1

Oh.  My.  Gawd.

How embarrassing.

2 Hmmph,bowing to the wrong Asians.It's the Chinese that own us you douche.

3 American Exceptionalism? What American Exceptionalism?

4 That stupid, self-absorbed asshole.

5 It's one stupid thing after another with this douchebag.

6

Who said Obama wasn't a "step and fetch brother"?

RACIST!

7 Hey, he just dropped a contact!  He didn't bow!  He wasn't even there at the time!  He was in China selling nuclear technology... um, enjoying a nice rice dish.  Can't he finish his rice dish without all these distractions?  Why are you so racist? Besides, George Washington bowed to the Japanese emporer all the time, and no one said anything about that.

8 I could see a little bow, its basically a handshake in Japan.  I probably wouldn't have a problem with that.  But he's bowing like a servant.  I mean come on, have some fucking respect for the office!

9 You stupid wingnuts!

Don't you know that:

President Obama Hides Rare Medical Condition

10 Interesting.  When he bowed to the Saudi king, it was clearly a bow but not so deep.  I guess this time, he wanted to make sure everyone understood, without a shadow of a doubt, that he is very intentional in his bowing.  No doubt about it.  It's a bow.

11 No .. you see...  the Emperor had just told him "Your shoelaces are untied". Those tricky Japs!!

12 I hate this man with the heat of a billion suns.

13

As a side note, his bow as pictured, is clearly a bow from subordinate to boss.  Not even a bow between equals.  I thought this guy was supposed to be cultured.  Does he really think he's subservient to the emperor? 

Who said being an otaku was a total waste of time and money?  If Obama had been more interested in tentacle pron, instead of communist economic theory, he'd at least know how to bow as an equal.

14 Once I got over my anger a bit I noticed how tiny the Emperor is.Damn that guy is a hobbit.

15

What an ass.

The United States of America was founded by men who risked everything to throw off the chains of tyranny; who rejected monarchy and ‘the divine right of kings’; and who believed with all their heart that ”… all men are created equal.”

The Founders pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to this proposition.

American Presidents do not bow their heads to any foreign leader.

b Hussein Obama has dishonored the institution of the Presidency with this unseemly and embarrassing behavior.

16 Whoopi Goldberg=Bow Wow

17

I thought this guy was supposed to be cultured. 

Only his fan club makes that claim.  He's very embarrassing.

18 What a cunt.

19 Nationalism? Never heard of it!

20 I always thought this whole democratically elected president thing was over rated.

21 His trouser creases appear to be a tad wrinkled in this photo.

22

OK, I'll come out for this, make it a new thread.

Light me up baby!

There is a God!

http://tinyurl.com/yl9kfnf

 

 

23 Couple this with an image of Obama holding onto his package during the national anthem at a Veteran's Day ceremony, instead of placing his hand over his heart, and draw your own conclusions.

24 I bet hee does this because he thinks its so cosmopolitan, not like that lumpen redneck Bush. 
"See how culturally aware I am.  I even know some foreign words like 'fromage' and 'sake'.  A real citizen of the world am I.  I'm learning Austrian, too in my spare time.  'Donde esta el Brauhaus?"

What a tool.

25 What's the next level beyond douchebaggery?

26 Smarter diplomacy.

27 If Sarah Palin had done these very same things the screaming from the media would have broken glass.

28 But the "thou need not bow" commandment from the State Department's protocol office maintained a constancy of more than 200 years.

Yeh, I just can't believe that he doesn't know this. He could be trying to be "different" and show that America doesn't think it's best. He could be covering for the other bow, trying to pretend that he always does this.

But plain old stupidity just can't be ruled out, can it?

No matter what, it is bad for us.

29 Why didn't he just puke on him like Poppy did?

30 What's the next level beyond douchebaggery?

Colostomybaggery ?

31 #22 It's called pron. It's not new information.

32

this illustrates Obama's idea of America's standing in the world better than all of his speeches put together

33 Now if he wanted to bow to Hideki Matsui, well that would be allright then.

34 What's the next level beyond douchebaggery?

Dangerous to our very being.

35 I guess it matters which royalty you are. Former ally, such as the English queen, a pat on the back and a crappy gift. Current and former enemies, bows and submission. Nice. Glad to see him following up his comments about allowing Chinese communism to flourish with more evidence of his limp noodle diplomacy.

36 He gave the imperior a reset button but it translated "Fire At Will!"

37

Posted by: katya at November 14, 2009 11:24 AM (owYXj)

Bingo.  He has absolutely no excuse for this.  He knew better, and he did it anyway.

Does he think people like pussies?

38 30% angle rule indicates respect but not subservience in bowing.
Fail, as usual.

39 I'm not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to hear the excuses for this one. These should be good.

40 Wow, right above me they're already starting. Score.

41 22 The Skull

The guys at Hillbuzz beg to differ.

42 Maybe I am reading too much into the photo but does the Emperor look put off by this bow? He does seem to know how to react.

43 I've got it!

He was apologizing for the Kobayashi Maru incident.

44 2012 is going to feel soooooooooooooooooo good!

45 You guys know he is doing this on purpose right?

46 He's historical all right.

47 Unfucking believable. Some one needs to put a 'Kick Me' sign on Urkels back.

48 Why isn't the Emperor bowing to him?

49 If we knew you were all such pussies, we wouldn't have surrendered so quickly.

50 Actually, as an expert and Ph.D. in Oriental Studies, I can tell you that Obama's bow is perfectly acceptable and, indeed, admirable. He did the right thing here.

51 Tee hee!

52 I'm not quite sure what to think. Bowing in Japan is NOT just for royalty. It's for anyone, just the depth of the bow shows how much respect. I think since they are our allies he has to bow to some degree, and since the emperor is his elder(though not superior) he should be bowing lower than the emperor does. As far as Japanese bowing goes, that one is just a strong bow, not the classic 90 degree emperor fealty one.

Or maybe not when it comes to international relations as the POTUS.

53 Oh and didn't we fight a revolution about this whole bowing to royalty thing?

54 What a fucking scumbag. That piece of shit has no respect for America.

55 You guys know he is doing this on purpose right?

Truth.

56 I can't wait for my Presidential hummer.

57 Teh Won is practicing for his next star turn as the rear end part of a donkey costume.

58 I think he's just admiring that Asian man's fine jewelry.

59 I guess what I'm saying is, if I met the emperor(as a civilian) I would bow like that out of respect, but maybe that's the Japanese culture I picked up while living there...
The emperor does appear to be bowing as well, just an old-man bow.

60 I'm pissed.

61

American Presidents do not bow to any foreign leader.

Fake almost real groovy Presidents do.  Obama has Daddy issues, he craves approval and he is fucking ass hole.

62 Note to BarriO...We slaughtered their Army, shot down their entire Air Force, and damn near sunk anything that flew their flag (the sinking sun). To rub it in we firebombed their cities killing millions, and tested 2 atomic bombs on them before the dirty yellow bastards yelled 'Uncle!'.

When are are going to lick the bottom of the Emperor's shoes you worthless fuck.

