White House Defends Obama’s Bow to Japanese Emperor as ‘Protocol’

breitbart.tv ^ | November 15, 2009 | .breitbart.tv

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Politico: 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.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

DRUDGE posted this video on his site I sent him.
He put the Obama bow story back up in the middle/ down of his page/ complete with the video below!

Watch this VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U6fL7Y4BZA

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow

[stockpirate]

To bad idiot that the papers in Japan don’t follow your leftist troll beliefs concerning OBOWma

[BP2]

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during the photo session in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Singapore on November 14. News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor have incensed critics here, who said the US leader should stand tall when representing America overseas.

[LucyT]

Check out important graphics at #107.

With thanks to potlatch and rosesof sharon for an excellent presentation.

~ There are some interesting comments throughout this thread.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

With thanks to potlatch, rosesofsharon and AmericaninTokyo for an excellent presentation.Also: Drudge put the video version up.

[GOPJ]

Makes sense to me... but my concern as an American is would our people understand the subtleties of a Japanese bow enough to do it correctly? It's definitely NOT the same as bowing to a Saudi - which is the equivalent of bowing to a king... but still wouldn't it have been better just to stay with a handshake? I wouldn't want some Japanese dignitary trying to do a “jive” type “handshake” as it would be inappropriate...

[potlatch]

Thank you very much Lucy. I’m seeing my slideshow everywhere!

[potlatch]

Thank you for posting my slideshow.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Thank-YOU for making it. I believe it inspired the video Drudge has up! THANK GOD!!! Because of you and AmericaninTokyo Obama can’t spin this and say it is PROTOCOL!

[GOPJ]

お辞儀と握手は同時にしないように 頭を下げるだけのお辞儀はあまり良くないといいます。これだとお辞儀をし足りなかったと思い、何回も頭を下げてしまうこともあるでしょう。そうなると敬意や奥床しさ（深い心づかい）、丁寧さなど、本来お辞儀で伝えられるべきものが伝わりません。立礼の場合、「最敬礼」は直立の姿勢から腰を基点に45度以上体を曲げます。「敬礼」は30～45度、「会釈」は15度程度です。「最敬礼」は日常ではあまり見られませんが、謝罪する時や本当に心から感謝の意を表したい時、また神前や仏前など儀式的な場面で用いられます。握手は背筋を伸ばし、必ず相手の顔（目）を見て行います。強すぎず、緩すぎないように握ります。強すぎては相手に不快感を与え、また緩すぎても好意を表せません。アメリカでは弱い握手は「Dead-fish handshake」と呼ばれ、死んだ魚を握るようで気持ちが悪いと言われているようです。お辞儀をしながら握手をするのは卑屈に見えるので、あまりしない方がいいでしょう。 from a different post...

[GOPJ]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387291/posts

[potlatch]

I agree. I go to Drudge many times a day and he had that picture up that first day. Fast for him. I have not viewed the video yet.

[MestaMachine]

WTF is he WEARING????

[Fred Nerks]

thanks for the ping, Lucy.

There’s no doubt in my mind he made that ridiculous bow only to cover for his act of submission to his Saudi master.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Rahm is a reprehensible KAPO. Look up the history of the word Kapo and start with the Nazi Concentration camps.

Very appropriate, IMO, relative to this traitor.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

He had the picture up fast then yesterday all of the Obama bowing to Japanese emperor stories on his page and picture- went away. I guess he was updating —all— of the stories including the video.

Here is the video as headlined on Drudge

VIDEO: World Shakes Hands... Obama Bows...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U6fL7Y4BZA

[ExTexasRedhead]

What a reprehensible traitor and national disgrace we disgracefully have in office.

[Spunky]

justanotheridiot. Yes you are.

[potlatch]

Lol, yes, he posted Chavez with “Chavez asks Cuba to bomb clouds because of drought”. Plus a headline about the climate deal being delayed.

Suddenly Obama is ‘delaying’ a number of things!
Thanks for the video link!