Obama branded 'Groveller-in-Chief' (for deep bow to Emperor's son who auth. Pearl Harbor attack)

Daily Mail ^ | 11-18-09 | David Gardner

[Justaham]

President Obama has been branded the ‘Groveller-in-Chief’ after giving an exaggerated bow to Japan’s emperor Akihito - the son of the ruler who authorised the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Coming so soon after Remembrance Day, the deep bow caused an outcry in the U.S.

While it was seen as a sign of respect in Japan, Mr Obama was attacked in America for ‘bowing and scraping’ to a foreign leader, particularly a Japanese one. Wartime scars are still raw for many Americans. The 6ft 2in President’s mark of deference to the 5ft 5in emperor in Japan on Saturday dominated discussion in the U.S. media about the trip.

[Frantzie]

He also bowed to Saudi royalty and some in the royal family bankrolled 9/11.

[Chode]

[VRWC For Truth]

Dopey the Clown ®

[Justaham]

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I mentioned Hirohito and Pearl Harbor when this story first hit the news. This has nothing to do with any anti-Japanese sentiment nor is it meant to convey the same.

But it is not appropriate for the President of the United States to bow to the son of the man behind Pearl Harbor.

[Hamilcar_Barca]

Obama just felt guilty that Harry Truman and the Democrats nuked two Japanese cities. Can you image how the media would to this day be reporting Hiroshima and Nagasaki if a Republican President had done that.

[Oztrich Boy]

While it was seen as a sign of respect in Japan

Actually no. The protocol conscious Japanese are not publicizing the image of Obowma's gaffe. It's "let us not speak of this"