Posted on 11/15/2009 6:06:55 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama bowed to emperor as 'protocol' By: Mike Allen November 14, 2009 11:08 PM EST
SINGAPORE – A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
“I think that those who try to politicize those things are just way, way, way off base,” the official said. “He observes protocol. But I don’t think anybody who was in Japan – who saw his speech and the reaction to it, certainly those who witnesses his bilateral meetings there – would say anything other than that he enhanced both the position and the status of the U.S., relative to Japan. It was a good, positive visit at an important time, because there’s a lot going on in Japan.”
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What protocol was that?
Shaking Hands is AGAINST protocol!!!
Except in Japan, you don’t shake hands. Obama did both. So much for that claim.
The apology tour continues.
The PM was ckecking the boy for lice before he let him da house
BS!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe Obama was looking for loose change. (s
Obama bows to Saudi king
Greeting called ‘most unbecoming for president of the United States’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93696
White House Denies Obama Bow to Saudi King:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1636753/white_house_denies_obama_bow_to_saudi.html?cat=9
Did whomever this anonymous source was spinning to follow up with the photographic evidence indicating he is full of it?
But only one of these two men was bowing....some protocol, right?
It is common practice to bow when meeting someone from Japan - it’s a nod of the head, not a full bow like this - how does obama even feel comfortable in doing such a thing?
Exactly and why haven’t we seen other leaders do the same?
Mo lying, mo lying and mo lying.
OBAMA invites Japaneese Emperor to pull his finger!!
Real American Presidents don’t bow. Period. This guy’s a pathetic, disgusting, POS.
I’m sure he does it frequently to those that pull his strings.
Politico gets its “news” straight out of the White House.
Barack Obama does not demean the United States when he does things like this. He only demeans Barack Obama. Like that’s a real challenge.
Not surprising at all. You elect a Kenyan Muslim you get a Kenyan Muslim.
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