Comments on: Outrage over a Bow

By: Rick Cain

Rick Cain — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:02:22 +0000

Obama just did it wrong. When you bow with respect, you shake your own hand. When you bow with a handshake, you are a character in the Michael Keaton comedy “Gung Ho”

THOSE….ARE RIBBONS OF SHAME!!

By: Don Quixote

Don Quixote — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:27:22 +0000

This liberal also wishes we had a real president. One like Clinton who led the country to it’s highest level ever, to only be ruined by the slack jawed idiots who made the election of an Obama possible.

By: smartalix

smartalix — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:03 +0000

Some people have far too much time and far too little understanding of what is important in American politics today. What a bunch oif slack-jawed idiots. Debate aout diplomatic protocol some more, it’s f*cking hilarious.

By: PaulTT

PaulTT — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:36:18 +0000

@ MikeR:

Is it polite to lie? WH lied when Obama bowed to the Saudi King! Now he bows again! My mom told me lying was NOT polite!

By: pedro

pedro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:16:16 +0000

#55 Great argument pointing out the great change your spiritual leader has brought to the government. Kudos for pointing out he’s more of the same.

#58 ROTFLMAO Another idiot demagogues thinking that making repugs look bad will make his god look better. You have a bit of mud on your pants!

#60 You’re laughing at that ’cause your meds just kicked in. You’d be crying like a baby if you were able to see a bit of reality.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:15 +0000

#59, Glass,

That is so well put. Damn, I am laughing at those who still won’t recognize themselves.

By: Glass Half Full

Glass Half Full — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:58 +0000

And since conservatives don’t read books, or bother with details, I’ll explain. The custom is you bow and your head should just be below the head of the Emperor. Normally this would just be a ‘slight’ bow, for people of near equal heights. But Obama is a lot taller, so he has to bend a lot more.

But facts or reality don’t matter to the anti-science, anti-evolution, anti-reality Republican party. So they will just “believe” whatever they want. It’s funny and cute, but sometimes frustrating when you’re trying to explain something. It’s like talking to a 4 year old. They can kind of understand words, but can’t put them in conceptual context and really understand them.

By: Glass Half Full

Glass Half Full — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:10 +0000

ROTFLMAO

Yet more fake Republican outrage. Idiots. If you have nothing real to discuss or debate, just make up stuff. Pathetic.

It’s just a ‘custom’. When you’re in a foreign country you great them by THEIR title and form of greeting. It’s how the State Department always worked.

If not, then you MUST believe George Bush is gay. Why else did he kiss another man repeatedly on multiple occasions, and walk around holding his hand. Either George Bush is gay, or he was just following a greeting custom and kissing another man for that reason. LOL

By: Winston

Winston — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13:28 +0000

“Honorable sir, please keep buying our debt instruments.”

By: RTaylor

RTaylor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:34 +0000

I found the Japanese appreciative of attempts to observe their customs. Now go to France and try to speak a bit of French. They try to kill you with that sardonic glare only they can do.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:44:29 +0000

I guess the right wing nuts forgot Eisenhower bowing to Queen Elizabeth, the Pope, the Italian Prime Minister, Archbishop Iakovos of New York, President DeGaulle of France, among others; and, Nixon bowing to Emperor Hirohito, the man who bombed Pearl Harbor; and Reagan bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia. Contrary to popular belief, Ford wasn’t bowing to Prince Abu Dongding; he was admiring the dung between the prince’s toes.

In more recent memory though, we have Bush I puking all over his Japanese hosts and Bush II holding hands in a very gay way with Crown Prince Abdullah, a Muslim. Definitely NOT a Saudi tradition but what happens in Crawford Texas, stays in Crawford Texas. Not to mention the Crown Prince was invited to the Crawford ranch more than any other world leader.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:11 +0000

After all Obama is not the Mesias, so settle down ..

By: pedro

pedro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:34 +0000

#50 Sadly yes, we remember. That’s what makes it more pathetic that the US is 0 for 2 regarding the last presidents

By: pedro

pedro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:19 +0000

#10 So am I. But he was doing that way before the election.

#24 Refreshing seeing someone here from time to time reminding the partisan bozos they’re part of the problem, but sadly you’re wasting your time.

#30 same difference.

By: Angry

Angry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:51:06 +0000

#43

No, more like “no respect for the new weakness”.