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She made me do it: Conservative Muslim Indonesia minister says Michelle Obama forced handshake
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| November 9, 2010
Posted on 11/09/2010 11:00:37 AM PST by maggief
sns-ap-as-indonesia-michelles-handshake JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice.
Footage on YouTube shows otherwise, sparking a debate that has lit up Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the blogosphere.
"I tried to prevent (being touched) with my hands but Mrs. Michelle held her hands too far toward me (so) we touched," Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring told tens of thousands of followers on Twitter.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: indonesia; islamiclaw; jakarta; michelleobama; misogynist; obamagaffes; obamascandals; protocol; sharialaw; xenophobia
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To: maggief
Oh great. Now his penis will fall off.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:07:19 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: maggief
“A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama”
Obviously, the minister thought she was Patrick Ewing!
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:08:22 AM PST
by
Batman11
(Sarah Palin: "Illegal immigrants are called illegal for a reason!")
To: Genoa
I don’t know, but this is the religion of lunatics that order jihad over a cartoon.
23
posted on
11/09/2010 11:09:02 AM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
I think in some sects of the Islamic cult, a woman would be stoned for touching a man who is not her husband.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:09:48 AM PST
by
Never on my watch
(Never let a kid play with matches or run with scissors; and never give a gavel to a Democrat!)
To: maggief
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:10:48 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
To: agere_contra
Kill him! He touched a woman! The religion of tolerance strikes again!
26
posted on
11/09/2010 11:11:16 AM PST
by
cameraeye
(A happy kufir!)
To: pissant
Good for Michelle. Hope she squeezed it blue. This is an example of why Michelle did NOT accompany Barack to the muslim Middle East when he went there, preferring instead to join him AFTERWARDS on his swing through Europe.
Our pro-Islamist president won't speak out against the misogyny and religious intolerance and xenophobia of the muslim world yet we are supposed to turn a blind eye when such acts are witnessed.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:11:27 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The establishment clause isn't just against my OWN government establishing state religion in America)
To: pissant
Good for Michelle. Hope she squeezed it blue.
hear, hear!
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:11:34 AM PST
by
Irenic
To: maggief
Do they ~not~ have a protocol specialist on staff? Really? Certainly there’s ~somebody~ that gives them a quick pre-meeting brief on customs and protocol when they go somewhere new?
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:12:50 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: SENTINEL
“only Barry has this background, Michelle is from Chicago.”
Do you think he’s ever explained the justice of stoning adulterers to her? Wouldn’t ya love to hear that conversation?
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:12:52 AM PST
by
Spok
(Free Range Republican)
To: maggief
In the background, the wife of the Indonesian president is seen. She is not shaking hands with any of the men and is politely bowing and smiling. She is not putting any of them in a position to shake hands.
When in Rome, Michelle!!!
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:13:22 AM PST
by
freemama
To: a fool in paradise
LOL like groping the Queen, they have no idea of protocol.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:14:01 AM PST
by
boomop1
To: maggief
Do you suppose it’s the hand she eats bacon with?
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:15:13 AM PST
by
Spok
(Free Range Republican)
To: Ramius
IMO, they don't GAS.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:15:26 AM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
"Conservative muslim". No, Islam is a theocratic system of rule. It is Islamist muslim or fundamentalist muslim or misogynist muslim.
Buttociated Press can teabag some other constituency.
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:16:11 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The establishment clause isn't just against my OWN government establishing state religion in America)
To: maggief
They'd have to force me too!
Mike
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:16:29 AM PST
by
MichaelP
(It's a start!!!)
To: GeronL
Naw, this guy should greet Michelle just the way Michelle wants it ~ she’s of higher rank.
37
posted on
11/09/2010 11:16:57 AM PST
by
muawiyah
(GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
To: All
I’m no fan of the wookie, but if your tolerant religion forbids you shaking the hand of the FirstLady, well, do I really need to say more?
To: cameraeye
Kill him! He touched a woman! The religion of tolerance strikes again! 
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posted on
11/09/2010 11:18:12 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The establishment clause isn't just against my OWN government establishing state religion in America)
To: freemama
We are Rome ~ these guys are third-worlders.
They are lucky to get a visitor this exalted.
40
posted on
11/09/2010 11:18:18 AM PST
by
muawiyah
(GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
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