“The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets.
“It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King Abdullah,” said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The Washington Times called the alleged bow a “shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate” and said it violated centuries of American tradition of not deferring to royalty. The Weekly Standard, meanwhile, noted that American protocol apparently rules out bowing, or at least it reportedly did on the occasion of a Clinton “near-bow” to the emperor of Japan.
Interestingly, a columnist in the Saudi-backed Arabic paper Asharq Alawsat also took the gesture as a bow and appreciated the move.”
Yeah, five days after the fact. King Abdullah would have to be three foot two for “Obama is taller” excuse to work.
Just more proof that the Obama Administration takes America for a group of doofs. Tom McGuire:
“In fact, Obama noticed on the floor a plan to revive the global economy and cure AIDS and bent over to pick it up…”
3 Responses
Ad rem
April 8th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
1Is this the best answer they could dream up in five days? What a pathetic lot of liars these arrogant crapweasels are!
The Obligatory Bow-Gate Continues posting « Political Byline
April 9th, 2009 at 1:38 am
2[...] Insights, IMAO, Political Machine, BabalĂș Blog, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, Jihad Watch, Macsmind, Pundit & Pundette, Commentary and Riehl World [...]
Obama: Who you going to believe, us or your lying eyes? | BitsBlog
April 9th, 2009 at 10:45 am
3[...] Nyhan, Gateway Pundit, IMAO, Hot Air, BabalĂș Blog, Atlas Shrugs, Avid Editor’s Insights, Macsmind, Riehl World View, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, Jihad Watch, Weekly Standard, Pundit & [...]
RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI
Leave a reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Top Stories in the Blogosphere News
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Starting at just $149.95 with free shipping.
The Commander in Chief at Work!
News
Reading List
Most Popular Posts