White House DENIES bow to king!

[RonPaulFanInGA]

He DENIES it?

It's like the Bush administration is back: lying about the obvious.

Don't they know there are videos of this all over the internet that people can seek out? How brazen can they be?

 

[acptulsa]

How brazen can they be?

Don't ask that!!

 

[angelatc]

He DENIES it?

It's like the Bush administration is back: lying about the obvious.

Don't they know there are videos of this all over the internet that people can seek out? How brazen can they be?

That's what really steams me. If they hadn't acknowledged it, we could have speculated that it was an intentional gesture of peace or submission, depending on which conspiracy theorist was speaking.

We could have assumed that it was a goof but he wasn't going to admit to it.

Instead, after a trip where he told the rest of the world that we Americans were arrogant, he came home and tells us that we're stupid, too.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Just released from the Obama WHITE HOUSE administration:

Spokesman Robert Gibbs said, Barack Obama Dropped a Contact Lens...

Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel said, Barack Obama shoelace was untied and almost tripped...

Kieth Olbermann stated that Barack Obama was bending over to... "Take One for the Team/America"

Didn't the protocol puppets inform the ORACLE how to present himself in Public or "when in Rome"? Sounds like the PuppetMasters will be upset with the department of Propaganda not coordinating all this correctly.

Who said Puppets are intelligent?

 

[jrich4rpaul]

A thread for whether or not Obama bowed to a king...? Really...?[/url]

That isn't the point, it's the administration trying to say he didn't, that he just bent down because he was taller, and grabbed the king's hands with both of his.

Obama bowed, it's caught on tape, and they refuse to just say he did. More proof that might just help the Obama zombies open their eyes one day.

 

[JK/SEA]

Well, if he's not really the President, then this is really a moot issue.

 

[A. Havnes]

I'll look it up, but I remember Clinton catching a rash of sh*t for almost bowing to the Japanese leader.

ETA: OK - I looked it up. Now If PResident Obaba is reading this I would encourage him to do a little more research, but the bowing thing is tricky. In the Saudi world, it clearly signifies subservience, and was utterly wrong. The Muslim papers are chattering like crazy about it.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/07/barack-takes-a-bow/



In Japan, refusal to return a bow is considered a blatant display of aggression and dominance, so I would guess that the President is supposed to bow, but only soooo slightly.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/07/barack-takes-a-bow/

The Japanese have very different bows, depending on whom they're addressing. If your own bow is deeper than than the other person's, it signifies great respect and acknowledges that they are of a higher standing than you. Pure submission is when you kneel, almost prostate, on the ground with your forehead touching your fingertips.
Both of these would be inappropriate, but I can see Obama blundering there as well.
However, if he didn't bow at all, the Japanese present would probably just write it off as Obama being a foreigner.

And, yes, I think he did indeed bow in front of the king.

 

[sdczen]

Looks like a bow to me. In fact, it appears that Big O' was trying to kiss the ring of the King!

 

[Mani]

White House FAIL

Are you sure that's his Left HAND???

 

[Smoke the Liberty Tree]

White House FAIL

that is a bow, no if ands or buts about it. It even looks as if he is going to kiss his hand/ring.....WTF???

 

[MyLibertyStuff]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0409/White_House_No_bow_to_Saudi.html



Are you kidding? The video clearly shows he didn't even use "both hands" as stated.

I believe everything the Government says.
I believe everything the Government says.
I believe everything the Government says.
I believe everything the Government says.
I believe everything the Government says.
I believe everything the Government says.

 

[angelatc]

Just released from the Obama WHITE HOUSE administration:

Spokesman Robert Gibbs said, Barack Obama Dropped a Contact Lens...

Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel said, Barack Obama shoelace was untied and almost tripped...

Kieth Olbermann stated that Barack Obama was bending over to... "Take One for the Team/America"

:

His teleprompter was mounted in the floor, silly!

 

[jkm1864]

Who cares He just needs to come out and say so what. Why should they lie about it. He needs to tell people to fuck off and he was showing respect.

 

[Scofield]

IWould we be mad if another leader walked deliberately by Obama's outstretched hand?.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hhMn3WINx8

Not quite the same, but damn if it's not embarrassing for the 'States.

Edit: Also, that clearly was a bow from Obama. Had he just admitted that it was faux pas, it wouldn't be an issue. I love it when the government lies to me and treats me as if I am an imbecile.

 

[Dripping Rain]

lmao
the saudi king punched obama in the stomach. he was in pain
heres another good statement for the whitehouse
the saudi king took a swing at obama so he had to duck the sucker punch

 

[satchelmcqueen]

i will have the final word here, so dont post anymore after this.

sure the video clearly looks like a bow. even my 2 kids said so. and the pic done in microsoft paint even points out in great detail, the bow.

but the government says it isnt a bow, so there for it is not a bow guys.

sorry, but you shouldnt question government. reality is what they say it is.

 

[blocks]

lmao
the saudi king punched obama in the stomach. He was in pain
heres another good statement for the whitehouse
the saudi king took a swing at obama so he had to duck the sucker punch

lol!

 

[silverhawks]

Oh yeah, he was just clasping his hand...while licking his boots.

 

[Bruno]

Oh yeah, he was just clasping his hand...while licking his boots.

Saudi King is like, "Is this guy really bowing to me?"

 

[UtahApocalypse]

He was not bowing guys......

He is bending over to take it like a man.