Ever since Barack Obama's visit to Europe, there has been a lot of talk over "the bow." Have you heard about this? Obama met Saudi Arabian King Abdullah at the G-20 meeting in London. When Obama met the guy, he seemed to do some sort of bow.
And this has sparked outrage from the right. Praise from the Muslim world. And a lot of people left in the middle saying "who the hell gives a flying flip."
But there are pictures of Barack Obama doing his bow, non-bow, whatever you want to call it. So you can judge for yourself. But the White House has decided to respond to critics by saying that Barack Obama did not bow to King Abdullah. Their explanation is that Obama grasped King Abdullah with two hands but he is taller than the King therefore he had to lean over.
That, my friends, is nonsense. I've watched the video time after time. This wasn't a double gripped handshake, this was a bow. There's no question. Now you go ahead and figure out for yourself what this means ... but the President of the United States bowed deeply to the leader of a country that is a prime player in the generation of Islamic hatred toward the United States. Hatred and violence.
A sign of weakness? ANOTHER sign of weakness? Now what do you think?
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What others are saying
Etiquette
Who cares if he bowed or didn't bow? If it is proper etiquette to bow in their country and you are there, then do it if you choose to (only if you want to be proper). They bow in many countries as a form of a handshake. What would the press say if a foreign leader refused to handshake our president?
Hottie in white dress
Who's the hottie in the white dress at the end?
to titsworth
If you don't understand the difference betweeen the actions of Bush (handshake, holding hands, etc) and Obama (deep bow of deference), I can't help you.
The other difference is the Bush Administration didn't come out and try to tell us all that Bush didn't really hold hands with the King, he just shook hands for a long time.
Are you really that big a Kool Aid drinker? Or just a moron?
Bow
Being 6'8", I can say, that was a bow. Even if it was a two handed hand shake.
I imagine that every service person who gave their lives for our great country are rolling in their graves right now.
Way to repect those who have sacerficed.
bow
Oh yeah gaps in my education, so you have 2 science degrees and lived in Saudi for 8 years woopee!!! it does not show.For your information I have no gaps in my education I was brought up that education is key, my father was a diplomat and my mother a DR. I can tell you that I have lived and worked all over the world. You are all closed minded, and believe white is right and jealous. Stop disrecpting the president because you had an idiot in there for eight years who did nothing. Most of the listening audience on this show have never been anywhere outside Georgia never. I see them at work i have talked to them and they have a low IQ. Just go back a see the letter belinda's mother wrote so you can say what you want. truth is bitter. If I made spelling mistakes good because i was mad while writing.
What did we expect?
We have a Muslim running OUR country. It's a sad fact, but I assure you that this is the first of many stunts like this to come.
bow
I went ahead to the link you sent, and the white house decided to put out a video crappier than yours in which I had to watch over 5 times to try to see the bow and your video was as clear as day. I wonder why they couldn't just tell the truth. That was clearly a bow not a double gripped handshake towards a shorter man. Sigh...
left hand goes up after bow
It was a bow, not a two handed hand shake of any other excuse they've come up with. You can see his left hand by his side as he bows. He is a Disgrace!!!!!!
Incapable of the truth
Every day I am amazed even more by the administration. Even when we have it on video, they just say "We didn't do it, we didn't do it". I was wondering where I had seen this type of behavior before and it hit me, the playground in the second grade. They are completely incapable of telling the truth on anything.
Low Bow
The King Must Be One Short Dude
ok I'm no fan of B.O. but how the hell is his little bow different from the backslapping GWB did with Abdullah for years?
Looking for change
He was not bowing down before Abdulla, he was just looking on the floor for the change he dropped on US.
WHO YA GONNA BELIEVE???
OBAMA OR YOUR OWN DAMN LYING EYES!!! We've always known what he was and what he wanted to do but you didn't listen and voted for him anyway. Idiots.....
Double gripped handshake my ...
Um, a double-gripped handshake would involve the president using both hands, correct? From the video you can clearly see his left hand at his side as he bows.
the Bow
Obammys right leg comes back as he GOES DOWN. I think it started off as a curtesy.
