Michelle Malkin » Video: Obama’s deep bow to the Saudi king

Video: Obama’s deep bow to the Saudi king

By Michelle Malkin • April 2, 2009 01:36 PM

I have expressed my disgust many times over the years with the Bush administration’s kowtowing to Saudi Arabia. That notorious image of Bush holding hands with Saudi royalty in 2005 and doing sword dances with Wahabbists in 2008 sparked outrage on both the left and the right. The hand-holding has gotten us nowhere — and in fact, has made us less secure.

So I hope all the lefties who tore into Bush over his Saudi prostration will express equal disgust with President HopeAndChange’s literal bowing and scraping to King Abdullah. When JWF sent a link to the photo with Obama bent down like a serf (further than either he or Michelle dipped for Queen Elizabeth, by the way), I tried to give the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he dropped a contact lens or penny?

But no, here’s the video. Warning: Emetic alert!

Bleccch.

Is this diplomatic protocol?

And if so, when did diplomatic protocol start mattering to Obama, anyway?!

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Har. Doug Powers figured it out:

My theory is that the president was only somewhat stooped over because he was trying to show King Abdullah what was on the iPod he brought over for him as a present.

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#667819

On April 3rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm, RetFireman said:

Evil often dislikes good
#667883

On April 3rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm, undresiege said:

On April 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm, granite said:
On April 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm, chapoutier said:
On April 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm, undresiege said:
Please find and post one statement – one – where I stated that B. Hussein Obama is a muslim.

There you go Granite. I read that as an accusing me of accusing you of accusing our POTUS of being a Muslim.

Now, please quit playing games.

Bye.
#668003

On April 3rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm, chapoutier said:

Evil often dislikes good

What happened to not wasting any energy in an opinion of me? I imagine the stupid ones are even more taxing to your little brain.
#668017

On April 3rd, 2009 at 3:26 pm, TypicalWhite said:

I agree with those who say that Obama is essentially irreligious. He embraced Christianity only when he needed Trinity United Church Of Christ as an entree to Chicago political society. By his own statements, he never listened to the teachings there.

Obama made obeisance to the king of Saudi Arabia for the same reason – he wants in the club. Sickening and shabby, as have been his previous affiliations, and unbecoming an American president – but then, Obama pretty clearly wants to dissolve national identities.

Here’s some HOPE – the 2010 elections are just 19 months from now!
#668053

On April 3rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm, Random63 said:

Why is this story not on Drudge yet?
#668075

On April 3rd, 2009 at 4:38 pm, zeroangel said:

RetFireman:

I went over and read the comments over at Kos.

Look, the far-left has thier loons too, but they also have sensible people, behold (3 comments):

Nothing in there amounts to an actual threat, even under the extemely loose and broad standard for terroristic threats we have in this country. People are just blowing off steam, if you go on that blog, expect to get pissed off. The FBI and the Secret Service get thousands of nonsense reports from various kooks every week, don’t become one of those.

You’ll look forever and not find a connection. I’m concerned about the whole Chuck Norris – Glen Beck thing, but but you’re seeing something in these daffy wingnut rantings on Malkin’s site that just isn’t there.

The reference to the need for a weapon could easily be inferring a general breakdown in law and order necessitating weapons for self-defense.

I’m really disturbed by this new trend around here where we’re turning into little snoopers who roam around the Internet looking for people to report to the FBI as potential right-wing terrorists. Nothing should surprise me anymore, but this actually does.
#668080

On April 3rd, 2009 at 4:43 pm, zeroangel said:

…also, the 30/30 => Osawld thing is just too funny. They don’t know much about weapons. Reminds me of that story (was it on this site?) where that old lady in Iraq(?) was holding up UNSPENT ammo and claiming it was shot at her house by US soldiers. LOL!
#668113

On April 3rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm, granite said:

On April 3rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm, undresiege said:

I read that as an accusing me of accusing you of accusing our POTUS of being a Muslim.

Now, please quit playing games.

No games.

Not my problem if you’re reading it wrong;
not my problem if you’re inferring something that you don’t like, that was not implied, but that you want to think was implied;
not my problem that reading a list of facts bothers you.

That’s your problem.

Deal with it.
#668134

On April 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 pm, undresiege said:

On April 3rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm, granite said:

In the end it doesn’t matter does it? Interpretation and tone gets f’d up in print, partcularly on political blogs. At this point I offer you a big ole’ fat WHUDEVAH!!!

Hooray Barack Hussein Obama!!!
Hooray Tar Heels!!!
Hooray never posting on this thread again!!!

Peace out granite.
#668135

On April 3rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm, happyscrapper said:

You’ll look forever and not find a connection. I’m concerned about the whole Chuck Norris – Glen Beck thing, but but you’re seeing something in these daffy wingnut rantings on Malkin’s site that just isn’t there.

