What the hell is the deal with the bowing?
November 14, 2009I don’t care if Obama “the man” gets down on his knees and tongue slathers the feet of foreign leaders, but as president, I wish he would value the dignity of the office. Objecting to subservience to royalty is a pretty key part of what it means to be American.
There was talk of green tea ice cream, memories of a childhood visit to Japan and even a reference to the remote fishing town Obama as the US President set out his vision for US relations with Asia in a keynote speech.
He later bowed deeply to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, upon arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for a private lunch before he headed to Singapore on the next leg of his Asian tour.
Calling himself “America’s first Pacific President” during a 40-minute address, Mr Obama said: “I want every American to know that we have a stake in the future of this region, because what happens here has a direct effect on our lives at home.
The first black president.
The first president with Muslim roots.
The first Pacific president.
This guy sure digs the self-aggrandizement, doesn’t he? To that list I might add…
The first post-American president.
The first president who sincerely dislikes America.
The first president who’s father was a semi-hostile foreign national.
The first president who’s parents were proud Marxists.
The first president to admit to using cocaine, a disqualification for most federal jobs.
The first president to adamantly refuse to release his academic transcripts.
The first president to hold no significant leadership position before being elected.
The first president to launch his political career in the home of a terrorist.
The first president to support infanticide.
What else?
In Obama’s world, some symbolic acts are okay, some are not.
Tatersalad :
Date: November 14, 2009
Obama and the Crotch salute and the reason: Japan holds about $1.5 tillion of U.S. debt and growing because of his moronic spending policies.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/there-he-bows-again-and-fails-to-salute
UpNorth :
Date: November 14, 2009
200 years of American protocol, never, ever bow to royalty, out the window. This guy is an embarrassment.
I wonder what the few survivors of Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Cabanatuan and other places from the Pacific War think of this?
R.D. Walker :
Date: November 14, 2009
It would appear that the rest of the world’s leaders don’t feel the need to kowtow to the Emperor.
R.D. Walker :
Date: November 14, 2009
All that and he still fubared it.
BrunDawg :
Date: November 15, 2009
No one knows how long it takes a country to get it’s dignity back. I suppose it depends on how much is squandered. I do think it will be ‘interesting’ to watch the next president regain what we treated as a birthright.
R.D. Walker :
Date: November 15, 2009
Obliterating presidential bullshit. Heh!
notamobster :
Date: November 15, 2009
This guy is a stooge of the highest magnitude.
You know….. my favorite story of a (future) President bowing is John Adams, upon his first meeting with King George III. George was reportedly perturbed by having to greet Adams as an equal (what with the war being over and all), so when John Adams entered the room and King George addressed him, he simply replied with a smile that he was “delighted to be meeting under these circumstances”. He then politely bowed to the King.
UpNorth :
Date: November 15, 2009
R.D., thanks for posting the link to the pics of how a head of state Properly greets Japan’s emperor. I was going to link to the photos from Michelle Malkin’s site.
BrunDawg is right, it’ll be interesting to see the next president try to get our nation’s dignity back, after this tool destroys it. Fubar seems to be the watchword for this administration.
RUDE JUDE :
Date: November 16, 2009
What a disgrace!!
MadBrad :
Date: November 16, 2009
He’s spent his entire life in disrespect to the President, don’t expect him to change now.
Tatersalad :
Date: November 16, 2009
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/obama_emperor_bow/2009/11/15/286508.html?s=al&promo_code=9133-1
Sad, real sad! Our President of the United Socialist States of America seems to think he is inferior