Our President and Commander In Cheif in a roomful of foreign dignitaries bows before the king of Saudi Arabia. This is an embarrassment of gigantic proportion. A bow does NOT signify respect in most cultures including the Muslim/Arab culture. Bowing is an act of submission. If Obama believed it was a show of respect why did he NOT bow to the Queen of England who represents our closest and most reliable ally, the United Kingdom. Intentional or not Obama humiliated himself and the American people. The press has decided that we do not have a right to know. What is also a great concern to me is that the press has refused to give the American people an accurate account of this incident. They have had no problem telling all how Mrs. Obama put her arm around the queen at the same event. WOW, which is more important a slight breech of protocal from the First Lady or the President of the United States of America bowing submissively to the Saudi King. Make no mistake about it...go read what they are chatting about on the Arab websites. The world is laughing at us. The press is tight lipped, like we don't have the right to know what occurred...Obama is representing us! It is shameful! Come on FOX NEWS,,,,,you promised to be fair and balanced...Oh, wait that only counts if you mention it!
No bow to the Queen, but an overblown bow of submission to the muslim prince while giving his backside to the American people he is representing. This guy in "NO GOOD"
by Clarice FeldmanI am quite certain that this is not the protocol, and is most unbecoming a President of the United States.WTF? What an amateur! Update (for the doubters who claim this was not a bow). Here is a video of the unmistakable bow: (hat tip:Michelle Malkin)Update: See Miss Manners on the protocol. Americans do not bow to foreign monarchs because that act signified the monarch’s power over his subjects. Here is the protocol from the Queen of England’s website – which applies even to her own subjects:“The Queen meets thousands of people each year in the UK and overseas. Before meeting Her Majesty, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory codes of behaviour - just courtesy.However, many people wish to observe the traditional forms of greeting.For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is ‘Your Majesty’ and subsequently ‘Ma’am’. “Posted in Islam, News, Politics, USA, Wordpress Political Blogs Tagged: Conservative, Democrats, Faux-bama, Marxism, Muslim, PUMA, Republicans