IT'S A BOW
Obama isn't that much taller. It's a BOW. Make of it what you want for meaning but it's definitely a bow!
Take a bow, PresBO
There's no doubt that he bowed. His head clearly went below that of the king; he did not lean over becasue he's taller. He also did not do a two-handed handshake. After PresBO rises from his bow, you can CLEARLY see his lef hand come forward from his side. What we can't tell is whether or not PresBO kissed his had as he bowed. He certainly appeared to lean over far enough to do so, and it would not surprise me a bit if he did.
I personally don't think the President ought to bow to the leader of another foreign nation. But what's really bothering me here is the Administration's obvious lies in explaining PresBO's behavior. It's symptomatic of a general disregard for the truth, especially when the truth might be damaging to his image.
anagram
Love it! Kudos to your cleverness.
What really happened
I was approaching the king and at that very moment, I lost a contact lens. Yeah, that's the ticket!
anagram correction
"PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA" = "AN ARAB BACKED IMPOSTER"
Bow.
The president should bow to noone except maybe his mom or dad.
BO-JOB!
The Saudi king gets a BO-JOB!
Bow
The ones' head was down his butt was up..what makes you think (never mind) that position is not a bow???
comment from gee
this little whizzo cracked me up - "your listening audenice majority of them I bet barely graduated from High school"
apart from the obvious errors revealing gaps in the education of the author - yes oh wise one, I personally hold 2 Bachelor of Science degrees, and I have lived in the Middle East for 8 years. This was a bow and it means something to the Islamic world. Unless of course, he was checking out the package that he is slated to blow. Either way, he showed is ass, again.
Bow plus
He totally bowed. He went down low enough to s...... Well I guess I can't say what I am thinking
THE BO BOW
Sorry I missed the end of the video. Did BO roll over and pee on himself?
Who Cares?
We've been bending over and taking it up the rear from the Saudis for years now.
Disgraceful
American President's - until obozo... bowed to no man.
What a disgrace.
I think that Obama just didn't know what the hell he was supposed to be doing. He knew that the guy was a king so he did it instinctively. It doesn't change the fact that this President is an insipid dumb ass socialist with a power complex. I just think that instead of intentionally bowing, he just didn't know what else he should do. More incompetence from Obama... and I'm not surprised.
by the logic I'm reading here
the lefties are pretty much saying that Obsama has a free pass to repeat any indiscretions or gaffes ever committed by any previous Pres. Or I guess by anyone else for that matter. It's change we can believe in, right? Okay - fair enough. Shall I start the list for him? 1. Get a BJ from a WH intern. 2. Vomit on the Japanese prime minister. 3. Stutter and stammer like an idiot at the podium (uhhh, oh uhhh wait - he's uhhh got that one uhhh covered already - uhhh my bad! uhhhhhhhhhhhhh). 4. Make a joke about obliterating the ruskies - with a hot mike nearby. 5. Break into some political offices and steal info on political rivals (not that there's really any left by now). 6. Kill someone, then get a good lawyer who can shuck and jive about "gloves not fitting" and get off scott free.
Come on Obsama - you've got some catching up to do - and you've got a totally free pass from America to do with TOTAL impunity whatever the hell you want. THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED. You know it - and you're LYAO. While you're at it come up with some originals of your own - besides the ones where you're hiring criminals and tax cheats. Do some blow and reef, pop some vikes - you're allowed to, you know that don't you?! Tell some more of the world how I and the rest of America are all just a bunch of arrogant bastards, and we're so, so sorry. Go bust a cap on a homey. Piss on a catholic church. Dress your spawn in burkas. Tear down the Washington monument and put up a mosque in its place. Dedicate it to those 19 young men who lost their lives on 9/11.
All this change is going to be so incredible when we start seeing it. (If it's started already someone please tell me!). AHHHHH!! OMG!!! - Is that a tingle running up my leg - no, I just peed myself in uncontrolled excitement. (He does that to you, you know?)
