President O-bow-ma
Crikey, is there a single adult in the White House who can teach the commander-in-chief some presidential protocol?
The Left complained that George W. Bush was too much of a cowboy on the global stage.
It’s better than having a waterboy:
First, the Saudi King. Now, the Japanese Emperor. What’s he going to do with Russian President Medvedev on Sunday — the downward-facing dog yoga pose?
FYI: Everyone else in the world seems to know how to greet the Japanese Emperor without scraping the floor…
What a Spineless Blunder:
Reminds me of one of my favorite Tea Party signs:
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can we kick him in the butt?? or better yet just kick him out of the White House…moron…
No, since he is so tall, he had to lean in to shake his hand.
Disgraceful. But then again, most of this administration fits that description. I’m continually amazed at this man’s lack of presidential knowledge, and failure to provide leadership. If Americans can’t take this man seriously, how can we expect other countries/groups/allies/enemies to do so?
RLR
Nothing like a disrespectful interloper to defeat us from the inside. He is proving by his actions that, he is not a citizen of the United States.
Especially, facing away from him…
Are we done yet? This is Mr. world Traveller, Mr. sophisticated.
You would think that someone who supposedly was born in Hawaii would know better than to bow to the son of Emperor Hirohito.
Or is he planning on apologizing for America making Japan attack us and murder over 2000 on Dec. 7, 1941?
When you bow to someone you look them in the eyes, not at your shoes.
I’m getting tired of seeing this president present his backside to the American people. I lived in Japan for six years. And thanks to my wife’s job I rubbed elbows with a lot of high-ranking muckety-mucks. The leader of the world’s only superpower does NOT bow lower than someone else. Obama’s bow should not have exceeded 15 degrees. That was not a bow, it was groveling, and it was NOT a sign of respect, but of weakness.
And, it is just goofy to shake hands while bowing. The entire purpose of the bow is to avoid physical contact. So, Obama was not only groveling, he was disrespecting the emperor.
Does he have NO protocol experts on his staff? I wonder if he gave the emperor a gift. Maybe an incompatible boxed set of Powerpuff DVDs?
*Andy Stern*
I was taught that to break eye contact during a bow is an insult. Also to bow lower than the one you are greeting can be an insult. Who is advising this dolt.
*Whoa, whoa, whoa; We sure don’t want to see the downward-facing dog yoga pose from P-BO, and for sure not from FL-MO either!
*In my past experience in automotive manufacturing, when we did greet the Japanese folks, we did the customary handshake and the slightly forward head-bob acknowledgement, and that was fairly common, but not this.
It’s an unbelievably stupid move, on so many levels.
Obowma’s not being “polite”, or even following custom. Foreigners, especially high-level ones, don’t bow in Japan. They might give a slight forward thrust of the head, and then shake hands, but nothing like this — which in any case was was done so completely CLUMSILY it makes me wanna puke.
As a five-year resident of that country I know that bowing is not just a perfunctory gesture like a handshake, but often a social ritual with subtleties and nuances, the kind of thing visiting foreigners generally don’t “get”. That’s why Japanese neither encourage nor expect it .
I imagine the Emp and Empress were embarrassed beyond belief. I mean, how could the Emperor have responded: by bowing lower, and abasing himself, or by bowing less, and thereby establishing himself as having a higher status that the POTUS???
I also ask any Obowma apologists if they think the heads of state of China or Korea would ever do this, or even contemplate it, given their histories with Japan?
Well, Japan made aggressive war on us, too. Remember? My dad certainly did.
In any case, the whole idea of “diplomatic protocol” is to dispense with local “respect” customs to as to avoid giving (and taking) offense. But my guess is, the barbarians in the White House don’t give a bleep about no stinkin’ protocols: after all, they won!
This Bumblefrack’s a madman and/or a complete and utter flake. I’m convinced of it more and more with each passing day.
if this isn’t bad enough…here is dear leader hands down in front with the others on stage saluting or hand over heart…
http://polrev.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/VeternsDay.jpg
This is how Obama greeted Vladimir Putin.
While not a full bow from the waist, he certainly did bow his head to Putin.
Isn’t a bow the customary greeting in Japan, as opposed to the handshake?
President Reagan truly gave us “A New Hope“.
He fought the “Evil Empire“, and won.
Now, with Obama, it’s “The Empire Strikes Back“.
Reagan was a Jedi.
Obama is a Sith.
He’s very proud of those shoes! And they’re shiny enough he can see his reflection in them.
Talk about not ready to meet the world… literally. That Chicago Thug is a national embarrassment.
I believe you have all the letters, but they are not is the right order. The S is right, but it should be followed by the H and then the I and finally by the T.