63 And by "hummer" I mean blowjob. 

64 Apologies for the 'cut and paste' but this point HAS to be made:

 _{. . . what makes this bow even worse is the depth of it.}

_{In terms of Japanese etiquette, not only is he proclaiming his lesser status to the Emperor, he’s not even proclaiming his own status as a ’state leader’.}

_{Hint: it’s the kind of ‘bow’ a lower-level ’salary-man’ [or Senior OL (office lady)] would make.}

_{Not even the CEO of Mitsubishi would bow that low.}

_{If this was meant to ‘impress’ the people of Japan, it’s an ‘Godzilla-sized’ epic fail. Obama has gone beyond about 5 AU’s past ‘joke’ status with this gaff.}

_||||||||

_{And, to make matters even worse, He did this BEFORE going to the PRC. The SCM in China will have a field-day with this.}

_{To the average Chinese: he ‘appears’ subservient to the Japanese, especially if he doesn’t render a similar bow to Hu [and yes, it will be perceived as an insult.]}

_{To the Party Elites seeing this: he’s a uncultured fool with absolutely no sense of ‘face’.}

_{In the ‘world’ of Asian culture, that’s a disaster on a level I can barely begin to explain to you. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of PRC’s ruling-elite, any credibility Obama had as a ’state’ leader, is gone.}

_{Oh, don’t worry. They’ll go thru the motions and treat him as a ‘head of state’, but behind closed doors, amongst themselves they’ll regard him as little better than a land-less peasant, or worse, a self-effacing bureaucratic ‘toady’.}

_{We are so f*cking screwed with mega-bozo at the helm.}

_{He’s gone past Carter with this . . . with a JATO pack strapped to his a$$.}

This is the mother of all gaffs.

65 I'm not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to hear the excuses for this one. These should be good.
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I think it will be the "culture" thang, that it's just a sign of respect to, uh, an equal . . . or an elder . . . or please shut up. But as eman asks, did Akihito bow back?

66 I'm sure the poor Emperor was embarrassed as hell too.

67 Even if you do bow, anyone who knows the rudimentary aspects of Japanese culture knows you don't bow that low if you're President.

What a douche.

68 Deferential, glad to be of use...

69 @28
He could be trying to be "different" and show that America doesn't think it's best.

With the understanding of course that he isn't one of the lumpenproletariat that actually need to have this point drilled into their thick skulls.  No, he is the president, and therefore really is superior. 

False modesty is just another way of bragging.  It must be tough to go through life knowing that you didn't really earn any of the accolades you've gotten. 

70

He should bring his shine box to more of these type events.

71

The Emperor is saying, "Go out and bring the car around, Rochester."

72 The bow may be intended to indicate respect, and not subservience, but the lack of eye contact definitely is the act of subservience.

73 This reminds me of a conversation I had a few weeks ago with a liberal neighbor. We were discussing the government's takeover and power hungry politicians. In that conversation, the subject of unions came up, and I said something about teachers' union and how difficult it is to get rid of a bad teacher and how parents no longer have a say in curriculum.  This lib looks at me and says "you obviously have a problem with authority."  ....think about that.  I shot back at her that the  government and teachers are paid and employed by us, the citizenry, not authorities over us.    The libs really do believe the government is mommy and daddy and we have to do what they say, don't they.

74

The President doesn't bow.  Not to show respect, not because he's younger, not because he's got a hunchback, not for any reason.

 

75

Hmmph,bowing to the wrong Asians.It's the Chinese that own us you douche.

In the Bamster's defense, it was an honest mistake.  All of us Asians look alike.

76

Does he think people like pussies?

Liberals do.  And those are his people.  They also like hypocrites, liars and trailer park trash with money.  They like trashing tradition and making up their own rules.  They like grounding decency and respectability and honor into the ground.  They like chaos, disorder and madness.  They like revolution only when the rich (the ones who earned it by hard work and personal sacrifice) and religious (but not Muslims) get burned and destroyed.  They have the logic of preschoolers and thirteen-year-old girls. 

77 The Empress is thinking, "What a putz."

78 I think this one's going to get him in trouble with even the leftist rags.  There's only so much liberals can handle too.

79 He bowed to me.  And yes, I did give him the courtesy of a reach-around.

80 You morons should ask me about how he bows down and bows up ....a lot. mmmm mmmm mmm

81 OK we nuked them a couple times after dropping warning leaflets.
Good thing we did, they were preparing to unleash bio weapons
on our population centers.
I'd rather be blasted instantly than chewed buy a million bugs very slowly.
IT WAS A WAR THEY STARTED BARRY!

82 "Lower than the CEO of Mitsubishi" That's a tag line.

83

This lib looks at me and says "you obviously have a problem with authority." 

Oh, LOL!

84 Fuckin' nauseating. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.

85 The emperor has this look on his face like,. "WTF--?"

86
Does he think people like pussies?

Even kittehs don't like (human) pussies.

87 Who want to bet me Putin didn't laugh his ass off over that picture?  I'll give 100-1 odds.   That'll work out great, since I only have a dollar in change.

88 aws so, aws so. oh wadda di kiam.

89 Aack!  Left on sock from yesterday, and it stinks!  Oh and so does Obama.  really.  Smart power, my ass.

90

Posted by: Hugh Jasteroid at November 14, 2009 11:42 AM (lD4DZ)

You don't get it.  We have no right to defend ourselves.  We're racist and greedy and selfish and evil.

91 I don't think it has anything to do his intelligence.  State briefed him on Japanese etiquette, and he did not listen.

I think it has everything to do with the contempt he holds for the position of PoTUS.

92 Ace should re-post that picture of Darth Fabulous.

93 "Lower than the CEO of Mitsubishi"

Well, he is the CEO of 2 companies himself. How do their sales stack up?

94 Leave Barry alone,that's not a bow!

95 Weaksauce.  I bowed to Ares once, but he did save my life and he was a verifiable God.  The Japanese Emperor, not so much.

In the end, there will be only chaos.

96 Well, I've gotten my morning rant in.  Now I gotta go be a productive member of society.  'Later.

97 Good fucking Gawd

98 Emporer Akihito, I'ma really happy for you and I'ma gonna let you finish, but Barack Obama gave me the bestest, deepest, lowest bow of all time. 

99

You Palin loving nutjobs are getting all worked up over nothing!

George Washington bowed, so if it's good enough for the Father of our country, it's good enough for Obama.

100 The more important question is how will this be interpreted by the Arab world who are looking for weakness in us.

101

 

I fail to see the problem here.

102 This, coupled with Obama's lack of respect for the American flag, are absolutely disgusting. I hope the 52% that voted for this contemptible man are proud of themselves.

103 I blame Bush.

104

As a side note, his bow as pictured, is clearly a bow from subordinate to boss.  Not even a bow between equals.  I thought this guy was supposed to be cultured.  Does he really think he's subservient to the emperor? 

Oh, it is even worse than that. 

In the Japanese bow the back is kept the back straight and eyes forward, eventually looking slightly downward - but the head is not dropped.  This is very critical since each person must be aware of just how far the other person is extending the bow (the deferrential individual will actually angle the bow slightly away from the other person so as to see out of the corner of their eye that they have extended below the other person), and true Japanese bowing can involve multiple bows, often to make sure everyone has the chance to get it right.  The hands are also kept flat at ones sides.  You either bow, then shake hands, or vice versa, but you should not attempt to do both at the same time, many people do, but it is considered very akward and poor form.  

It really is not something that should be attempted by anyone not properly schooled in the formality.  It's not as strict as it used to be and many Japanese have gotten used to foreigners giving it a go, but just like any other attempts at protocol, you really should have some clue as to what you are doing.  Obama just confirmed the impression that American is populated mainly by ignorant goobers.

Embarassing.

 

105 If he bowed to the Emperor as an equal that probably would have pissed the Japanese off since no one(I'm assuming) bows to the Emperor as an equal.  This whole thing just opens up a can of worms, for no reason whatsoever.

106 Did Barry apologize for us winning WWII while he was at it?

107

The liberal Bush-response seems, so far, to point out that Bush bowed to the Pope, that he quasi-molested Angela Merkel, and that he winked - WINKED!!!! OMFG, he WINKED!!!! - at Queen Elizabeth.

As to the Chinese, I think Obama will probably bend over just as far in bowing to them, if not lower.

He will just be turned the other way when he does it. And probably grab his ankles.

