million's enough new voters to wipe the GOP out for a whole generation, or for good.
This just in. Upon further review, the Whitehouse has clarified that the president curtsied to the Saudi King, and they see nothing wrong with that!
Gingrich should do a little research before he spouts off. Bush never "bowed". He lowered his head to receive a medal from the King. The libs like showing the still shot that make it look like he is bowing. Click on the pic in this link and watch the whole video.
So why would Gingrich say such a thing? He is supposed to be on our side.
Gingrich broke Reagans rule #1.
He probably just saw the picture and didn't bother to look at the video.
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