The things is that according to Japanese tradition, the person of lower stature always bows lower than the one of higher stature. The Emperor gives what is expected, a small head nod and Pres. Obama bows LOW. I don't think that he's doing it out of anything other than ignorance of tradition, but it still looks bad.

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Giving a liberal facts is like throwing bacon at a vegetarian. All it does it piss off the vegetarian and waste good bacon.

Isn't he s'pose to be uber smart?

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Once again, let's read what the New York Times said about Cliton's "almost bow"...

A non-Obama president ALMOST bowing?..."unthinkable"...

Obama president TOTALLY bowing subserviantly?...No articles even on the subject..."shhhhhh!!"...

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This is the second times it's happened, so you gotta be REALLY ignorant...

I don't think he's ignorant at all...

As I've said before, Obama actually dislikes America...His bowing is showing that he offers America up as a "beta male" for his perception of this country's past grievances...

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Sounds to me as if both these great men have humility, something hard to find today.

Obama was being deferential to the hosting country's customs.

I guess some ignorant *******s would have him ride up there on a mustang and wipe the **** off his boots on the Empress's carpet.
Oh Ye of the small mind.

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...Which is breaking all State Department protocol...

...AND "being defertial to the hosting country's customs" is clearly NOT the case when dealing with the Japanese Emperor...

prime Minister Ehud Ohlmert


King of Morocco


Dick Cheney


Prime Minister Slovenia


President of South Korea


President Khazikstan


Prime Minister of India


Vladimir Putin


Now here's Obama

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Should we be proud of the last 8 years?

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Should you base your analysis of the current president NOT by his own actions but by the actions of others?...

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"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd

I think Hiedi has a potentially good point.

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I love it. cnredd shows a picture of Obama bowing and underneath the picture it says. "You get the respect that you give" Funny ain't it. Ya know nobody sees this as any big deal except people who already don't like Obama. I don't see the issue. Showing respect for someone does not diminish you. Who ever said it did is wrong.

And comparing Cheney to a human being is even more wrong. And what is even funnier is that I would bet none of you made a peep when Bush kissed and held hands with the Saudi king. Or gave Merkel a backrub. Or told a blind guy to take off his sun glasses. Or asked a handicapped guy to stand up. But a POTUS shows respect for another leader we have almost no issues with and you are all wound for sound.

I think some people need to look in themselves to see the real issue here. And it ain't Obama's greeting.