108 It's ironic.  Obama who is refusing to bow to the wishes of the American people (who do not want cap and trade, do not want nationalized health care or Democrat "health care reform", do not want illegal aliens being naturalized, do not want government bailouts of banks and car companies, who do not want wasteful pork laden "stimulus bills"and who do not want terrorists to be treated as American citizens with civillian court trials) is so eager to bow (unasked) to foreign leaders.  In fact, Obama doesn't even want to listen to the will of the American people, let alone entertain any kind of compromise.  I use to think The Birthers were a bunch of nut jobs, but now I'm not so sure.  He really does hate America.  Unbelievable.

109 I bet even Charlie Gibson has heard of the fact that a) bowing in Japan is an art that we do not grok, and 2) American presidents don't bow.

110

Japanese culture is a joke:

http://tinyurl.com/yf69l8g

111

 

Uncle Ben better be bowing to us too when he visits if he knows whats good for him.

112

All modern presidents travel, but Obama seems to spend more time out of the country than in it.  Every other day, AF1 is flying off to some exotic locale. With  his domestic poll numbers dropping steadily, I think the Won needs a steady supply of praise from foreigners assuring him he's  the coolest American prez evah.  

Now, if we could only find a way to keep him completely out of the country until his term is up.  Better Japan than behind the desk in the Oval Office, plotting new ways to spend our money.

113 it's almost as if he had no experience whatsoever.

thanks again FiftyTwo Percenters, you fucking fucks.

114 I blame his father issues and the fact that his mom was a whore..

She's been passed around more than even Eric Cartman's mom..

115 Oh, and yesterday, Rush pointed out how Rev. Wright viewed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as one of the biggest crimes America has ever perpetrated.  Rush played the clip of Obama being asked by the Japanese press if he thought that the use of the atomic bombs was wrong.  Obama never answered the question and danced around it.  The reporter asked it again, and Obama went on to the next question.  Like Rush said, he didn't answer it because he couldn't say what he really wanted to say, at least not yet.  So in effect, Rev. Wright is Obama and Obama is Rev.Wright.  This is the first time a U.S. president hasn't defended the use of the bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Absolutely disgraceful.

116 The hands are also kept flat at ones sides.  You either bow, then shake hands, or vice versa, but you should not attempt to do both at the same time, many people do, but it is considered very akward and poor form.  
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Same in Korea! HANDS AT SIDES, not this messy show like you're about to kiss their ring.

He can't even screw up right.

117 Americans do not bow, period, no matter what the culture of the country is.  We take our culture with us, we don't adopt whatever the local custom is or we'd be grovelling on the floor in some of the middle eastern countries.  This administration makes Clinton look like Reagan.

118

Drats, sock again! 

Oh, and looking at this picture got me to thinking.  Maybe we're all being too quick to judge.  Just maybe this picture was taken when Obama was square dancing with the Japanese emporer and his wife.  You know "Bow to your partner, Honor your corner, allemande left..."

119 Keep America Safe has a letter to Obama from a relative of a 9/11 victim, urging a reversal of his weapons-grade-stupid plan to bring KSM to NYC for trial.  You can add your name to it here.

120 Alas, gone are the days of the first President Bush who just threw up vomit on them.

121 Hhe had to bow that low so that he could find his poll numbers.

122 Deferential, glad to be of use...

Posted by: Idealist at November 14, 2009 11:40 AM (9fULy)

I got that, if no one else did.  Ragged claws, silent seas, etc.

123 Anyone else wondering if our presidents initials really stand for "Bend Over"?

124 Alas, gone are the days of the first President Bush who just threw up vomit on them.


Good time, Good times!

125

All modern presidents travel, but Obama seems to spend more time out of the country than in it.  Every other day, AF1 is flying off to some exotic locale. With  his domestic poll numbers dropping steadily, I think the Won needs a steady supply of praise from foreigners assuring him he's  the coolest American prez evah.  

I don't think he did much international travel before he became President.  Remember how the media made a big deal over George W. Bush's lack of international travel?  Remember how The Bamster criticized Americans for only speaking one language (but I bet dollars to donuts that he only speaks English too).  GWB spoke Spanish fairly well. 

126 Oh, and before Obama was elected Precedent, I wonder what color his passport was.  I'm thinking it wasn't blue.

127 2 Hmmph,bowing to the wrong Asians.It's the Chinese that own us you douche.

Posted by: steevy at November 14, 2009 11:17 AM (oqZS2)

Yeah, what do you think the Chinese will make of this picture?  They don't have any particular fondness for the Japanese, you know.  It might irritate them to see the President of the United States literally kow-towing to the Emperor of Japan.

128 "Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome; time for zis douchebag to come home."

129

Anyone else wondering if our presidents initials really stand for "Bend Over"?

heh!  good catch!

130

 

So you guys don't consider Bush sr. bending over and puking in the Japanese Prime Ministers lap a bow ? Looked like a bow to me.

131

"Sorry about that dinner three presidents ago. And sorry about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And sorry about Tokyo. And sorry about Leyte Gulf. And sorry about Honda and Nissan not being 'big three' yet, but I'm doing everything I can."

132 3 American Exceptionalism? What American Exceptionalism?

Posted by: Junkman at November 14, 2009 11:17 AM (2h3VW)

Precisely.  The purpose of this behavior is to demonstrate conclusively to the world that the Presidency of the United States is not the most powerful office in the world, representing the freest, wealthiest and strongest nation on Earth.  The President of the United States is only supposed to show subservience and deference to the voters of the United States, not to foreign rulers and potentates.

133 Hmmph,bowing to the wrong Asians.It's the Chinese that own us you douche.

Posted by: steevy at November 14, 2009 11:17 AM (oqZS2)

And don't think they won't take this into account.

Obama is a born lackey. Like most lefties his entire career has been bowing and kissing ass to get ahead. Now that he's at the top he can't stop himself.

You are President of the United States. Leader of the free world, you idiot.

Get a fricken' clue.

134 44 2012 is going to feel soooooooooooooooooo good!

Even if it is the one from the movie.

The damn thing is President Pussy didn't even follow the advice from Mr. Miyagi about bowing; "Look eye!, Always look eye!"

135 128 "Drizzle, drazzle, drozzle, drome; time for zis douchebag to come home."

Posted by: Paul at November 14, 2009 12:03 PM (NYn9i)

Help, Mr. Wizard!

136 See comment #160

137 See comment #160

138 His dog Bo wouldn't bow so he had to.
Bo left a love note in the perfectly raked garden and there was bowing to the poo too.

139

 Remember how The Bamster criticized Americans for only speaking one language (but I bet dollars to donuts that he only speaks English too). 

Inquiring minds certainly would like to know what, if any, foreign language Obama speaks.

Particularly since his Alma Mater requires the study of one as a condition for graduation.

140 See comment #160

141 Check out the stuff at the bottom of the Powerline post...it gets worse.

142 This lib looks at me and says "you obviously have a problem with authority."

I would have said "That's because I'm not a fascist".

143

O/T  This should keep Morons/ettes typing all day.

http://tinyurl.com/yzyun9q

Your suggestions for the new Contract With America (no Newt involved!)

 

144

Miss Manners says that Americans, having no royalty, should only do a (cute) little neck inclination with the facial expression of, "Am I doing this right?" while shaking hands to any Japanese person.  She makes no exception for emperor.

In fact, no American of any position or status should ever bow to any royalty of any country, as we have none ourselves.  This probably goes double for those who represent us.

145

Inquiring minds certainly would like to know what, if any, foreign language Obama speaks.

Particularly since his Alma Mater requires the study of one as a condition for graduation.

Posted by: ThomasD at November 14, 2009 12:10 PM (UK5R1)

Hmm, Asskissing, Apologies, Mis-speaking, not really languages, but he does seem to be fluent in all of them.

