Won't be long now!
"You are not the President. No one who leads so many could possibly kneel so quickly" - General Zod
Posted on 11/15/2009 10:04:08 AM PST by nickcarraway
(UPDATES: 12:22 p.m. A brief news video has been added below, showing the greeting in this photograph. Contrary to some claims, the video shows no reciprocal bow by the emperor, who traditionally bows to no one. And we've added a file photo from 2007 of Vice President Dick Cheney greeting the Japanese Emperor at the same residence in a different fashion.)
How low will the new American president go for the world's royalty?
This photo will get Democrat President Obama a lot of approving nods in Japan this weekend, especially among the older generation of Japanese who still pay attention to the royal family living in its downtown castle. Very low bows like this are a sign of great respect and deference to a superior.
To some in the United States, however, an upright handshake might have looked better. (See Cheney-Akihito photo, right).
Remember Michelle Obama casually patting Britain's Queen Elizabeth on the back during their Buckingham Palace visit? America's royalty tends to make movies and get bad reviews and lots of money as a sign of respect.
Obama could receive some frowns back home as he did for his not-quite-this-low-or-maybe-about-the-same-bow to the Saudi king not so long ago. (See photo here)
How times change under Democratic presidents.
Back in 1994 when President Bill Clinton appeared to maybe perhaps almost start to bow to Akihito at a White House encounter, U.S. officials rushed to deny it was any such a thing. And the N.Y. Times chronicled the comedic drama here.
Akihito, who turns 76 next month, is the eldest son and fifth child of Emperor Showa, the name given to an emperor and his reign after his death.
Emperor Showa is better known abroad by the life name of Hirohito.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
The Limbo Rock President. How low can he go?
Very interesting- because it’s not in the Sunday LA Times print edition.
Won't be long now!
"You are not the President. No one who leads so many could possibly kneel so quickly" - General Zod
Here is the emperor traditionally not bowing in mutual respect to Nixon...
This is just cover for bowing to his Saudi islamic masters. So he can say see I bow to everyone.
Nixon and the Emperor are smiling and making eye contact.
He must have thought that Japanese are Muslims.
Did you see my analysis of this picture last night null?
How Low Will He Go? Obama Gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a Wow Bow Kow Tow
Yes, but a link here would help. I couldn’t quite remember where I saw yours, or that you were the author.
Kowtow, one of the few Chinese words that made it -unaltered- into English. Gungho and kaolin being two more that come to mind.
He should be bowing to the US taxpayers.
Fox is the only major news organization to show the picture of Obumbler.
The fact that:
1) A Kenyan can get elected president.
2) A muslim can get elected president
3) A communist can get elected president
4) Same president apologizes to the world
5) Same president bows to other world leaders
shows we’ve more than likely fallen too far to recover.
By the way, why would anyone want to be president of a nation he’s so ashamed of that he goes around apologizing? The only possible answer is he hates this country so much he got elected so he can destroy U.S.
Thanks!
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/15/video-46-handshakes-one-bow/
UConn College Republicans made this vid! 46 handshakes and one bow.
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