Can we get some congress people to officially censure this clown?
I suppose we should at least be glad he isn’t doing a fist bump with foreign leaders.
You know, even I don’t know if I’m being sarcastic or not…
FIFY
Surely at least half of the morons who voted for this rube have voter’s remorse. Please tell me I’m right. Please?
I know he thinks he is not worthy but, he does not have to drag us down as well…
He’s an embarrassment to the Memory of every U.S. soldier that has died for the Love of God & Country.
With intentions of becoming Emperor Palpatine.
If he ever meets Castro, he will probably act like a teenage girl seeing her favorite rock star.
Roger that Dan Lee….
Doesn’t anyone in the current Department of State know anything about protocol? They should have briefed Odumbo about how to act appropriately.
On the other hand, maybe someone wanted him to look like the fool that he is. Hmmmm……..
Hoo-boy – is it 2012 yet? I’m tired of watching this excuse for a prez.
On November 14th, 2009 at 10:38 pm, fulldroolcup said:
Is it too much to ask for a PRO-American president??
I think not!
Bending over comes way too naturally for this guy.
On November 14th, 2009 at 11:12 pm, dan708 said:
Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8
(Hat Tip to tiredofit08)
I want to tell you that you’re right. But I’m afraid that most of the morons who voted for this rube will see his bow – a badly botched bow at that – and just assume that it’s appropriate Presidential behavior. He is a moron’s idea of what smart looks like.
And this is a surprise to whom? Why?
I betcha most of those rubes had no idea what they were voting for and now they don’t want to admit to any ignorance on their part.
Every thing is going according to plan and its Bush that made it so bad Obama can’t create jobs, he can only save jobs that Bush is still destroying.
Yeah, thats it. Oh and I should get “free” healthcare.
It’s interesting to take a look at how Barack Hussein Obama II, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani all used the following word in different ways:
The Indiana Court Of Appeals said:
But even those who agree with what the Indiana Court Of Appeals said must admit the following:
There were 1,075 people involved in the election, certification, and swearing-in of Barack Hussein Obama II:
538 Electoral College Electors,
435 Representatives,
100 Senators,
1 Vice-President, and
1 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Not a single one of them inspected a hard copy Certificate of Live Birth for Barack Hussein Obama II, to verify that he was born at Kapi’olani Medical Center in Hawaii as he has claimed.
All 1,075 of them, representing all three branches of our federal government, had sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution, but failed to do so. Not a one of them did their due diligence to ensure that “a President shall have qualified”.
Even those who agree with what the Indiana Court Of Appeals said, must admit that a Quo Warranto case is necessary, since not one of those 1,075 people upheld their sworn oath to support and defend their Constitutional responsibility to ensure the President-Elect qualified.
Looks like he’s trying to bend over a little lower …
Deplorable.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
And libs eat it up. A President who apologizes for America, and who grovels before emperors and sheiks. You can hear the snickering from every seat of power in the world. They all think he is a weak loser; just the leader they want for the United States. What an embarrassment; what disrespect to this Country. Is there a politician with the BALLS to call this imbecile out on this????? *crickets chirping* This guy truly makes me sick. What a twisted view he has of our Country.
Oh la de dah. Another day, another groveling, apologising event for the president. I think he draws some kind of life-energy force from crapping on the United States. I sure am glad that when I was traveling all over the world during my military career, I never had a limp-wristed apologetic knee-kissing whiner president do this while I was overseas. I am sure that while our troops in Afghanistan are waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and dying and dying and dying for the president to make up his mind, that pictures like this on their television sets and in their newspapers do wonders for their slumping morale. Moron, idiot, bozo, incompetent, juvenile, egoist, flippant and totally removed from the heartbeat of America.
…but acting more like Jar Jar Binks.
Now excuse me while I go and barf a little bit.
Problem is, America gets bent over with him.
An interesting old article in the rag NY Times about Clinton bowing.
From the article:
This nitwit has been prostrating himself (and America) all over the world while ramming to to us back home.
Obama never met an aristocracy he didn’t love.
avoiding eye contact is common for anyone who lacks confidence.
I was taught that Americans don’t bow to anybody. We aren’t the subjects of emperors or kings.
I don’t think we need to bow to the emperor.
And as to the idea of an Obama visit, at some point, to Hiroshima and Nagasaki — as he has expressed his wish to do — I think that that is equally unnecessary. We have already paid a state visit to those two cities.
The Obamanation proves once again that he is “playing” President.
He has some Hollywood concept of what it is to be a leader, and in his arrogance assumes that because he saw it on TV it must be true.
At least that’s the impression I get from the buffoon.