146 Slaves bow.

147 This isn't so bad. You should see Obama greet George Soros.

148 That's what happens when you let your wife use your backbone for a belt...

149 You wingnuts are using the word bow, but you're thinking the word boy.

150 Well, to cut the guy some slack, bowing in the Orient is the equivalent of shaking hands in the West - my Korean wife bows to anyone she meets even as she shakes hands with them. So we shouldn't interpret the bow as "subservience" in this case.

On the other hand - after his performance with the King of Saudi Arabia, you'd think the dip shit would be careful about bowing. I get the distinct impression he wouldn't mind dropping to the floor, rolling over on his back, and exposing his throat while the Empress rubbed his tummy.

151 Remember how The Bamster criticized Americans for only speaking one language (but I bet dollars to donuts that he only speaks English too). 

Inquiring minds certainly would like to know what, if any, foreign language Obama speaks.

Particularly since his Alma Mater requires the study of one as a condition for graduation.

Posted by: ThomasD at November 14, 2009 12:10 PM (UK5R1)

 

I'm thinking Pashto, Punjabi or Farsi here.

152

Alas, gone are the days of the first President Bush who just threw up vomit on them

And then used their tie to wipe his mouth with.

Well, I don't know that's what happened, but it would've been awesome so I'm going with it.

153

When George Shultz was Secretary of State, he'd meet with ambassadors before they left for their posts. He'd call each one into his office, where he had a big world map on the wall. He'd say, "Can you find your country on this map?" And the ambassador on his way to (say) Peru would point to Peru.

Then Shultz would point to the United States on the same map and say, "Wrong. This is your country. Don't ever forget it."

(I'm going to retreat into the '80s for the rest of the weekend.)

154 After all of those people who fought and died so we wouldn't have to bow to the emperor of Japan and this son of bitch goes over there and does it. What a disgrace.

155 That foul taste in my mouth...yea, my own vomit, again.

156

I don't mind Obama bowing, I would just rather he be consistent about it all.  Bow to the Emperor, sure, but slapping Queen Elizabeth on the back is out, too.

I wonder what he gave the Emperor?  At least a DVD set from the US should play in Japan.

157 151 Remember how The Bamster criticized Americans for only speaking one language (but I bet dollars to donuts that he only speaks English too). 

Inquiring minds certainly would like to know what, if any, foreign language Obama speaks.

Particularly since his Alma Mater requires the study of one as a condition for graduation.

Posted by: ThomasD at November 14, 2009 12:10 PM (UK5R1)

 I'm thinking Pashto, Punjabi or Farsi here.

Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 12:16 PM (AoS9J)

Indonesian. Same as his college passport.

158 Countdown to Palin being called stupid for sneezing when she was in Asia as a private citizen...or something...I'm sure someone is waiting to show how stupid they are by pointing out something that is very different.

159 Well, to cut the guy some slack, Bullshit. There's a protocol office to brief the President on things like that.

The President of the United States should not bow to a foreign leader.

Ever.

160 Guys...the 'lawn jockey' stuff is not cool.

There are very few things that are out of bounds here and racial stuff like that has always been one of them.

There's plenty to go after Obama about without going there.

161 And what did he talk about?

Green tee
Ice cream

And rainbows, kittehs and fluffy bunnies.

...I just made up that last part.

Or did I?

162 Coolczech, your wife, is she the leader of a country? Your house doesn't count!

163

A slight bow as a show of cultural respect would've been OK, but in that photo Obama is bowing deeper than he did for his last prostrate exam.

After almost taking a knee before the Saudi king, this has to be intentional- this President doesn't want to increase America's station in the world, he wants to diminish it.  A bit ironic that a raging narcissist would want to see his country humbled so greatly.

164

O.K., seriously, who the hell is doing protocol at the State Department? Really, there are supposed to be professionals there who understand the nicities needed for such moments and are supposed to explain to the President and the traveling party what is and is not expected. Did "The One" fire everybody over there with a clue and just turn the Kos Kids loose as a payback?

You would think the smartest guy ever to get elected President would realize, after the Saudi and Queen debacles, that whoever is runningthe protocol department is an asshat and just fire them.

Or maybe, its a double secret plant left behind by someone associate with the Bush administration intentionally giving "The One" bad advice just to highlight the point that our President has no foreign policy experience. And if so, in that case...

KARL ROVE YOU MAGNIFICANT BASTARD.

165 Why is Obama sucking up to Japan? What's in it for him?

166 When you guys throw in the vague racial references, boy, lacky, lawn jockey, etc., you dilute our criticism.

167 That's what happens when you let your wife use your backbone for a belt...

Posted by: Sofia at November 14, 2009 12:15 PM (seR4q)

Thread winner, move on.

168

 

I wonder what he gave the Emperor?  At least a DVD set from the US should play in Japan.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 14, 2009 12:19 PM (eNxMU)

 

Judging by his previous taste in gifts I'm going with an autographed photo of The Enola Gay crew.

169 Do I really have to follow orders from this douche?  I thought you weren't supposed to go full retard, EVER!  I'm going to send him a magic eight ball so he can fucking make a decision now and then.

170 Most Americans do think it is nothing more than silly. BUT some think that it is a grave insult to do so to the son of the man who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. Those are the Americans that are known as the wack jobs, and people who support their ideas are known as the wack job enablers. But if you really want to see a funny pic of that Bush fella look for the one where is is dressed in the Arab robes and veil and holding hands and kissing the king of Saudi Arabia

171 This is typical Obama behavior. It's the BOHICA bow. Cause he got elected and wants the rest of the world to know he's ready to take it up the ass again. Well not literally, but basically the US sucks and its his way of saying we suck and we're sorry. Well Obama and the Libs anyhow.

Bohica also describes how I feel everyday I log onto AoS. It's like ok, what shit has the Obama administratiion shoved up our asses today. He never disappoints.

Makes you wonder what other shit we'll see in the next 3 years.

172 Health care “reform”, record breaking unemployment, deficits unseen before in world history, terrorists facing civilian trials, and literally bending over in front of world leaders—- M. Steele has the easiest job in American politics right now.

If the GOP leadership can’t leverage all of O’s mistakes, handed to them on the proverbial silver platter, and not inflict a significant campaign blow against the Dems next year, then a third party is definitely a viable option IMO.

173 This one I figure he's just being a dumbass and bowing further than he has to because he doesn't understand protocol and how to behave. He's doing the "I am totally subservient" bow while the PM is doing the "we're equal authorities meeting" bow. Obama's too ignorant to know the difference, to stoned to care, and advised too poorly by policy wonk state department leftists to learn.

174

Some are forgetting that Obama doesn't just represent himself, but 300 million other American's and he's supposed to adhere to protocol when on the foreign stage. 

What Obama has stated with his reverential bow is that all other president's have been wrong, that America is subservient to all other societies, and now that he has been elected, the process of cleaning up the mistakes of others has begun. 

Obama sends the big Fuck You to America and he and his Marxist minions don't really care what you think.  Do as you're told or it will be hell to pay. 

175 Is Zero getting ready to Lewinsky the Emperor?  Just get on your knees, cocksucker!

176 Narcissists are so great, they don't have to check the rules.  Everything they do is great.

177 What's the next level beyond douchebaggery?

Posted by: You're Gonna Need a Montage (rdb) at November 14, 2009 11:29 AM (a/B2/)

I believe it's officially called Barack Hussein Obama.

178 Bow to the all powerful Matsui bitches.

179

Most Americans do think it is nothing more than silly

Posted by: John ryan at November 14, 2009 12:27 PM (m0Q2u)

When did you conduct the polling to determine "most Americans?"

Just another liberal asshole comment without substantiation. 

