Posted on 04/09/2009 2:09:55 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
In the brief "Closing Arguments" segment on Wednesday's "Nightline," ABC's Terry Moran credulously repeated the White House contention that Barack Obama didn't bow to the King of Saudi Arabia last week at the G-20 summit. As video of the incident played, Moran narrated, "He sees King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Goes in for the hello. There's a hand shake. Obama bends at the waist. But was it a bow?" [Audio available here.]
He then recited, "The White House called it a lean, pointing out the King's shorter than the President." Inviting people to respond on his Twitter page, Moran wondered, "So, tonight, we ask you, was it a bow and do you care?" A search of @TerryMoran responses on Twitter shows a healthy number of people somewhat incredulous at the host's lack of skepticism. DesigningDi instructed, "Are you blind? Of course he's bowing. Don't play stupid!"
ABC should be given credit for actually showing the video, but the question is, was Moran attempting to dismiss the situation as frivolous and not important or actually investigate its relevance?
A transcript of the brief segment, which aired at 12:04am on April 9, follows:
TERRY MORAN: ["Closing Arguments" logo comes up]: That means it's time for tonight's closing argument. President Barack Obama standing among fellow leaders at the G-20. [Video of the incident.] He sees King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Goes in for the hello. There's a hand shake. Obama bends at the waste. But was it a bow? A breach of presidential protocol when greeting royalty. The White House called it a lean, pointing out the King's shorter than the President. So, tonight, we ask you, was it a bow and do you care? Tell us on the "Nightline" page at ABCNews.com, the "Nightline" Twitter page or at my Twitter page.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
Snopes hasn’t concocted an elaborate explanation for Obamabi yet...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp#
Note how many are red AND green. Have to include enough untruths in the synopsis to muddle the issue (or deny it with red outright).
“Leaning” in the movie ‘While You Were Sleeping’ is a running line about a guy being attracted to a woman. “He looked like he was ‘leaning’” is one of the lines and the clear implication is that it is a sexual advance.
Oh, I love that!
King Lewinsky!!!!
Ours is not a subservient nation. Nations’ leaders should see each other as equals.
This is an interesting debate/discussion.
IMO its not so much capitulating as it is an act of humility and honor to Islam, Muslims.
While at the same time telling us, the US people, that he does not care that we elected him....that we are still a flawed, racist, arrogant nation that needs to be knocked down, shown our place, that we are but one country out of an entire world, not special or exceptional.
He really despises America and its people, and wants to reduce our power in the world....this is his goal.
Where have you been ?
You've got competition now for these kinds of witticisms.
You’d think that after 9/11 the US would NEVER vote for or trust anyone with any Muslim connections.
Isn’t white guilt amazing? Gonna be our downfall.
I didn’t see him lean over for Lizzy and she’s a head shorter to King AHab.
He’s bowing to a white man. I’d thing it would make black folks blood boil to watch it.
Well...errr... I didn't want to get banned.
That looks like a classic “caption this picture” post.
Who is that guy in drag on the right standing next to the Queen?
Yep, not only was it a lean, it was a bent knee lean. Don’t see a lot of those anymore.
It was a slouch. 0bama’s a sloucher.
He was schooled abroad. Even when he returned to the United States, he was educated by antiAmerican communists.
He is an opportunist. He does not see the value of the American Way. He’s admitted that our Constitution contains language that prohibits him from implementing some of the changes he’d like to see in America.
In only one did Obama fold at the waist like a pocket knife.
The proper etiquette, for a muslim that wants to destroy America.
The left hand is the “don’t have toilet paper but wipe the poo off anyway” hand.
That is why muslms never eat with their left hand.
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You're absolutely right.
The growing up years he spent in Indonesia are still influencing him today.
I'm sure he was taught to bow before his superiors then. And he instinctively did so when he met the king.
And that Larry Sinclair issue has sure has been swept under the rug, hasn’t it????
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