Wednesday, April 8, 2009

White House is denying that the President bowed to King Abdullah

The White House must think Americans are stupid. They are denying that President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah. Apparently, Arabs thought Obama was bowing. Here is the story from Politico.com

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.

In case you haven't seen the video, watch and decide for yourself. (video from YouTube)

2 comments:

Randy said...

This is important news. You are wacked. The Bushes bow everytime they get a check.

adagioforstrings said...

The bow, SI, isn't necessarily the important topic. The main issue is that Obama apparently feels compelled to lie about nearly everything he does.