180 Here's video of the bow, which was not reciprocated on the part of the Emperor of Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J3y0TY7MlI

If you also notice in the video, Obama then does several more less pronounced bows, which if he had done them once and without that ridiculous subservient bow initially it would've been fine.  Then again, if Obama had done that, it wouldn't have sent his intended message of a weak U.S. to the Japanese and the rest of the world.  This guy is an international embarrassment.

181

 

I can't wait for Obama to bow to Kim Jong Ill on the deck of the U.S.S. Pueblo right before the surrender papers for the Korean War are drawn up.

182 I suppose this is more of his new foreign policy of "strategic reassurance".

183 170 Most Americans do think it is nothing more than silly. BUT some think that it is a grave insult to do so to the son of the man who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. Those are the Americans that are known as the wack jobs, and people who support their ideas are known as the wack job enablers. But if you really want to see a funny pic of that Bush fella look for the one where is is dressed in the Arab robes and veil and holding hands and kissing the king of Saudi Arabia

Posted by: John ryan at November 14, 2009 12:27 PM (m0Q2u)

I'm constantly impressed you can type that well, with a mouth full of cock.

184

One of these days, we'll elect a president who respects American culture and will politely but firmly insist upon following it wherever he goes.

"I mean no disrespect, but in our country we don't bow to anyone. We're all equal."

185 Wow, Obambi shows more respect to foreigners than he does to Americans.

186 I have seen hundreds of Japanese CEO`s and corporate Presidents bow, and for people of high status it is barely discernible. The 90 degree thing Barry is doing is reserved for sycophants and when apologizing for a horrible mistake. It is seen as a sign of self-contempt.

It is astounding that this guy doesn't have anyone advising him that knows better.

187 Oops, here's the URL hyperlinked:

http://tiny.cc/vFnKd

188

Those are the Americans that are known as the wack jobs

Posted by: John ryan at November 14, 2009 12:27 PM (m0Q2u)

My father died so an asshole like you can post this hatred, but if you were in my presence, rest assured there would be hell to pay your arrogant prick.

189 Liberals have a hip, intelligent, "cultured" self-view, whether warranted or not.  This is indefensible.  They'll turn on him.  He's a clown. 

190 It is astounding that this guy doesn't have anyone advising him that knows better.

Obama surrounds himself with sycophants and yes-men so deep I'm surprised he is able to breathe.

191

It is astounding that this guy doesn't have anyone advising him that knows better.

Why would an extreme narcissist need instruction?

You know what he'll do when confronted with criticism over this?  Chuckle.  He's so great.  They just don't understand.

192

50 Actually, as an expert and Ph.D. in Oriental Studies, I can tell you that Obama's bow is perfectly acceptable and, indeed, admirable. He did the right thing here.

Actually, as a former resident of Japan, who earned a good living by being able to speak the language and deal with Japan's non-Western culture, I say you are full of shit. 

It was explained to me early on that foreigners don't know how/when to bow, and shouldn't do it ---unless they fully understood the postures and social nuances.  Otherwise all they generally do is make those they bow to uncomfortable.  For example:   bowing and shaking hands at the same time is something NO two Japanese would do.

ThomasD's comments @ 104 are spot-on. Ditto CPT's @ 64.

 

 

 

193 Liberals have a hip, intelligent, "cultured" self-view, whether warranted or not.  This is indefensible.  They'll turn on him.  He's a clown.

I don't think so.  They are with this idiot for the whole ride.  Its going to be fun watching the mental gymnastics they will have to go through to keep defending this guy as he continues to spiral downward.

194 162 Coolczech, your wife, is she the leader of a country? Your house doesn't count!
Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner of Bacon, Meteors, and Outrage at November 14, 2009 12:22 PM (erIg9)

...and you better believe I bow deep and hard!

No, I'm not saying Obama should have done it - he was wrong to, because of what the act means to Western eyes.

But I think the reason he did it was because he was thinking in terms of its Oriental significance: a bow in the Far East is the equivalent of a handshake in the West, that's all. Though it's usually just a curt drop of the head, in practice - as you can see the Emperor himself doing in that photo.

195 Posted by: John ryan at November 14, 2009 12:27 PM (m0Q2u)

You are one of the biggest fucking idiots on the face of the earth. As per usual you don't know what you're talking about you limp wristed, brainless turd.

196 Barry could pull down the Emperor's pants and toss his salad and a Lefty would say,

"No biggie. Happens all the time. I'm pretty sure I saw that on 'Shogun' or something."

197 170 Most Americans do think it is nothing more than silly. BUT some think that it is a grave insult to do so to the son of the man who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. Those are the Americans that are known as the wack jobs, and people who support their ideas are known as the wack job enablers. But if you really want to see a funny pic of that Bush fella look for the one where is is dressed in the Arab robes and veil and holding hands and kissing the king of Saudi Arabia Posted by: John ryan at November 14, 2009 12:27 PM (m0Q2u)

Yeah, "most Americans."  How about, Lefty morons like yourself.  The irony is how you mock Bush for one of his interactions with the King of Saudi Arabia, who Obama also bowed to if you remember, while trying to claim that what Obama did to the Emperor of Japan is no big deal.  Huh?  Why don't you read the New York Times article posted above in regards to the reaction Clinton received for "kind of nodding to Akihito" back in '94.  You're a mental midget who idiotically refuses to see the contradiction and acknowledge Obama's idiocy because you have to defend the man-child President at all costs.

198 After watching the video it's even worse. The fool then goes on to keep bowing like he's a bobblehead or something. Then stupidily insists, over obvious objections, that the emperor and his wife enter the building first. You are the guest you dolt. You enter first. It's rude of the host to show their back to you. Hopefully he didn't leave his socks laying everywhere like he does at home.

199 I was looking for mentions of this on the leftysphere, to see if there's any backlash (there won't be any imho)

So far nada. On the Huff, only this:

"He reached out to locals through several personal notes that delighted his audience, including calling himself "America's first Pacific president," referring to his boyhood time in Indonesia and travels in Asia, and saluting the residents of Obama, Japan."

He's America's first "everything" now, wherever he goes...

200 This stupid ignorant f*ck would've ordered America's flag-bearer to dip the Stars and Stripes during the '36 Olympics.

Learn a little real history, Barack, you pinhead, not that Marxist drivel your profs vomited up for you to eagerly swallow.

201 A real American will never bow down to any king except the King of Kings.

202

192 - Post #50  is a spoof.  Dr Roxanna Mayer was the chick who attended the Sheila Jackson Lee town hall meeting in Houston and claimed to be a doctor. She was ultimately proven by Fox News to be a fraud and a friend of Jackson Lee.  

203 Put is he going to bow to the head of North Korea?
The South Koreans are on high alert and North Korea is seeing a pussy in-chief, so they know he wont help the south.

204

Its going to be fun watching the mental gymnastics they will have to go through to keep defending this guy as he continues to spiral downward.

Oh, come now.  Even SNL and Jon Stewart will think he's funny now.  Right?  This has to be a trigger.

205 He bows to foreign royalty a week after using a disgusting sexual innuendo to describe American citizens who exercise their right to dissent to his asinine policies.  This ass-clown doesn't have a clue about acting presidential.

206 Kneel before Zod.

207 But I think the reason he did it was because he was thinking in terms of its Oriental significance: a bow in the Far East is the equivalent of a handshake in the West, that's all.

I think the only thing he was thinking of was himself, and his own self___. Look at me, I'm not arrogant, I'm not Bush.

The link that Mama AJ posted earlier has the context of his speech there, nothing but a dismissal of the Bush administration, and a large helping of how awesome he is.

208 Then stupidily insists, over obvious objections, that the emperor and his wife enter the building first. You are the guest you dolt. You enter first. It's rude of the host to show their back to you.