He Bowed
If he had bowed any lower he would have kissed the guy's feet. Why does this surprise anyone?
The Bow
Put me in the "who gives a flying flip" category.
He BOWED!!
It was NOT a two-handed handshake because you see his left hand coming up AFTER HE BOWED!! Lord help us -- we have a Muslim for a President
The bow
O-Bob isn't that much taller to have to lean that far over to shake his hand. That was a bow or he was trying to kiss his butt. Wonderful leader we have.
would've been so much better
if he had done a little soft-shoe up to the throne or stage, wherever they were, before supplicating himself to the king for forgiveness.
Eric forgot to mention
that they don't use TP either. Know what an "outhouse comma" is? They do.
It wasn't a bow...
...he was dropping to his knees, then thought better of it.
@Newbie Jim
We continue to import their oil because our gov't leaders refuse to let us retrieve our own oil from within our own borders.
Bow.
What a pussy!
Obama's bow to a foreign country
It was obviously a lie. His left hand does not come up from his side until he rises from his bow. B. Hussein Obama is a muslim loving president. Unfortuntely, he is president of the U.S.A. We now are seeing his true colors. God save our country!
Dirty hand
In the Arab world, shaking hands with the left hand is considered very disrespectful. This is because this is the hand they clean their butt with after using the bidet. So, the best the White House could do to explain the bow is to say that instead of submitting to the King he disrespected him. Either way, it was a major screw up.
White House Lies
If that was not a bow then I am Donald Trump
The Big Bow Wow
Saddened but not surprised. Obama has no clue how international relations work.
Theresa - the 57 states thing was a joke about the long campaign for president during the campaign. So much else to be critical of our new president for... pick something else.
anagram or truth?
"BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA" = "AN ARAB BACKED IMPOSTER"
BowGate!
Obama bowed and imho that's pretty sorry, but he didn't lie about it. Here's politico's quote:
"It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller than King Abdullah," said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Some anonymous aide acting in an unofficial capacity? I need more than politico's word before I can get worked up over whether or not the administration lied about it.
AP
Right, it takes a lot of balls to bomb the crap out of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. It takes a lot of balls to elect a "decider" who never had to work for anything in his whole life. It takes a lot of balls to dress him up in a flight suit and declare his "mission accomplished." It takes a lot of balls to turn a surplus into a deficit, expand the size of government by an entire, intrusive Cabinet department, and then declare the Other Guys to be the reckless spenders. It takes a lot of balls to pretend to favor "family values" and then leave your wife for your mistress - twice.
Seriously. I wish you guys could hear yourselves, outside the Fox News echo chamber. It gets more ridiculous by the day.
To bow or not to bow
Over time we have become quite an informal society. Many don't dress up to go out; I've even been to the opera and seen people in jeans whereas 30 years ago a coat and tie or even a tuxedo was typical and expected.
However, while we may have become informal that doesn't mean the rest of the world has. Diplomatically there are still protocols and procedures. It may not matter to you that Obama bowed before a monarch, but I guarantee that it does to others who watch our every move and carefully listen to our every diplomatic word and phrase.
As to his administration, if they are willing to lie directly to your face on something where there is video proof to the contrary, you had better watch out when issues arise that are not on tape and require trust.
It's not his fault...
Sorry guys, TOTUS, the teleprompter, had a glitch. He was accidently set to 'Japan greeting' mode rather than the 'Saudi Arabia' one. I guess the batteries in the remote control are low.
a bow
Defiitely a bow and a lie to cover it up. I am proud of America but not proud of our administration.
The Bow
That was DEFINITELY a bow!
Obama bowing
It's not only a bow but I think a hand kiss as well...
Our country just bowed to Saudi Arabia...which is what we do day in and day out when we waste gasoline - we continue to import their oil because some bum is running to the Quiktrip for his breakfast burrito...
Source
Where is the source for this denial? we need to find the original denial of the bow and save it before the denial is retracted and denied.
none of this will be a problem once they pass the Cybersecurity Act. "bow? what bow? we never even met... and FYI 2+2=5"
gee
Holy crap - maybe you intended to put high in quotes rather than capitalizing it?
