Obama bows down to Saudi King (updated) Clarice Feldman I am quite certain that this is not the protocol, and is most unbecoming a President of the United States.
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'. "
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04/02/2009 9:55:30 AM PDT by
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Americans do not bow to any earthly human! Protocol be damned!
3 posted on
04/02/2009 9:57:28 AM PDT by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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Who would expect obama to bow down to some old white honky woman?
On the other hand—the ruler of a rich muslim country—whole ‘nother deal.
8 posted on
04/02/2009 9:58:30 AM PDT by
San Jacinto
(gorebull warming -- the Socialists' Shortcut.)
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Obama, clearly, is an evil man.
His supporters want this. They want us all bowing to the Saudi King.
9 posted on
04/02/2009 9:58:50 AM PDT by
prismsinc
(A.K.A. "The Terminator"!)
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No President of the US should bow down to any foreign leader. If anything they should bow to us. We have save much of the world over the years of our existence and we should never show subservient to anyone.
10 posted on
04/02/2009 9:59:03 AM PDT by
Logical me
(Oh, well!!!)
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On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am'. " Or you can simply greet the English Queen by saying, Obamessiah style, 'Your Typical White Personness."
11 posted on
04/02/2009 9:59:18 AM PDT by
mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
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A simple handshake wasn’t enough for the millions sent to buy his election.
Simple explanation.
13 posted on
04/02/2009 10:02:45 AM PDT by
Eye of Unk
("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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I hope all the libs that got this dufus in the white house are happy!
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Roman Catholic JFK didn’t kiss the Pope’s ring when he visited him in 1963, since he was meeting him as a head of state, and not as a Catholic.
That’s Catholics—I don’t know how these other folks operate......
15 posted on
04/02/2009 10:03:39 AM PDT by
Mac from Cleveland
(How to make a small fortune in the Obama era--first, start off with a big fortune....)
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Hugs for the Queen...obeisance for the Saudi King!
Disgusting!
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"The Naval Officer, as an Officer of the United States under Title X, USC, is prohibited from bowing to any head of state or member of a foreign royal family. The proper way to render respect in such a situation is to remain covered and render the hand salute in a sharp manner from the position of attention before moving on." Rules of Naval Courtesy, Aviation Officer Candidate School, US Naval Aviation Schools Command, Pensacola, FL, 1968
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18 posted on
04/02/2009 10:07:20 AM PDT by
mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
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That’s his peeps. I guess he respects how barbaric they are. The next guy up for the throne is a real hardliner.
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The last U.S. President who didn't (literally) kiss Saudi ass was Reagan. But I don't remember any of the Presidents bowing to them.
21 posted on
04/02/2009 10:09:48 AM PDT by
Mr. Mojo
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Looks more like he dropped something - but maybe I’m just can’t deal.
23 posted on
04/02/2009 10:19:22 AM PDT by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
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Blacks have always been racist and hated whites.
Google the web for racism and you'll see it's virtually all black hate. That's what elected Zero in the first place.
It's the 1930s all over again and the innocents, we, refuse to open our eyes.
24 posted on
04/02/2009 10:21:35 AM PDT by
Lady Jag
(Obama - Hezbollah - Al Qaeda - Stone Age)
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Maybe Obama is tired of kissing Michelles behind at home?
25 posted on
04/02/2009 10:22:28 AM PDT by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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looks like he has just created the first campaign ad for Palin-Jindal ‘12
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"obeyance" I think the word we're looking for here is "obesiance". obeisance o-bei-sance /oʊˈbeɪsəns, oʊˈbi-/ Pronunciation [oh-bey-suhns, oh-bee-] noun 1. a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture. 2. deference or homage: The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.
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04/02/2009 11:01:17 AM PDT by
RonF
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