I don't think you understand, if someone is in Barack's presence then they are the guest, no matter what.

209

OK, is it just me, or does Obama look like he has scoliosis (sp?) in that photo?

Also, he was just bending down to check out his reflection in his very shiny shoes. He's thinking to himself "man I look good today."

210

It's just so embarassing. 

He has no clue too.  One of the problems with a general lack of empathy.

211

 

The officers on the Death Star didn't bow that deeply when Vader entered the room..

Jus' Sayin'.

212 Remember that Hussein did a genuflect to the Saudi.

Much worse than a bow....

213 I bet he kept bobbing his head to try to elicit the return bow he didn't get.  At least on some level, maybe, he knew he had done something wrong.

214 Memo to O'Bama:  Get on your knees next time.  Then you'll really show 'em how wonderful you are.  And un-Bush.

215 He is clearly practicing bending over to receive his Nobel Peace Prize. 

216 This is cringeworthy.  And I bet every other world leader is enjoying a great laugh over it.

217 Pacific President?

I read that as Pacific Princess.

Love
Shiny and new

218 I read that as Pacific Princess.

Love
Shiny and new

Now I've got that damn song in my head, Gah!

219 A bit ironic that a raging narcissist would want to see his country humbled so greatly.

The guy who invented "narcissism," as a concept, included outsized admiration of dictatorial figures and strongman types as characteristic of it.

Note who Obama's heroes, guides, and associates have been. And who his sainted missing father was. And what kind of people he fills his administration with. And whose sides he takes in foreign affairs. And etc.

The thing is, Obama is narcissistic, but not a narcissist. He's a cult-leader type sociopath; they have narcissistic traits, but not all of them. Irony is a misdiagnosis.

220 Didn't he bring Sasquatch along on this trip?  Because a hearty backslap would have really set the tone with the Akihitos. 

221 No mention on the Kos either, just this from a diary, heh.

"How dare him exchange a typical cultural greeting with the symbolic monarch of an important friendly ally."

Do note that this is what they consider to be  i r o n y

I was reading some other pieces. Hilarious stuff.

Basically conservatives should be "(...) Really, Really, Really Scared" and " There's a Reason Republicans Are Pissing Their Pants" and the reason is:

"(...)Republicans aren't terrified of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his possible ill deeds.  They're afraid of what will happen if their own actions are brought to light, and what the consequences of their own ill deeds might ultimately be for the American people."

Oh teh horroooorrr...

222 Haha, I knew sweasel would do something with this.

223

 

Come aboard, we're expecting you.....

 

Damn you Waterhouse !

224 A bow in Japan is just a greeting, the cultural equivalent of a handshake.  You and the plumber bow to each other when he comes to fix your sink.  While there are guidebooks for it, most Japanese today don't even know all the formal rules for bowing, they just do what feels appropriate, so all the '30 degree' nonsense is just that.  (How many of you have read American etiquette books?)

The real faux pas here is starting to shake hands and then going into a bow.  Do one or the other, or do them sequentially.  Don't start one and then do the other because you'll have just screwed them both up.  In that sense, once the emperor stuck his hand out, bowing could be seen as inappropriate.

Bowing to the Saudi king was a bow because the man was a king -- that's absolutely wrong for a US president.  This bow is just courtesy.

225 I think he's got daddy issues.

226 "(...)Republicans aren't terrified of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his possible ill deeds.  They're afraid of what will happen if their own actions are brought to light, and what the consequences of their own ill deeds might ultimately be for the American people."

Yeah, all those actions that Obama continued when he assumed the presidency.  Really terrifying.

227 Oblig, he's definitely an NPD sufferer.  Big time.  What appears as sociopathic is a manifestation of the characteristic lack of empathy.

228 A little lower and he coulda sucked Akhito's dick.

229

Most Americans don't pay too much attention to what is going on in anything but their own lives, so without major media attention (as if that will happen), this will not be noticed.

But yes, other leaders of other countries will look at this and see a man, and by extention a country, that can be had.  AND they will be expecting subservience when the One comes to them, if he expects any co-operation on any issue.

What the hell happened to America?

230 This bow is just courtesy.

Wrong. It's a ghastly sign of ignorance from President Dipshit. American Presidents DO NOT BOW.

231 Yeah, where was M'chelle during all of this?  Her angry glower at the Emperor would have smoothed things over a bit.

232 A bit ironic that a raging narcissist would want to see his country humbled so greatly.

No, Obama is all about himself.  He doesn't identify with the nation he leads, so embarrassing or humbling that nation, or ruining it, is irrelevant to him.

233 Bowing to the Saudi king was a bow because the man was a king -- that's absolutely wrong for a US president.  This bow is just courtesy.

Posted by: lumpy at November 14, 2009 01:01 PM (U21gC)

Bowing to ANY foreign ruler is wrong.

234 Emperor thought balloon:  "Yep.  Gaijin still don't grok."

235 At least he wore a suit.  Check out this AP pic of Barack wearing a Mao jacket.  Sheesh.

236 Where was this f*cker sixty-five years ago when we could've used him?

237

In Russia he will double kiss Putin's cheeks, as Putin recoils in horror. 

238

@john ryan,

How come you never bother to remove your head from your ass before you comment?

239 What is the deal with this doofus. He seems to lose a contact every time he gets around royalty.

240 238

@john ryan,

How come you never bother to remove your head from your ass before you comment?

Posted by: SFC MAC at November 14, 2009 01:08 PM (cuNX0)

He's hoping that Optical-Anal Inversion will be covered under Obamacare.

241

As heads of state, they're are equals and so should give each other the same greeting (e.g. shake hands, give equal head nods as equals do in Japan if the government-set protocol involves "doing in Rome" sorts of things). You'll note that the Emperor is giving a "head nod" sort of bow to go along with the handshake (as Japanese businessmen do with their equals) but Obama is going too far. Literally and figuratively.

BTW, subjects of Queen Elizabeth only do a full bow (or curtsey for the ladies) in very few, formal circumstances (like receiving an award); in ordinary meetings a head nod is sufficient. So even subjects of a monarch don't do that under normal conditions.

And a second BTW, someone (Tom in Korea?) wrote in the ONT morning edition that if the One doesn't bow to the Korean head of state (undoubtedly with the Korean giving an ordinary courtesy bow and expecting an ordinary bow in return), the Koreans will be pissed.

[Now to read 211+ posts to see if I'm being redundant.]

242 I think the Obama is  changed.The laotop battery http://www.laptopbatterypack.org.uk is also not changed.The quality is high.

243 In Russia he will double kiss Putin's cheeks, as Putin recoils in horror.

The ones on the face, Barack, THE ONES ON THE FACE!

244 <facepalm>

245 242 I think the Obama is  changed.The laotop battery http://www.laptopbatterypack.org.uk is also not changed.The quality is high.

Posted by: Laptop-battery at November 14, 2009 01:09 PM (+XBch)

Your views amaze and intrigue me. May I subscribe to your newsletter?

246

I'm gonna add a couple more thoughts here.  I'm getting damn sick and tired of deleting three or more posts before I can type one paragraph without multiple curse words or

Now here I go again.....I've already deleted a few sentences, as I don't want to draw unwanted attention .....there's a reason I don't say much anymore.

247 We're Americans.  We don't believe in bowing and curtseying and otherwise acting like a hereditary leader is superior in any way at all.  For the President to do this is utterly beyond the pale.

Also I now know my place.  It's just fine for the President to use foul sexual slang about his political opponents.  But for a foreign head of state?  Bow baby bow!

248 Heh, I won the bet with a libloon acquaintance of mine.  He said PBO wouldn't bow this time, learned his lesson from bowing to the Saudi, blah, blah, blah. 

