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Why is he bowing to the Japanese Emperor Akihito?
Reuters photo ^ | 11-14-09

Posted on 11/13/2009 9:10:01 PM PST by STARWISE



TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 538obowma; apology; asiantripfailure; bambow; bho44; bhoasia; bhovisit; booboo; bow; bowbow; bowwow; emperorakihito; fauxpas; fealty; ignorance; impeachobama; japan; kowtow; obama; obamabow; obowa; obowma; overdoingit; overdone; pl; weakkneed
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To: pandoraou812

That happened to GHWB in Japan and the press took great delight playing video of him blowing chunks at the dinner table. Think the press will play video of 0ba-Mao doing that?


61 posted on 11/13/2009 9:37:43 PM PST by TigersEye (0bama is our first Port of Entry President - I hope he goes home.)
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To: Just A Nobody

Thanks! :) We Freepers are more than onto this creep’s game. I just wish more people were not buying the SRM’s daily media spew. This article is encouraging, I must say. :)


62 posted on 11/13/2009 9:37:53 PM PST by mplsconservative
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To: savedbygrace
"I’m thinking 0 is bowing way too low and the Emperor is not bowing enough.

I am no expert in Japanese culture but I do know the manner in which you bow and the responding bow says something about each others status. This photo says Obama is a floor licker.

63 posted on 11/13/2009 9:39:10 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: TigersEye

Maybe but doubtful.


64 posted on 11/13/2009 9:39:29 PM PST by pandoraou812 (Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn.....................^........................)
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To: Washi; Candor7

There is one other possibility.

He might be trying to outdo Bush41 by barfing on the Emperor’s shoes.


65 posted on 11/13/2009 9:39:48 PM PST by shibumi (" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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To: mplsconservative; STARWISE

Yes, I suspect a great many others will pick up on this and agree.

Seeing the bowing made me think of Obama throwing out the first pitch of the major league season. He proved he is no pitcher but these bowing pictures surely show he is a “catcher”. As long as he is in office, foreign tinhorn dictators will certainly look upon the US as their “butt-boy”.


66 posted on 11/13/2009 9:39:52 PM PST by miele man
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To: STARWISE

Now would be a good time to change the locks on the White House.


67 posted on 11/13/2009 9:40:10 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: Washi

I vote for all three.


68 posted on 11/13/2009 9:40:10 PM PST by thecodont
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To: All
I lived in Japan for 14 years and know a little bit about this subject.

Bowing is used as a way of greeting, however how deep of a bow that's used has a lot of meaning.

And in this case Obama sent the signal that the Emperor is his superior whether he knows it or not and by extension that Japan is the superior to the U.S.

Anyway I think Obama was one confused puppy when he got that handshake instead of the bow he more than likely expected.

69 posted on 11/13/2009 9:40:31 PM PST by Doofer
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To: Doofer
Anyway I think Obama was one confused puppy when he got that handshake instead of the bow he more than likely expected.

The Emperor looks as if he's saying "Heh, heh, heh."

70 posted on 11/13/2009 9:42:08 PM PST by thecodont
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To: eyedigress
How low can he go?

It's the 'America sucks compared to your country bow'


71 posted on 11/13/2009 9:42:16 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Yonder stands your orphan with his gun)
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To: mplsconservative

Teach your son to respect other peoples space and he will do well. It’s a mutual thing. This bonehead of a President we have is using a Japanese Emperor to make up for his allegience to Saud. What a maroon!


72 posted on 11/13/2009 9:42:22 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: jveritas
Come on, not again. Is this a photoshop? The man cannot be that stupid.

No. But he can be that evil.

An open challenge to all FReepers, Lurkers, O-Bots and Trolls

73 posted on 11/13/2009 9:43:37 PM PST by null and void (We are now in day 296 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: Washi
"3. Too stupid to know better, or listen to advisors who know better.

I pick this one. But you are assuming he has advisors who know anything.

74 posted on 11/13/2009 9:43:39 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: jveritas
Is this a photoshop? The man cannot be that stupid.

Not a photoshop. Photos 11 and 12 from here:

http://www.star-telegram.com/462/story/1759580.html#article_photos

75 posted on 11/13/2009 9:43:44 PM PST by TChad
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To: STARWISE

Someone post the picture of Oba Mao bowing to the Saudi Prince next to this one. (I would but it wasn’ working in preview)

He is just as much of a low-life in both.

The same lowly bow.


76 posted on 11/13/2009 9:43:59 PM PST by TheBigIf
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To: GunnyB
Hey Zero - AMERICANS DO NOT BOW TO FOREIGNERS!

Still true.

(Now can we see the real birth certificate???)

77 posted on 11/13/2009 9:45:24 PM PST by null and void (We are now in day 296 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: STARWISE
Why bow to an Emperor? Did he bow to the PM? The Emperor is tiny so it's clearly a strenuous effort to bow to him, no mistaking it.

World leaders don't respect this kind of thing.

78 posted on 11/13/2009 9:45:43 PM PST by FTJM
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To: mplsconservative

Bang on!

The gopher is gong for cover


79 posted on 11/13/2009 9:46:14 PM PST by himno hero
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To: STARWISE

To any American soldier who gave his life at Pearl Harbor or throughout WWII at the hands of the Japanese, this would be TREASON.

Why is not TREASON to us???


80 posted on 11/13/2009 9:46:32 PM PST by WVPatriot
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