White House: No Bow to Saudi
From Ben Smith at Politico
The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets.
"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.
Um, I've seen the picture ...
He bowed.
And I've seen the video (it's at the link above if you want to see it). He bowed. On purpose. The guy is not that much shorter than him. And look at the President's knee? He's practically about to propose. I mean look at the picture. He's bowing. He is recognizing the supremacy and royalty of the Saudi King.
You can't put lipstick on a pig, White House spokesperson, and you can't make a bow hand holding.
Clinton got trashed for dipping his head to the Japanese (whih is all I've heard about on talk radio), Obama should be equally assailed for this.
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Oh, and George W. also lowered his head to the same king: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/33289_Bush_Bowed_Too
It's awful.
He did it. That's all I'm saying. The white house can't deny that he did it. That's called lying. So they are liars.