I'm 5 bucks richer, and we have an idiot for a CIC. 

249 231 Yeah, where was M'chelle during all of this? 

Trust me, you don't want to know...the belt..is...ahhhhhh

http://bit.ly/1xs0Ai

250 Come on guys ... that's not a bow...... Barry is just getting ready for Soreos' hand to be inserted so he can move his lips.

251 I'm planning on watching SNL's cold opening tonight.  They can't igore this. 

252
He was admiring the emperor's new pant crease.

253 They can't igore this.

Dude, we still have seven-hundred Bush jokes to get through.

254

Yeah, where was M'chelle during all of this? 

Trust me, you don't want to know...the belt..is...ahhhhhh

http://bit.ly/1xs0Ai

Posted by: Sofia at November 14, 2009 01:12 PM (seR4q)

 

 

Jeez,  not the stomache belt again. *groan*

255

Trust me, you don't want to know...the belt..is...ahhhhhh

http://bit.ly/1xs0Ai

Ugh, I had to ask.  The belt........I'm speechless.

256 Step eleventy the Road to Serfdom.

257 While there are guidebooks for it, most Japanese today don't even know all the formal rules for bowing, they just do what feels appropriate, so all the '30 degree' nonsense is just that.  (How many of you have read American etiquette books?)

Ummm, what's your point? 

First off, we're talking about two heads of state acting in official capacities, not about how some 20 year old Japanese kids act. 

Second, in my experience, the Japanese, and Asians more generally, are keenly aware of protocol and rarely do what "feels appropriate." 

258 But I think the reason he did it was because he was thinking in terms of its Oriental significance: a bow in the Far East is the equivalent of a handshake in the West, that's all.


Really? If that's true then what Obama just did was the equivalent of a fingertip only, limp wristed shake.

If it's just like a handshake then Obama was bowing to everyone he met in Japan right? Other pics? Is there one of him bowing to the Japanese president? The sushi chef?

259 I think that this photo truly displays Obama's ignorance....look at the form of the bow, the complete subjugation of the damn thing.  In a different context that's a damn good bow.  My guess is that all of his life, has been saying to himself, "I can bow better than those guys, and when I get the chance, I'll show them."

And so President Obama has, toward both the Saudi King and the Emperor of Japan.  He has shown that he has no knowledge about the protocol of a bow or what it means when one party bends lower than another, the importance of maintaining eye contact during the bow, the inclination of the head, etc.  In cultures where a bow is commonly used there are many different kinds of bows: equal to equal, superior to inferior, inferior to superior, individual to group and group to individual; those are just the ones that I know about.

Despite instruction, presumably from the State Department. 

And what do the Japanese Emperor or the Saudi King think of Obama's bow?  I suspect they don't know what to think.  Sure, maybe it sends a deliberate message, but  a bow is only a gesture, and if you are not following correct bow protocols, who knows what you are thinking?

And as every head of state knows, actions speak lower than words or gestures.  I imagine they are terrified that he is that ignorant, and more terrified if he did it on purpose.

260 Another stunning outfit for the Wookiee.  Imagine how awesome Jackie Kennedy would have been if she'd had this unerring instinct for fashion. 

261 oh come on, he is just thanking them for treating prisoners so well during the Bataan Death March.  Not the terrible way we treat terrorists at Gitmo.

262 BTW, I popped over to the lizard-dome.  No post about this. 

263 I think most Americans find the idea of bowing to royalty kind of silly. The Emperor of Japan would be different simply because it's the cultural tradition to bow to anyone when you meet them in Japan. Obama however, isn't a tourist or a businessman hungry to close a deal.

You're being too kind. It's important that this "bowing-is-like-a-handshake-in-Japan" excuse not be given ANY credibility.

If Obama and the emperor were bowing to each other, that would be fine. If that's how you greet an equal in Japan, that's fine. But Obama's bow (neither of them, actually) were returned. This was a subject bowing to a prince. Disgusting.

264

The President doesn't bow.  Not to show respect, not because he's younger, not because he's got a hunchback, not for any reason.

What hump?

265 Japan is a vertical society. Even the language changes depending on whether you're speaking to an equal, a superior or an inferior.

Bowing and/or who bows deepest or if at all. is a very clear indication of who is superior to who.

President Dumbfuck just upended Japanese/American relations.
And yes, that will be huge over in Japan.

It was an amateur mistake and un-Presidential.

Hopefully, the "first pacific President's" dumbassery won't have wider negative effects in Asia.

266 He was apologizing for putting Tojo and the other war criminals through military tribunals, rather than bringing them to New York for a three-ring circus.

267

Hey, you wingnuts, how else is he going to save all those jobs, except by bowing and scraping?

What?  You don't know that Obama went to Asia because he is "getting serious about the unemployment situation"?  You must not listen to NPR, because if you did you would have heard "Senior News Analyst" Dan Schorr say exactly that this morning, when asked why Obama is making a trip to Asia right now.

No, you can't make this shit up, can you?  And Dan also mentioned how tough it is for poor little Obama to be in the "lose-lose" situation of sending more troops to Afghanistan and pissing off his base, or not sending them and being blamed for losing the country to terrorists.  But just remember - it's not all about him!!  It's just that everyone else, the thousands of troops, millions of Afghans, the United States... they aren't quite as important as Obama looking good, you know?

I dropped a note to NPR asking them if they all arrive at work in a little car, and pop out one-by-one, as the crown gasps and applauds.

268 Let's face it, boys and girls.  A 21-year old new grad from any decent B-school in this country knows more about protocol than this bozo POtuS. 

269

He is clueless.  Got it.  Fine.

But, he hasn't got anyone on his staff that has a clue? 

Does he know anyone who has a clue?

This is somewhere between Spongebob-silly and lose-your-lunch disgusting

270 Bow??  No, these are full fledged "bend-overs".  This guy is doing this shhit in our name.  He is bending America over for all the world to screw.  I hate this bastard.

271

(Run to the hills ... )

Pacific President? I read that as Pacific Princess.

Obama mentioned that the United States is a Pacific country (his words, an epiphany maybe?) and now describes himself as the country's first "Pacific President." I don't know, but I figure ... nah, I just don't know. 

When everyone on the Left was accusing Bush of ... well, of everything, they were really preparing us for what they had in store. We really shouldn't be surprised by any of this.

Sockpuppet off. I'm going back to my '80s dreamworld.

( ... run for your lives ... )

272 You think this is bad wait until he drops to his knees in China.

273 Oh yeah,

The "bowing is like a handshake" only flies if you're totally ignorant of Japan and Japanese culture.

Anyone who says that can be safely ignored.

274

You know, there are protocol and etiquitte specialists at the White House and the State Department whose primary responsibility is to ensure something like this is avoided...

In Japan, equals (In the personal and/orofessional sense.) will acknowledge each other with a slight bow.  So Obama (As US President, which is both head of state and head of government.) meets the Japanese prime minister (head of government) or the Japanese Emperor (head of state), he is suppose to treat them and be treated as an equal.  They should not and do not bow deeper than the other.

That Obama, once again, violated protocol...For this,  I will use a Steven den Beste's quote to complete it:

"I'd prefer malice as an explanation. Malice (and ignorance) can be cured, but stupid is for life."

C.T.

275

 Remember how The Bamster criticized Americans for only speaking one language (but I bet dollars to donuts that he only speaks English too).  GWB spoke Spanish fairly well. 

Bambi speaks fluent Austrian.

Really, all I can remember is Obambi saying a few words of high school French in Paris (and he probably practiced that sentence over and over again all the way from DC to France) and the MSM reacted like he had recited the collected works of Voltaire from memory.

276 Posted by: Y-not at November 14, 2009 01:20 PM (sey23)

Yes, I've been looking for posts about this over the leftist outlets. Nada...