It was a bow, the White House lied. Anyone disagreeing with either of those statements is an idiot. Debate the propriety of it if you must but not the facts.
I think he was falling
I agree with Eve...I too did not care if he bowed or not until the WH tried to cover it up. I guess HOPE does not include HONESTY. I am glad I did not vote for this Rock Star.
talk about a load...
What a bunch of nonsense. Let's see...the previous administration did jack to the Saudis even though one of their roylaty was caught funding terrorist and their country represented almost all of the 9-11 hijackers. We did squat then but let's worry about this BS now. Laughable.
Gee
..You're an idiot. Please don't call people who don't agree with Obama 'uneducated'. Particularly when you are not able to spell properly or form a coherent thought.
Bow or no bow?
Obama shows zero respect to the Queen of England and trashes America; yet he goes out of his way to show respect to the King of Saudi Arabia. This is just another indication of where Obama's loyalties are. Much like when he slipped up and said he visited the 57 states of Islam.
Mr. Bow Jangles
That is clearly a bow. I mean CLEARLY.
No big deal? Maybe not, but it gets to be a big deal now that B.O.'s under-performing staff has decided to tell me and my fellow Americans that we don't know what a bow looks like.
Although, they've proven our collective ignorance by getting themselves into office - so can we blame them for trying to give more lying a shot?
Katherine
At least we have balls.
Owned
Unless Obama has a third hand, that was his left hand coming up from his side after the bow and hand shake, using his right hand.
Bow or no Bow
Definitely a bow.
O wow-o- wow
There is no doubt this was a BOW, an homage, .... to the symbol of all the greed, carbon laden wealth, female hating muslim oppression at it's most acceptable level. I'm proud this charlatan now knows his place in this world. I hate the country is leashed to his backside.
comments
Then you talk about people's comments before posting but you post all those direspecting obama who is obongo. your listening audenice majority of them I bet barely graduated from High school
To Bow or to Wow?
Suckup. Ob1KanOb is a brown nosed suckup.
The Bow
It was a bow, a deep, almost doubled over bow. And as Elana said, why lie about what the prez did? That's up to him as far as how he greets other leaders of the world, although it does make it appear that he feels inferior to an equal. Or maybe he doesn't feel equal? Maybe he's ashamed of who he is and what country he represents? I don't know, but if I was the leader of a country as powerful as the US I sure as hell would bow to no man.
BOW OR NO BOW?
Yes it is a bow. Just his way of letting us know who he supports, and it sure as hell is not Americans.
the bow???
I want to believe the politico, but "sources" where else has this been cited? I would love to see if there is other verification of the denial.
The Bow
I've been trying to open the video, both on Drudge and Politico all morning and every time I try, the computer freeZes. Wonder if the White House has somehow blocked further access to it.
GWB did the same thing.
Somewhere out there is a video of GW Bush doing the same thing. I have not the time to search for it, but it's on Youtube somewhere. All the same, it's pathetic no matter who did it.
The bow/non-bow
To the Japanese, bowing is a sign of respect; to the Muslim world, it's a sign of subservience. Obama gave up the dignity of, not just the U.S., but the entire Western world. Will someone PLEASE let him know that he's a buffoon?
bow
The video clearly shows the handshake was done with one hand during the bow. He might just as well have said that it was Joe Biden that bowed, not him.
The Obama bow
It was clearly obvious that Obama, in spite of White House denials, is clearly tying his shoe lace. Maybe even buffed them up a little while he was down there...
To whom does one bow?
Let's see... He bows to a Muslem, but he doesn't bow to the Queen of England and he isn't smart enough to kiss the hot French broad. We're in deep do-do.
bow?
after watching several times it looks to me as though Mr. Obama was leaning over to kiss the hand of the man to the king's right. not bowing to the king. didn't the suadis fund Mr. Obama during his college days. could just be a courtesy to the people that bought his loyalties so long ago.
