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ABC Wonders If You Care About Bow; What White House Calls 'a Lean'
News Busters ^ | 04/09/2009 | Scott Whitlock

Posted on 04/09/2009 2:09:55 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

In the brief "Closing Arguments" segment on Wednesday's "Nightline," ABC's Terry Moran credulously repeated the White House contention that Barack Obama didn't bow to the King of Saudi Arabia last week at the G-20 summit. As video of the incident played, Moran narrated, "He sees King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Goes in for the hello. There's a hand shake. Obama bends at the waist. But was it a bow?" [Audio available here.]

He then recited, "The White House called it a lean, pointing out the King's shorter than the President." Inviting people to respond on his Twitter page, Moran wondered, "So, tonight, we ask you, was it a bow and do you care?" A search of @TerryMoran responses on Twitter shows a healthy number of people somewhat incredulous at the host's lack of skepticism. DesigningDi instructed, "Are you blind? Of course he's bowing. Don't play stupid!"

ABC should be given credit for actually showing the video, but the question is, was Moran attempting to dismiss the situation as frivolous and not important or actually investigate its relevance?

A transcript of the brief segment, which aired at 12:04am on April 9, follows:

TERRY MORAN: ["Closing Arguments" logo comes up]: That means it's time for tonight's closing argument. President Barack Obama standing among fellow leaders at the G-20. [Video of the incident.] He sees King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Goes in for the hello. There's a hand shake. Obama bends at the waste. But was it a bow? A breach of presidential protocol when greeting royalty. The White House called it a lean, pointing out the King's shorter than the President. So, tonight, we ask you, was it a bow and do you care? Tell us on the "Nightline" page at ABCNews.com, the "Nightline" Twitter page or at my Twitter page.

—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abcdisneynews; bow; boycottdisney; cheeseeating; collusion; dnctalkingpoints; fakebutaccurate; lapdogmedia; lean; likelystories; lyingliar; obamabow; obamalies; obowma; pravdamedia; revisionisthistory; surrendermonkey
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To: bill1952

Snopes hasn’t concocted an elaborate explanation for Obamabi yet...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp#

Note how many are red AND green. Have to include enough untruths in the synopsis to muddle the issue (or deny it with red outright).


41 posted on 04/09/2009 2:29:47 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Leaning” in the movie ‘While You Were Sleeping’ is a running line about a guy being attracted to a woman. “He looked like he was ‘leaning’” is one of the lines and the clear implication is that it is a sexual advance.


42 posted on 04/09/2009 2:30:25 PM PDT by madinmadtown (It is good to be right.)
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To: reagandemocrat

Oh, I love that!

King Lewinsky!!!!


43 posted on 04/09/2009 2:30:32 PM PDT by Carley (President Obama Dropped a MOAB on America)
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To: crazyhorse691
Go to ABC and you will find a lot of dunderheads who say “so what”.

Ours is not a subservient nation. Nations’ leaders should see each other as equals.

44 posted on 04/09/2009 2:31:25 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: a fool in paradise
You say capitulation, I say it was a F U to America.

This is an interesting debate/discussion.

IMO its not so much capitulating as it is an act of humility and honor to Islam, Muslims.

While at the same time telling us, the US people, that he does not care that we elected him....that we are still a flawed, racist, arrogant nation that needs to be knocked down, shown our place, that we are but one country out of an entire world, not special or exceptional.

He really despises America and its people, and wants to reduce our power in the world....this is his goal.

45 posted on 04/09/2009 2:31:46 PM PDT by roses of sharon (Pray Hussein fails!)
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To: a fool in paradise; sheik yerbouty
I sheik your hand...”

Where have you been ?

You've got competition now for these kinds of witticisms.

46 posted on 04/09/2009 2:32:02 PM PDT by happygrl (It's time to Party like it's 1773.)
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To: roses of sharon

You’d think that after 9/11 the US would NEVER vote for or trust anyone with any Muslim connections.

Isn’t white guilt amazing? Gonna be our downfall.


47 posted on 04/09/2009 2:32:28 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Responsibility2nd

I didn’t see him lean over for Lizzy and she’s a head shorter to King AHab.


48 posted on 04/09/2009 2:33:13 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Aria

He’s bowing to a white man. I’d thing it would make black folks blood boil to watch it.


49 posted on 04/09/2009 2:34:42 PM PDT by DManA
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To: tx_eggman
Only if by saying "is a fabrication" you actualy mean to say "is bull5hit"

Well...errr... I didn't want to get banned.

50 posted on 04/09/2009 2:34:59 PM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: A.A. Cunningham

That looks like a classic “caption this picture” post.


51 posted on 04/09/2009 2:35:00 PM PDT by mrmargaritaville
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To: a fool in paradise

Who is that guy in drag on the right standing next to the Queen?


52 posted on 04/09/2009 2:36:16 PM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yep, not only was it a lean, it was a bent knee lean. Don’t see a lot of those anymore.


53 posted on 04/09/2009 2:37:08 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Responsibility2nd

It was a slouch. 0bama’s a sloucher.


54 posted on 04/09/2009 2:37:34 PM PDT by TigersEye (Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: roses of sharon

He was schooled abroad. Even when he returned to the United States, he was educated by antiAmerican communists.

He is an opportunist. He does not see the value of the American Way. He’s admitted that our Constitution contains language that prohibits him from implementing some of the changes he’d like to see in America.


55 posted on 04/09/2009 2:37:59 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: KarlInOhio

In only one did Obama fold at the waist like a pocket knife.

The proper etiquette, for a muslim that wants to destroy America.


56 posted on 04/09/2009 2:38:05 PM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: Tallguy
Flip Wilson.


57 posted on 04/09/2009 2:39:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: MrB

The left hand is the “don’t have toilet paper but wipe the poo off anyway” hand.

That is why muslms never eat with their left hand.


58 posted on 04/09/2009 2:40:42 PM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: a fool in paradise
He was schooled abroad.

__________________________

You're absolutely right.

The growing up years he spent in Indonesia are still influencing him today.

I'm sure he was taught to bow before his superiors then. And he instinctively did so when he met the king.

59 posted on 04/09/2009 2:41:17 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

And that Larry Sinclair issue has sure has been swept under the rug, hasn’t it????


60 posted on 04/09/2009 2:41:28 PM PDT by klb99 (I now understand why the South seceeded)
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