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| Obama Bows to Saudi King |
| 2009-04-02 |
| I am quite certain that this is not the protocol, and is most unbecoming a President of the United States. Update: See Miss Manners on the protocol. Americans do not bow to foreign monarchs because that act signified the monarch's power over his subjects. Here is the protocol from the Queen of England's website -- which applies even to her own subjects: "The Queen meets thousands of people each year in the UK and overseas. Before meeting Her Majesty, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory codes of behaviour - just courtesy. However, many people wish to observe the traditional forms of greeting. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way. On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am'. " |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 Looked more like a curtsy. |
| Posted by: DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 2009-04-02 17:31 |
| #5 Compare and contrast, another American (not a President though) in the presence of a former deity. The ex-deity being an ex-deity because his subjects had killed many Americans a few years before that picture was taken: |
| Posted by: Ebbaque Hupuse5535 2009-04-02 17:12 |
| #4 Hu Jintao must be anxiously awaiting falatio. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-02 16:53 |
| #3 The President of the United States, bowing before a monarch. Perhaps somebody who has studied the Constitution so well will realize the reason we have the Constitution of the United States is because left the monarchies of the olde world to fight and die so as to never again bow to a monarch. Even Joey Fatone was able to get ahold of himself when they ressurected his career for the tv guide channel red carpet interviews. He is behaving like a 16 braggard at a college age party. Maybe he has an idea of his own: Thirty years in the same location I have stayed, There I am, right next door to Willy's Fun Arcade. I got tough competition but I'm not afraid, 'Cause it's my destiny to be the King of Suede. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-02 16:45 |
#2  Makes ya proud to be an American. Can't wait top see the Arab papers tomorrow... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-02 16:30 |
| #1 Out of all the personal things that Obama has done, bowing to the fucking Saudi King is the most disgusting. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2009-04-02 16:12 |