Obama's Bow
It was a bow if I ever saw one. Obama is a threat both to the security of our Country, but to our Country's well-being right here at home. I'm counting the minutes until he's out of office.
whatever
i was one of those people in a middle not giving a flying flip up until Obama's peeps decided to claim that this wasn't a bow. I HATE it when they assume we're a bunch of morons who'll buy anything they're selling. if they said nothing, if they said he wanted to show the dude some respect, if they said that it's customary in that region - i'd be fine with it. denial wasn't an option if we have clear photos and videos. STUPID!
Grow a pair...
This was a pretty obvious bow. I am not sure what is worse, the bow, or the fact that he cannot man up to it.
America should bow to no one. Our current President has zero respect for our country. Our President seems to forget that he is not representing himself, but rather the people of the United States of America.
BO's bow
The bow doesn't bother me its the lying. Why lie? If he will lie about this there will be more important topics he will LIE about. But didn't YOU know this already...??
Culture
Has anyone ever traveled to the Middle East? My guess is most have not and it is really clear that most that defend this action by Obama have not.
A kiss on the cheek and holding the hand of one is a sign of respect and equality. Women are not allowed to show these signs of respect. Bowing is a totally different thing, I would much rather Obama give the middle finger - since in Egypt that is a sign of respect too....
Not just bashing
Oh, I don't like how Obama does plenty of things. But to bitch about his behavior with the Saudis after the previous 8 years is just ridiculous.
The Saudis are FAR FROM our best friends in the world. In fact they are the worst kind of enemy: the kind that masquerades as a friend.
Reason to care?
Gee, let's obsess over this. Did the president bow to a foreign ruler when they met?
I just hope he doesn't try that kind of crap when he goes to Japan!
This is a great illustration of why the right has become irrelevant... they're fussing and whining over trivial nonsense like this.
The Bow
He is not the first, nor will he be the last to bow to a tyrant with oil. What we need to do is to exploit our own resources, so we are less inclined to genuflect to those who would just as soon kill us as do business with us.
Seriously
Dignity - as defined by Katherine:
Bowing and showing subservience to the Muslim world; bashing the former President while on foreign soil; bashing America while on foreign soil; handing out iPods and DVD's to heads of state
Very Dignified.
And by the way, Obama went to very prestigous PRIVATE schools in Hawaii and Indonesia before going on to the IVY league - sounds very TRUST fund to me.
Bow Kathy
Kathy,
Are you serious. You numbnut! Bush kissed the King and held his hand and was about to put him in a headlock until an aide said that would be wrong.
Yes Obama shows class while he blames America for everything.
What scare me more then the bow which could have been a mistake or Obama lost his head for a minute but to lie and say he was shaking his hand scares the hell out of me! These are the people that take our tax money by force and they lie straight faced about a bow!!!!!!!!! WTF!
Bow wow
That was no bow he slipped on the oily floor.
Looks like a courtesy greeting
Looks like he is merely assuming a small bit of the local culture, and being a courteous guest. Just because you're President doesn't mean you should be a d!ck. After all, didn't Bush (I and II) run around hugging and holding hands with the king of Saudi Arabia? He looked like a 6 year old daughter holding her daddy's hand. Even then, I thought the same as I do about this 'bow' ...big deal. The news needs to report on more important things, like Michelle Obama's totally sexy arms, and how does she keep them so sleek??
Definite Bow
Just watch Obama's left hand, he doesnt even move it to shake hands until he is coming up from his bow.
More lies from the White House to cover it up. Heck they should have said he made a mistake - oh thats right only Bush makes mistakes. And I am sure this is Bush's fault as well.
Bowing
The bowing thing to me is not a big deal. He was showing a traditional respect to another country's leader. What is the issue to me is that once again his office shows it has no backbone and comes out with a very obvious lie about bending over a bit to shake hands. This would be a non issue if the man would grow a pair instead of bending over backwards to try and not have anyone mad at him.
A bow in my mind.
As for President Bush and the kiss, here is an article from the time.