May I recommend to the Oaf in Cheif that he get a Protocol Czar? The apologists have all come out, where this has been reported, saying the same crappola they spewed after he bent over for the Saudis: He was so tall he had to bend, he tripped, etc. and I am not referring to those mocking them. There have been real comments posted like that, along with the usual, “Its no big deal” etc.
This from the same hypocrites who went on endlessly that Bush was an embarrassment and an idiot. Surprised only that MichelleO didn’t try to high-5 the Empress, or slap her on the back.
Haven’t read all comments here, but really would love to know what White House gift shop present he gave him. Or maybe he gave another toy plane, only instead of Airforce One he got him the Enola Gay.
Would anyone be shocked?
I really cannot wait until this nightmare is over. Not even a year yet and just look what these idiots have done. So worried about the next three…especially when he loses in 2012 and still has about three months left. If you don’t think they will throw a tantrum then you haven’t been paying attention.
Just when I thought it wasn’t possible for me to be any more disgusted with this lousy excuse for a president…
I agree with those who have pointed out that Americans don’t bow to anybody.
Hey fool! Walk tall and proudly. You’re an American. Supposedly.
And it won’t be anything as piddling as removing the w keys from keyboards, although they may remove the o keys in a last-ditch effort to convince people that things can’t possibly function properly without the “O”.
Who in the blankety blank is advising him? Surely not the State Dept.! Or else this is just another outward manifestation of how PC these short-term (I hope) occupants of the WH are.
Wonder what is next? Negotiations to hand over Hawaii and the outer Alaskan islands over to Japan?
Agree on that one!
Perhaps the answer to why this unfortunate occupant of the WH did this is what may run through his head.
‘Must channel Carter. Must channel Carter, must channel Carter.’
…oh, wait – you’re not talking about your own post, are you?
Anybody notice that the Emperor is (gasp!) shaking hands with the President of the United States!?!?!?!?!? Surely this heralds the collapse of the Japanese nation!
You may agree with such jingoism, but you would be utterly wrong to think that there is any tradition or precedent for such a thing in any modern protocol or etiquette guide.
Well, apart from the section that says, “Swaggering while demanding that the entire world kowtow to you is a sure way to make yourself hated, loathed and will confirm every anti-American insult ever slung. Try to learn something about the culture you’re visiting and don’t act like a knuckle-dragging redneck oaf.”
The RedPill strikes back.
Interesting how the Bible contains wisdom for every occasion!
Enemies respect strength, not weakness.
Can’t see how it could be any other way.
…and wets himself.
But I ask, in what circumstances and for what reasons do Muslims bow?
Back up…109:6. Is Biden president? I’m confused!
Perhaps he’s getting ready for another traditional Japanese cultural rite…
…as an act of contrition.
At the risk of overstating the obvious, so do friends.
As angry as Obammy’s bowing makes me, I can only imagine the anger, sadness, and disgust for World War Two Veterans who fought for our freedoms. I am glad my Daddy, World War II Marine, did not live to see Obama pretend to be Commander-In-Chief.
And the thing is, I don’t even think we owe the emperor anything. Yet. Obama is just a major embarrassment.
@8:18 Lindsay
My father’s ashes are probably, there in the Post Cemetery at West Point, are probably spinning as if thy were in a tornado right now.
24 months USAAF duty in China, blood shed and nearly killed on several occasions, and shot down in his P-51 behind the lines, and a POTUS is bowing like a dirt farmer (not a head of a sovereign state) or subjugated country.
On Friday, Glenn Beck had an all black audience of conservatives. One woman noted that Obama had a plantation mentality. This bowing and groveling before a King or Emperor is symptomatic of a slave mentality that is not and never has been the mentality of any American President. In fact, the early American Presidents made it a point not to bow before anyone.
**pimf** Nothing like posting and editing on a Blackberry-sized screen first thing in the morning. Grrr
(Need more coffee)
Obama willing to bow before the world clearly shows his inability to understand American exceptionalism and take pride in his country. He hates this nation, and the people who built her. In the end, he will sell her off to the highest bidder.
Sesame street used to have a song that went something like this:
One of these things is not like the other,
One of these things just doesn’t belong.
Can you tell me which thing, is not like the others,
by the time I finish this song?
Notice how our Dear Reader is always alone?
America will need to take a hot shower for a week to get rid of his stench.
Wouldn’t it be great if he showed this much respect for the American people. This SOB needs to be tar and feathered and run out the country on a rail. We don’t need this sorry excuse of a man running our country.
Does anyone else see the irony of SixDegrees lecturing us on etiquette?
