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The height of etiquette: Michelle Obama towers over Japanese emperor
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Posted on 03/19/2015 8:24:12 AM PDT by traumer

Michelle Obama has had an awkward start to her visit to Japan as she was pictured towering over Emperor Akihito and stumbling as she tried to bow, shake his hand and curtsey at once.

The First Lady, dressed in a florid combination of a blazer and skirt, dwarfed the Emperor in her silver stilettos, while he maintained his composure and smiled politely. She then squatted slightly while shaking his hand, seemingly trying to disguise the difference of height between them.

Mrs Obama, who is 5ft 9in tall, also caused embarrassment earlier in the day when she grabbed Akie Abe, wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a hug-and-handshake combination while the Japanese First Lady was trying to bow.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: chewbacca; clod; etiquette; japan; michellejapan; michellephoto; moochelle; obamavacation; protocol; wookie
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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator

To: Tax-chick

I can’t imagine she could stand to be told what to do by the protocol officers, even in the gentlest way possible. She thinks that she knows best, about everything, so she probably doesn’t even get advised by them anymore.


62 posted on 03/19/2015 8:54:20 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: traumer

Oh no there goes Tokoyo!


63 posted on 03/19/2015 8:54:44 AM PDT by Leep (Ronney/McCain 2016!)
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To: Leep

Tokyo


64 posted on 03/19/2015 8:55:41 AM PDT by Leep (Ronney/McCain 2016!)
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To: traumer

65 posted on 03/19/2015 8:55:56 AM PDT by yoe
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To: Boogieman

Yes I know, but you’d think someone would have
suggested wearing flats.


66 posted on 03/19/2015 8:56:40 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: WashingtonSource

“Why is she wearing curtains,” you ask? Coz’ she saw “Gone with the Wind” and thought it was a hell of an idea.


67 posted on 03/19/2015 8:58:14 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: tet68

Maybe they did, and have in the past. MO doesn’t seem to accept anything approaching criticism very well.


68 posted on 03/19/2015 8:58:16 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: TheCipher

“Nice to meet you. Goonie Goo Goo”


69 posted on 03/19/2015 8:58:47 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: traumer
good God, make it stop!

I can't take another 2 years of this moronic crossdresser and her homo husband!

70 posted on 03/19/2015 8:59:08 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: TheCipher; Tax-chick

She looks taller than 5’9”, and not just because of these pics. She’s always seemed taller than that to me.


71 posted on 03/19/2015 9:00:22 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: tet68

I bet the last person that made a helpful suggestion like that isn’t working at the White House anymore.


72 posted on 03/19/2015 9:01:44 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: traumer; All

How I miss the days when we had a pretty, GRACEFUL First Lady in Laura Bush. (sigh)


73 posted on 03/19/2015 9:01:53 AM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: lonestar

I don’t know, I feel kind of sorry for them.

I mean, could you imagine being the person responsible for dressing that thing and trying making it look good at the same time?


75 posted on 03/19/2015 9:04:43 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: traumer

There is a very compelling youtube feature on the possibility that Mrs Obama is a man.


76 posted on 03/19/2015 9:06:34 AM PDT by golux
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To: traumer

Caused embarrassment earlier in the day when she grabbed Akie Abe, wife of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a hug-and-handshake combination.

You can’t take the ghetto out of some folks.


77 posted on 03/19/2015 9:08:48 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: traumer

78 posted on 03/19/2015 9:10:37 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: chris37
When you look at the Japanese women, it's quite a contrast in styles. The Empress is wearing a subtle toned down black and gray outfit. The PM's wife is wearing a nice cream/off-white solid suit.

And The First Lady of The United States of America, representing our nation overseas, is dressed like a clown.

They've embarrassed us so many ways over the years, I should have developed some sort of immunity or tolerance by now. But I haven't.

79 posted on 03/19/2015 9:14:42 AM PDT by TontoKowalski
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To: traumer

She seems taller than 5’9”.
She’s gotta be 2-3 inches taller than that.


80 posted on 03/19/2015 9:18:37 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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