I think there is a difference between showing friendship and close ties compared to showing subservience (a bow to me indicates a difference in standing).
I agree to a degree that the Saudis are not our best friends in the world.
vasiline stain
do i detect an oily residue on the back of osamabamas trousers?
Bow - Wow
Maybe Queen Elizabeth instructed him to bow before a king.
His head does go below the king's chin.
It was a bow..he wasn't picking up a penny
Katherine, Try to deflect as you may, it was a bow.
And, before you say it, holding hands in Arabic cultures is a sign of RESPECT and TRUST, not SUBSERVIENCE, which bowing is definitely.
RE: Ben
My thought exactly. Yes Bush did kiss him and I don't think anyone said that was okay either. Just because people don't like Obama doesn't mean they liked Bush either and people really need to get off that horse before it destroys everything.
When someone says:
"I don't like how Obama does..."
Most of the stupid replies are:
"OMG SO U R A BUSH LOVER OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG LOLERZWAFFLE!!!" (translated into the native language of several posters on here)
Just because I hate red meat doesn't mean I like chicken. This poor logic is exactly why politicians can swindle people so easily.
Give me a BREAK
If you supported the Bush administration then you have NO ROOM to bitch about Obama and the Saudis. NONE. 15 of the 19 9/11 attackers came from Saudi Arabia, and Bush invaded the WRONG COUNTRY. Not to mention: Carlyle Group anyone?
Obama is not an overgrown trust fund frat boy. He knows how to behave with dignity. If anyone bent over for the Saudis it was Bush.
You people have brass balls. Seriously. Are you really this obtuse?
Bow
It was a bow. Nobody I know bends over and puts his eyes to the floor for a handshake.
Precedent.
Hugo's ghost pointed it out already, but it bears repeating. No one, not even the Bush hating left, criticized Bush for bowing to and kissing Prince Abdullah.
The only story here is Obama's complete inability to stand up for ANYTHING and say "yeah, I bowed, BIG FAT HAIRY DEAL."
It looks as if
...Obama may be offering his highness a royal Lewinsky.
Bow
Since one of his hands is at his side (until he stands up from his bow), could the white house not come up with a better lie?
thats is a bow
that was a bow if i have ever seen one ! what a spineless coward !
Hugo
you're just a homophobe...
hummm...
i think he was just checking his shoe laces. i mean, he is the fist president to wear nikes, right?
yes, it is a bow and yes, it is significant
it might seem trivial to the average American, but it isn't trivial to the muslim world, not one bit. It is an act of submission, plain and simple. Like when a dog rolls on his back and shows his belly, Obama said to Abdullah "you are the alpha"
genuflection
Obozo's bow was in fact a double faux pas in that he showed an act of fealty to a monarch in the realm of another monarch...thereby further slapping Her Majesty in the face
Not a double hand shake
You can clearly see his left hand in front of his knee.
I also would like to know, Why lie about it?
The Bow
If POTUS is using both of his hands to shake the King Abdullah hand then whose (left)hand is on Obama's knee at the 55 sec of the video. Nothing here to see move along now.
Not a bow?
Maybe it wasn't a bow. Maybe PRESBO saw something on the floor in front of the King and was bending down to see what it was and then realized, "Na, just a piece of bubble gum on the floor."
Anyone with any sense can see that PRESBO bent at least 45 degrees. No doubt that he bowed. No doubt.
But then again, maybe we should be bending to the Saudi King for keeping our oil prices low so we continue to stay in their debt instead of finding our own oil and drilling. But then again we'd be tearing up the environment while gaining our oil independence.
A Bow? Is that all you got?
Bush kissed the Saudi Prince on the lips and held hands with him. And that was what he did in public. Who knows how far Bush went to make our good frind and supporter of terrorism feel at home.
A bow. Come on.
The "bow"
If he had leaned over any further, he would have been tasting shoe leather. That goes down as a bow in my book
Bow wow
That was most clearly a bow. How could you possibly say it's not?
Bowing out
I don't know what the President was thinkng-he's supposed to hold his hand and kiss him when he sees him.
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