I can see this picture and the one with the Saudi king as great political ads. When someone touts Obowma’s “experience” over his challenger all that will be necessary is to show the voters these images. The GOP nees to make up posters of these and have them ready.
Can’t wait to here if he slapped the old guy on the back….like the Queen…did the Emperor get his i-pod… would be a serious breach if he didn’t get his i-pod…
Thank you enlightened voters . . . you fools really stuck it to us this time.
Stop with the Barney Frank handshakes.
As I have said before you can take them out of the ghetto but, you can’t take the ghetto out of them. Instead of acting like a president w/protocol training he is like a subject in awe of royalty. One that is schooled in the world knows not to do this!
Obama to meet with Myanmar rulers
How many iPods will that take? If there is a shortage of iPods this Christmas we will know whom to blame won’t we? At least he has passed the boom box phase-we hope.
Give me a knuckle bump/
Mark Steyn said it best…Obama is the world’s lone superbower.
I KNOW I KNOW. It’s that funny black guy who is in the Disney World Hall Of Presidents.
Didn’t we defeat Japan once in a war or something?
And that is the entire problem with the Obamasiah’s presidency. He bows to the rest of the world, and we have to bow to him. His American subjects are going to be on the bottom of the food chain very very soon.
My conservative sister (God bless her) lives in blue state Mass. She also works in the health field and almost everyone she worked with voted for Obama. The last few months though she’s overheard a lot of them complaining that they didn’t realize he’d be like this, what have we done, etc. So maybe there’s some (real) hope for the future that these nitwits won’t vote for him again. And just as an aside I must quote my dad, who’s been deceased 16 years: “The average American is a moron.” Unfortunately, how right he was!
Here’s a horrifying thought–this clumsy narcissistic doofus carries the nuclear football with him.
…drops back for a pass…and FUMBLES!
He’s stuck! He bowed first to the Saudi King, a Muslim. Now he has throw in a few bows to some infidels so as not to appear preferential to a Muslim ruler.
The White House has an official Office of Protocol; but do you think this arrogant adolescent would listen to anyone? He’s going to do things his way even if he makes a fool of himself and his country.
He’s offering an unspoken apology to the figurehead emperor of Japan for the U.S. winning WWII and for using nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There’s no other logical explanation. especially since the other world leaders simply shook the figurehead’s hand.
Yes, it is. Does anyone on the right travel? Or is it considered “submitting to the enemy” to get out and see the rest of world?
Ugh. You revel in your own provincialism.
I’m still not sure he bowed. Surely, as before, The One just leaned in to reach for the hand of a shorter man.
BUFFOONERY!!!
My nine-year old daughter has been to Asia more often than this guy and could teach him a few customs if he has time.
Worse yet, a deep bow like that in Japan indicates subservience.
I have very little faith the people who were so incredibly reckless and irresponsible with their votes to vote for Obama in the first place can be counted on to actually understand what they have done.
If the economy is getting better in 2012 (a bounce like in 1936), they’ll vote for him again.
Democracy is a rotten form of government. It has never worked. It never worked in Europe (without American intervention, over and over and over).
Our government here in America used to be a Constitutional Republic with democratic institutions, but democracy is so corrosive over the centuries it has gradually burned away the Republic and replaced it with the mad idiocy of the mob.
The hope we can get back to Constitutional government through the votes of the same mob who voted for Obama and the rest of the anti-American Democrats is pure fantasy.
…and you revel in your own ignorance by defending this jug-eared nitwit.
Have you ever traveled outside of your state?
Oh, and many on the right travel frequently outside this country in their younger years getting to know many cultures intimately.
…as a member of the military serving and defending our country.
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HI LINDSAY–08:18. My Dad was a navigator on a Navy cargo plane in the South Pacific in WW2. He died 12 years ago–he did not harbor any hatred for the good Japanese People–only those who were trying to kill him–and us.
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My Mom worked with good American Born Japanese People who had been unjustly imprisoned in “internment” camps during the war. This was an abuse of their (and our) freedom due to wartime paranoia.
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Comrade Obama’s (PBUH) bow doesn’t bother me as much as his agenda to change the U.S.A. into the new United Socialist States of Amerika. I think Dad would have “cut him some slack” on the bow.
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Since Dad was a lifelong FDR Democrat I have often wondered what he would think about The Messiah’s actions in trashing our country and appeasing our enemies in this last year. Dad didn’t think too much of Neville Chamberlain either.
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Don’t focus on the “small stuff” like the bow–focus on getting this “democRAT” / liberal / socialist / statist / marxist / communist and his congressional minions voted out in 2010 and 2012. Let’s work to make the Mayan “doomsday” come true for them in these elections.
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John Bibb
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