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White House Defends Obama’s Bow to Japanese Emperor as ‘Protocol’
breitbart.tv ^ | November 15, 2009 | .breitbart.tv

Posted on 11/15/2009 4:08:06 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Politico: A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Japan; Politics/Elections
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To: Stultis

He inproved relations blah blah blah.....

He will come back to the WH and waste more money. Look at how much he spent on halloween deco! Turkey day at the WH will probably be Oprah and more moolah spent and then some more date nights.


141 posted on 11/15/2009 7:48:15 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Stultis

He improved relations blah blah blah.....

He will come back to the WH and waste more money. Look at how much he spent on halloween deco! Turkey day at the WH will probably be Oprah and more moolah spent and then some more date nights.


142 posted on 11/15/2009 7:48:26 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: clintonh8r

I agree and know what you mean.


143 posted on 11/15/2009 7:49:14 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: justiceseeker93

Thanks for the ping!


144 posted on 11/15/2009 7:51:25 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: balls

The man is either clueless or WANTS everyone to think we’re
second class!...like he does!


145 posted on 11/15/2009 7:55:23 PM PST by luvie (Two wins, in Va and NJ=a good start!)
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To: LUV W
Anyone know when this was taken?


146 posted on 11/15/2009 7:57:49 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

147 posted on 11/15/2009 8:02:10 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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148 posted on 11/15/2009 8:04:54 PM PST by devolve ( . "I would caution you against jumping to conclusions!" - Barack Hasan Osama Junior - mmm mmm mmm)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

No, but it makes me ANGRY every time I see it!


149 posted on 11/15/2009 8:05:09 PM PST by luvie (Two wins, in Va and NJ=a good start!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

The bow in Japan is not , contrary to Western conventional thought, a gesture of submission. According to Japanese tradition, the human body has three “zones” . Heaven ( from the shoulders up) Man (from Shoulders to hip)and Earth ( from the hips down.) When one bows in Japan, one offers the highest of the body in respect, the heaven aspect. Obama is indeed as you say, prostrating himself, and Akihito Samma, is not bowing even a little, either because he i s surprised, or because he does not respect Obama.The real key is the empress, who is not bowing even a little.

They do not respect Obama enough to bow even a little.This is done with feeling in Japan, and is spontaneous.It is a thing involving a type of perception very different to Westernern cultural ettiquette. A genuine bow can actually be felt in the heart. And Akihito knows this bow is all show.No heart. That is likely why he does not return Obama’s bow, even a little.Nor does the Empress. Obama , intent on being the skillful inter cultural president, shows here that he knows nothing of Japanese culture.Before one bows there is a brief glance at the eyes of the person to whom one bows, a spark. This is what Obama is missing, or they both would be bowing back.

Secondly, Obama should have bowed before he shook hands, in the proper way, with his hands on his upper thigh, and he should not have bowed so deeply, because he is not a Japanese subject... a slow respectful bow of 45 to 50 degrees would have been required in his case, if Obama knew the correct protocol, which he obviously does not. So it is a false submissive bow of a man who has little honor in the way of Japanese thinking. A man who wants something. A man not to be trusted.

Obama did not fool the Imperial couple even one little bit, and they are strained to remain polite, humoring Obama as it were. Patronizing conduct gets one no where fast in Japan. Generally Japanese folks know a genuine bow from a false one by the way it feels, a form of perception which few Westerners experience, but still some do.

Obama has idiots for protocol officers, or alteratively, he did not listen to what they had to say about it.

Obama would have been much better off simply shaking hands, instead of this empty, false bow, completely off in its lack of genuiness. The bow of a snake.

I predict that Obama will make little progress with his diplomatic agenda in Japan, he will give much, and receive little in return.

Cross thread reference, mega data on the wider strategic implications of this botched “bow”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2386153/posts


150 posted on 11/15/2009 8:17:07 PM PST by Candor7 (The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA)
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To: LUV W

I found where the picture came from it is titled Obama at Memorial Day Services.

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/11/14/obama-at-veterans-day-services/


151 posted on 11/15/2009 8:17:33 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Candor7

EXCELLENT post! Thank you! Especially the second paragraph.


152 posted on 11/15/2009 8:21:22 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: mware

Obama was clearly bowing in a subserviant manner. A gesture of respect would have been a head tilt while still maintaining full eye contact, never taking your eyes off your opponent.


153 posted on 11/15/2009 8:22:22 PM PST by Soul Citizen
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Obama is an embarrassment to the word embarrassment.


154 posted on 11/15/2009 8:40:43 PM PST by taraytarah (Our Constitution must be defended and protected from all domestic enemies.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
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155 posted on 11/15/2009 8:41:17 PM PST by CitizenM ("An excuse is worse than an lie, because an excuse is a lie hidden." Pope John Paul, II)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Etiquette in Japan

Generally speaking, an inferior bows longer, more deeply and more frequently than a superior. A superior addressing an inferior will generally only nod the head slightly, while some superiors may not bow at all and an inferior will bend forward slightly from the waist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Japan


156 posted on 11/15/2009 8:41:28 PM PST by DaveTesla (You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
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To: Soul Citizen

He’s a regular Snivel Chamberlain..


157 posted on 11/15/2009 8:42:40 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Thanks! He is disgusting!


158 posted on 11/15/2009 8:44:07 PM PST by luvie (Two wins, in Va and NJ=a good start!)
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To: CitizenM

LOL! That’s a good one!


159 posted on 11/15/2009 8:47:13 PM PST by luvie (Two wins, in Va and NJ=a good start!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
Anyone know when this was taken?

Ft Hood memorial service last week

160 posted on 11/15/2009 8:51:18 PM PST by hattend (Pray for Obama!! Psalm 109:8 Amen!)
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