Posted by
Always To The Right on Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:35:47 PM
Seven months ago, the White House insisted that Obama didn’t bow
to Saudi King Abdullah, understanding the terrible breach in
presidential protocol that it represented. They tried to tell
reporters that Obama was picking something up off the floor, which the
video clearly shows was a lie (at the link). Take a look at the
picture of Obama’s bow to the son of Hirohito. Do you see anything on that immaculate floor that requires retrieval?
American Presidents do not bow to royalty. In
fact, heads of state do not bow or genuflect to each other in the
normal course of diplomacy. At least, they didn’t until this amateur
came into office and failed to learn from the first time he did it.
What will the White House say this time? He got stomach cramps?