Posted on 04/07/2009 4:19:16 AM PDT by Scanian
In a shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate, President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week.
Mr. Obama later said in Strasbourg, France, "We have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect." Symbolism is important in world affairs. By bending over to show greater respect to Islam, the U.S. president belittled the power and independence of the United States.
The bow was an extraordinary protocol violation. Such an act is a traditional obeisance befitting a king's subjects, not his peer. There is no precedent for U.S. presidents bowing to Saudi or any other royals. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt shook hands with Saudi King Abdulaziz in February 1945. Granted, Mr. Roosevelt was wheelchair-bound, but former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shook hands when he first met King Saud in January 1957. Mr. Obama's bow to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques does not help his image with those who believe he is secretly a Muslim, and why he chose to bow only to the Saudi King and not to any other royals remains unexplained.
No Americans of any station are required to bow to royalty. It is one of the pillars of American exceptionalism that our country rejected traditional caste divisions.
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Not Weird, eird, Weird!
But Traitorous, Traitorous, Traitorous!
We were NOT Conspiratorialists! :-)
We ARE Intelligent Citizens Who saw a Fraudulent Snakeoil Salesman Who had Never done anything of Importance and Who Hid and Continues to Hide His Past, Associates and Real Agenda! Only a Real Muslim would Bow to the Head of The Two Mosques, The King of Saudi Arabia.:-(
Newt mentioned this on BOR last night. Just in passing. He also said that Bush bowed and O’Reilly corrected him. The whole exchange took about 4.2 seconds....
“Reverend Jeremiah Wright, ladies and gentlemen, used to be a Muslim”
I know he has a graduate degree in Muslim studies. Are you sure he used to BE a Muslim? Source???
ZERO still IS!
He just thinks We Americans are STUPID! and for the most part, it appears that many are very STUPID!
Stuffing and mashed potatoes?
This is less than a half-measure.
You’ll notice that the Times did not print the photos or videos.
No other American news outlet has done as much as the Times.
So much for a free and open press.
“In a shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate, President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week.”
I wasn’t shocked. I expected this from the Muslim.
Can This Thread be sent to RUSH and Hannity so there is NO Chance they miss it with “Intentional Blindness?” This is proof ZERO has Lied to America when He has repeatedly Denied being or ever Being a MUSLIM!
I could not believe it.
That is my read also.
It welled up from deep within him, going back to his school-boy days as a Muslim in Indonesia.
He instinctively aluded to his "muslim faith" in that interview with George Stephanopolous.
These actions, and the record of reaching out to Muslim countries and media during his first days in office is a giveaway.
THOSE are his people, his commmunity, not us American "clingers."
Very astute observation.
“Expecting just a special kind of Republicans to be in the majority “
I’m not expecting anything. I’m hoping.
And
Just Google “ Rev Wright + muslim “. There are many pages to back up that fact !!
He used to be affiliated with the NOI. He is a hateful disgusting racist and 0bama and his lovely wife sat and listened to Wright for almost 20 years.
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