Posted on 04/03/2009 12:31:56 PM PDT by chessplayer
While I don’t post a lot on Twitter myself, I do learn a few things by monitoring my feed. For those wondering why the media hasn’t reported at all on Barack Obama’s protocol-smashing deep-waisted bow to King Abdullah — besides the usual Cover Obama’s Behind impulse — a few people are suggesting that media outlets are taking the position that Obama was really picking something off the ground instead of bowing.
Where did they get idea? Certainly not from the video. I’ve highlighted the portion, and repeat it a couple of times to be clear:
Very clearly, throughout the bow, Obama’s right hand stays engaged with Abdullah’s. His left hand remains visibly at his side, and doesn’t once reach for the ground. So where would they get the idea that President Obama assigned himself the task of cleaning the floor? I’d assume that Obama’s press office pushed that meme out hard yesterday when the video first came out, and they didn’t bother to check it.
Ok your the official picture fixer for Free Republic! Great Job! Did I say that???? I mean great picture!
How do you copy it? (Sorry, after nearly 10 years here I should know). Many thanks!
You owe me a new monitor & keyboard !
Glad I saved it when I did, LOL!!
Hats off to you and BJ Clinton! Great Job
Oh well it was pulled but it is still at you know where!
BOOKMARK!
Just click onto the picture and hold pass the mouse of the picture and highlight it. I may take you a couple of times. Once it’s highlighted right click onto the mouse and scroll down to the word “copy” and click onto it. Once you do that then click onto your icon for writing email then right click onto your mouse and click onto the word “paste” then your picture should show up on the page for writing the email. Try it and let me know how you did.
Yeaah but the Queen didn’t do what we just viewed what Obama was doing! You missed it!
Outstanding!!
No doubt in my mind that Barry is part of the throat cutters cult.
I believe I heard Rush mention it in the first hour but I rarely listen 100%, he is sort of a background noise for me.
In any case it was a brief mention, not a main course.
Thanks. I tried it with another pic onto another thread but could not paste. I’ll go to the “HTML Bootcamp” here on FR when I have time. Gotta run. Have a great weekend...
LOL (had to view via link)
See also:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2221690/posts
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYPuPASk9-M
From the blog link posted: “I guess the next time, the Saudis expect a lower bow, and perhaps a kiss on the feet.”
The Saudi king surely expects a kiss, but not on the feet...
Oh dear Lord. Doesn’t anybody on his staff own a book of etiquette? One does not bow to a foreign monarch!
People, the point is this: Liberals don't care about etiquette.
Etiquette, manners, traditions... Those are for senile old fools and simpletons.
Today, it's all about keepin' it real, YO! High-5's, gangsta signs, kewl DVD's (though, usually, those encoded for the proper region are best), iPods with inspirational political speeches, all that sort of thing.
Get with the present!
That's just not how I "roll." Old fashioned at the ripe old age of 43.
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