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First lady’s handshake with conservative Muslim raises Indonesian eyebrows
YahooNews ^ | 11/09/10 | Brett Michael Dykes

Posted on 11/09/2010 1:02:27 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway

Indonesia's pious information minister, Tifatul Sembiring, is in hot water for touching the hand of First Lady Michelle Obama, in what he describes as forced contact. The politician flaunts his conservatism as a Muslim and claims to avoid touching women who aren't family members, the Associated Press reports. Indonesia -- which has the world's largest Islamic population, the vast majority moderate -- had been debating how to handle encounters between the first lady and observant Muslim officials far in advance of the Obamas' arrival in the country Monday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: badmanners; sasquatch; snubthewook; wookie
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Can't touch this......
1 posted on 11/09/2010 1:02:30 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Geez!If he wouldn’t shake her hand she should have slapped him. I’m sick of this crap.


2 posted on 11/09/2010 1:06:10 PM PST by arkfreepdom
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Hahahhahaa!!! Good for you. Thanks for the laugh..


3 posted on 11/09/2010 1:06:10 PM PST by tuckrdout ( A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. Prov.29:11)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

This is like a bad movie. I can’t believe these stories really are an issue. This should be filed under “So What?”


4 posted on 11/09/2010 1:07:22 PM PST by henkster (A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
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5 posted on 11/09/2010 1:08:01 PM PST by epithermal
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Youtube link ?


6 posted on 11/09/2010 1:08:46 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Let the _______ Shake your hand, because _____ don’t rip your arms out of their sockets when they lose....


7 posted on 11/09/2010 1:09:26 PM PST by GraceG
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

The solution is obvious, he needs to cut it off.


8 posted on 11/09/2010 1:10:20 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
Moochelle....My Bell
9 posted on 11/09/2010 1:10:23 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: LeoWindhorse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMaw1Sen_vA

question : if the muzzie didn’t want to shake the hand of Mrs Obama why did he stand in the handshake line ?
These people are stupid beyond belief .


10 posted on 11/09/2010 1:11:21 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Off with her head!


11 posted on 11/09/2010 1:11:55 PM PST by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

The minister claimed it was an “accident”. I believe him. He probably didn’t realize the First Lady wasn’t a dude.


12 posted on 11/09/2010 1:12:05 PM PST by Above My Pay Grade
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
Probably one of the few positives things about having someone like Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. That is forcing high visibility confrontations like this between western culture and Islam.
13 posted on 11/09/2010 1:12:35 PM PST by sjmjax
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

A female friend of mine worked with a Muslim computer consutant in the 90’s who wouldn’t shake her hand. He was eventually fired (free in America) for his unfriendly demeanor towards all women.

Hate to think of where he is and what he’s doing now. My friend learned not to offer her hand and he learned that we will not change our infidel customs for him.


14 posted on 11/09/2010 1:14:08 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I wouldn’t shake her hand. I wouldn’t give her the time of day.


15 posted on 11/09/2010 1:15:17 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Actually, I’m kinda with her on this. If I knew it would be a shameful embarrasment for him to shake my hand, I’d go out of my WAY to put him on the spot, LOL!

This is one reason I am not First Lady.


16 posted on 11/09/2010 1:15:58 PM PST by T Minus Four (Instead of pretending to BE Christians, why not actually BECOME Christians?)
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17 posted on 11/09/2010 1:16:34 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Maybe they should just all get over themselves?


18 posted on 11/09/2010 1:25:27 PM PST by The Duke
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

For the first time, in my adult life, I am proud of Michelle Obama.

Honest. Good for her. Whether planned or accidental, it points out the LUNACY of the blind deference to all things Muzzie, and the ALLOWED and CELEBRATED misogyny of same.

Good on Shelli.


19 posted on 11/09/2010 1:30:37 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom ('We are coming out of our trance, we are coming out of our nightmare...' <3Michele Bachmann)
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The moose limb probably thought the wookie was a guy...


20 posted on 11/09/2010 1:32:54 PM PST by chadwimc (Proud to be an infidel ! Allah fubar !!!)
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