Daffy wingnut…it has a ring to it! I rather like it. Wingnuts vs moonbats. Ha!
#668160

On April 3rd, 2009 at 7:37 pm, atheling said:

On April 3rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm, chapoutier said:

I thought I told you to go sit in the car.

Now shut up, libturd.
#668202

On April 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm, rightwingrocker said:

HAHA

Shoulda kneed the b@$tard in the face!

RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.cm
#668206

On April 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 pm, scrubjay said:

Somebody please photoshop a “KICK ME” sign on Obama’s backside.
#668250

On April 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 pm, Lindsay said:

This will be a great ad for the GOP during the next elections…if we survive what is coming in the next terrorist act (or man-made disaster)…even Jon Stewart is making fun of not calling a terrorist a terroist. I’ll go further: Radical Islamic Terrorists caused 9/11 (until Swedish Lutherans fly planes into buildings, most terrorists are Muslim).

Don’t let the trolls distract you from this video which may be a turning point in America and regaining our country.

Why did no one else in the room bow to the Saudi King?
#668480

On April 4th, 2009 at 12:59 pm, MathMom said:

Michelle takes great umbrage at George Bush holding hands with Abdullah. He is a feeble old man, and Bush was holding his hand to help him, as was quite obvious from the video of the event. He also held hands with Gerald Ford, a feeble old man, but this does not fit her narrative. Sometimes a person is just being nice. I’d MUCH prefer seeing George Bush holding hands with Abdullah, to seeing our current president abasing himself before the old jackass.

The way guys hold hands to show friendship in Saudi Arabia is to link their pinkies. They also greet each other by kissing each other on the nose. I lived there for 11 years. I know this for certain.

Michelle makes many good points and is a national treasure. But she also soured who knows how many people on John McCain, who was my last choice among the possible Republican nominees. But by God I voted for him because I didn’t want O’Bambi. How much blame does she deserve for discouraging Republicans, spreading despair, and keeping them from voting AGAINST O’Bambi, even if they couldn’t vote FOR McCain?
#670076

On April 6th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, Dimsdale said:

On April 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 am, RetFireman said:

I particularly enjoyed the breathless, “Someobody should call the FBI” cries. They hypocrisy of that statement alone, especially when you can scan through their comments at any time to find any number of actual OVERT threats towards Bush, Cheney, Palin, Limbaugh…even our own dear host…is simply amazing.

I agree. It is beyond belief that after all of the “kill Bush” screed that went on in their blogs, they have the audacity to assume that we would stoop as low as they. It is hilarious to hear them call out the formerly “jackbooted thugs” when the “thugs” now work for them. Liberals have streets named after them: ONE WAY.

Of course, a thief thinks everyone else is a thief. The social Democrats think everyone is as crazy as them, because it makes them feel sane. Good luck with that!
#670197

On April 6th, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Bhishma said:

In their blind support/infight between the two leading parties, the field is open to traitors liek Clinton and Bush who have sole out America to anyone with petro-dollars / pesos.While Clinton rented out Lincoln bedroom for 10K a night, pandered to the top terrorist Arafat and cashed in on petro-dollars behind the ‘presidential library’ smoke-screen, Bush took trechery to a whole new level. Covering up for Saudis was ust the begining, folled up by dancing to Saudi tunes in making anothe terrorist country, Pakistan an ally in a phony ‘war-on-terror’, concoteted against saudi Arabis’s worst enemy Saddam, all in the name of 9/11, for whih Saddam had nothing to do. Don;t get me wrong, Saddam was merciless brutal ruler and removing him was the right thing to do. However, covering up for Saudi Arabia is going to cost merica dear in the long run. the same Americans, who disregarded Bush family ties to Al-Sauds, elected, re-elected Bush are paying with their tax-dollars and blood in Iraq and Afgnhanistan, while Bin Laden, who Bush promised to bring to justice ‘dead or alive’, is enjoying freedom like never before.
In the mean time, Bush:
- doubled student’s visas to Saudis.
- escorted Bin Ladens to safety.
- Danced on the ‘islamo-fascist’ term until a stern call from Al-Riyadh reminded who financed Arbusto.
Finally Bush increased ‘arms and aid’ to the richest countey int he world.
For his part, Bush was raised on Saudi dollars and made Bandar a ‘Bush’.
Repubicans turn a blind eye to the above pointing finger at Clinton, which is true for the most part.
However, this in-fighting is benifiting Jihad within and outside US.
Americans can thank their elected and re-electd POtus/commanders who dance to enemy tunes, for their bleak future, not that Americans can think that far.