The Obama Bow: Just For the Record...

04/08/09 | Reaganesque

[Reaganesque]

The White House today said that Mr. Obama's bow was due to the fact that Obama is taller than the Saudi king and he bent down to shake the king's hand with both of his. The video on YouTube shows differently so, I thought the relevant frame of video should be given it's own thread.

Either Mr. Obama has grown a third hand or the "unnamed White House source" is a total liar.

Video link. Stop the video at :05 and :12.

The bow happens before the double handed hand-shake.

[null and void]

It was an outright genuflect.

We witnessed Hussein’s only act of humility, and it was before a Muslim King.

Say it again, and again, and again.

[topfile]

White House clarified that Obama was simply retrieving
a misplaced penny. /s

[DTogo]

It was an outright genuflect. We witnessed Hussein’s only act of humility, and it was before a Muslim King.

Ditto, and a King who sponsored the slaughter of 3000 people on 9/11.

[FreepShop1]

Newt's an antagonist who is running for president.

He is a despicable lech who screwed interns in his office only a year after marrying his last wife. He is the Republican's answer to Bill Clinton, which is priceless since he played the part of Monica perfectly. He even faked Christianity to win James Dobson's "blessing". Newt is for Newt, not America, certainly not our party. He needs to be ridiculed and pelted with tomatoes wherever he goes.

[FlyingEagle]

Hussein did the right thing for a muslim - bow before the guardian of meccccahhhh aaaalllaaaaahhhuuuu fffuuuubbbbaaaarrrrr!!!!!

[autumnraine]

Where’s the screen capture of the King holding his hand at Obama’s chest level for a handshake???

[GOPmember]

Funny, seeing as Queen Elizabeth is reportedly 5'4" at best.....

A Tale of Two Bows

[jersey117]

This video version clearly shows that he bowed and slightly genuflected well before he put his hand out.

[autumnraine]

Check out THIS screen capture!

[autumnraine]

Not reaching down too far to grab the very short man’s hand is he?

[Cindy]

Obama DID bow. Here’s the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlqW6UCeaY

[kalee]

I was thinking about the 9/11 families earlier today, how must they feel seeing this?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

That thing in the red outline, are we sure that's his hand?

[Kaslin]

That is exactly what it was, the President helped steady the king as he walked. I do remember the video

[erlayman]

Is there a link to whoever is reporting the White House remarks ? I searched politico.com and didn’t find anything there.

[Don Corleone]

Overly supplied with fecal matter.

[Blood of Tyrants]

LOL! That is the best they can do? Do they expect us to believe the Saudi king is 18 inches tall?

[roses of sharon]

Newt was pandering for press invites, as usual.

President Bush may have walked with his hand in the Saudi’s, but his other hand was behind his back with his fingers crossed, because he was killing headchoppers the world over at the same time.

Newt's a whore in my view.

[Kaslin]

I did a couple of screen prints. Please take not of the times in both pictures. In the first one , he has his left hand down by his side, while in the second picture, he lifts it up to shake the king's had with both hands. Notice he has already straightened up after the bow

[pissant]

Newt’s full of it