They just don't care.at all, because they think this is absolutely normal and what a President, who respects and values other nations, should always do.

Bush was "common", "illiterate".
Obama's a man of the world, the true Übermenschen.

277

Photo-shop opportunity!

Like Castro, Chavez, Amanutjob in place of the Emperor?

 

278 It was explained to me early on that foreigners don't know how/when to bow, and shouldn't do it ---unless they fully understood the postures and social nuances.

Nonsense.  Oh, I'm sure someone explained that to you, but I lived and worked there for a number of years myself and refusing to bow is like refusing to shake hands in the US -- rude as hell.  It makes you look arrogant and / or angry.

Were you in some etiquette-critical line of work where being a few degrees off would have ruined a business deal or something?

279 This is so bad, even Masturbatin' Pete came out of hiding.

280 Good to see you, man.

281 Aw, come on -- bowing is a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries. I despise Obama and his ideologies as much as the next moron, but let's not get carried away. The Saudi event was one thing, but this is hardly something to get riled up about.

282

Even the suck-a-hachi or blow-masage girls in Okinawa bowed before performing the deed.  It was a sign of respect for the paying customer. American servicemen did not return the bow, but acknowledged their generosity by unzipping their  magic sticks.

283 blowjobs are like handshakes in China.

284 Meh. Bowing is nothing to The Precedent. He grew up kissing the ground five times a day, indoctrinated into the insane muslim proposition that all indivduals are worthless and useful as nothing but fodder for the armies of allah. A little bow like this feels like standing up to the Traitor-in-Chief.

The demeaning and denigration of all American institutions is one of The Precedent's main goals, and every ounce of respect and dignity that the Indonesian imbecile can suck out of the Presidency goes a long way towards accomplishing his goals.

The US will not be able to weather another three years with this America-hating retard in the White House. That is just an obvious fact that carries with it the obvious implications.

285 Yes, I've been looking for posts about this over the leftist outlets. Nada...

I'm sure there will be a post up should the evilnazi R.S. McCain dare to criticize Lightworker over this or if the threattohumanity Glenn Beck mentions it on his show. 

286

BTW, I popped over to the lizard-dome.  No post about this. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 14, 2009 01:20 PM (sey23)

 

 

Thats because it takes him awhile to shake off the drug induced cob-webs from sitting naked in front of his computer all night twirling his pony tail with his ban-stick at the ready. But count on it, there will be the obligatory contradictory post up about this before the day is over.

287 281 Aw, come on -- bowing is a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries.

I'll buy that argument if/when someone shows me that a previous U.S. president has done the same.

Otherwise, I'd like to hear the explanation for why this particular president felt it necessary to buck a long-standing tradition. 

288
I'm sure there will be a post up should the evilnazi R.S. McCain dare to criticize Lightworker over this or if the threattohumanity Glenn Beck mentions it on his show. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 14, 2009 01:29 PM (sey23)

I can't wait to see Beck on his show, put up that picture, cover his eyes in disbelief, and say, "Really? Really?".

289 from the still shot it looks like he is getting up from his knees after giving him a blow job. Pretty much same thing as the bow and scraping he is doing and plans to do in the future

290 I dunno, if this is the worst thing he does while away I think we should consider ourselves lucky.

291 Bowing to the Saudi king was a bow because the man was a king -- that's absolutely wrong for a US president.  This bow is just courtesy.

Posted by: lumpy at November 14, 2009 01:01 PM (U21gC)

Except the Emperor didn't respond in kind and it's not protocol, as illustrated by the posted New York Times article from '94 regarding Clinton.  Many of those trying to defend Obama's bow here, whatever your motivations, are intentionally ignoring some of the details to make their point, which should show you that your defense of Obama's bow is off base.  Only someone who was trying to knock his own country down a peg or two, as Obama is, would continually take actions and make apologetic statements that are meant to humble the U.S. (as if that will make us stronger and a more positive influence in world affairs).  These are the actions one expects from an enemy or adversary of the U.S., not the elected President.  How many other countries' citizens -- much less those who are citizens of the most powerful country on the face of the planet -- would find this acceptable behavior by their elected leaders?

The man-child is a joke and never had any business being considered for the presidency, much less actually winning it.  The citizens of this country have NEVER made a more damaging mistake than electing this clown.  I keep hearing that the guy is so intelligent, but he has a minor-league mind obscured by his smooth-sounding voice and speech patterns and his skin color.  Too many fear being branded racists for pointing out that this guy isn't even qualified to be a U.S. Rep or Senator, much less leader of the free world.

292 I am really looking forward to the first Protocol Office Tell-All book, or leak to FoxNews.

There's bound to be someone in that department that is willing to quit their gummint job and stand up for the honor of the rest of the group.

Please tell us all that yes, the protocol office HAS been advising the First Family, just like you have ALL First Families. Please tell us that the problem is not the protocol office, the problem is the arrogance of the POTUS and FLOTUS who refuse to listen. They refuse to believe that they have anything to learn from anyone.

That's the kind of gossipy White House leak that would actually help this country.

293 he can give them a signed picture of the Enola Gay, from Whale and Dolphin

294 Jaaaane!  Get me off this crazy thing!

295 Memo to O'Bama:  Get on your knees next time.  Then you'll really show 'em how wonderful you are.  And un-Bush.

I wonder if that last bit is what this is all about. That is, Obama feels the need to be running all over the world proclaiming "I am not Bush.I am not Bush. Hey, look at me, everybody, I am not Bush." He either doesn't know or doesn't care that other world leaders really respected President Bush, and he's making a fool of himself.

 This is what happens when you get what you believe from the NY Times editorial page.

296 What a full-on retard. But, what should I expect from someone who got all his "World Studies" learning from the Weekly Reader.

It's the same source of knowledge of the 52% who voted for him.

297 Not only that, he's bowing to a freaking ally-- not anyone he has to curry favor with, or make up to.  It's like bowing and scraping with the PM of Canada, for pity's sake.  We're on good terms, relations are solid, and to behave like a subordinate reflects poorly on the relationship itself.

Bowing to an enemy or an adversary is outright inappropriate, but bowing to an ally is inappropriate and just makes no freakin' sense.

298 The President was actually stooping down to police the floor in front of the Saudi king? That's a relief. I'm glad he didn't abase himself.

299

Aw, come on -- bowing is a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries.

In Japan, people of equal status give slight bows to each other.  A person giving a noticeably deeper bow than whoever he/she is meeting is acknowledging the other person superior position (In life, profession, etc.).

Obama and the the Japanese Emperor are both heads of state - thus officially equal in terms of protocol.  One does not bow deeper than the other.

Akhihto knew that, and it showed.  One has to wonder about Obama's motive.

" I'd prefer malice as an explanation. Malice (and ignorance) can be cured, but stupid is for life." - Steven den Beste, in a context in many ways similar to this.

C.T.

300 I can't wait until we see the video of Barry being rocketed out of a spa in a massage chair heading down the ski slope naked.

That's going to be so funny.

301 I wonder what Japanese papers are saying.  I suspect rank and file Japanese are embarrassed as well.

302 OT (ish)-    A Fox non-scientific online poll about the trial of KSM in NYC: 94% of everyone thinks it's a bad idea.  Owe-bama's popularity is gonna take a BIG hit for that act of idiocy.  This bowing crap won't help him either.

303 So from reading this, I get that the best spin we can see from the left is "people will just think its silly." Great, the American people think our president is silly, and that's the best we can hope for? How low can we scrape as a nation?

304 Oregon Muse: from mama aj's powerline linky:

He sought to strike a balanced tone, saying, "We will not agree on every issue, and the United States will never waver in speaking up for the fundamental values that we hold dear - and that includes respect for the religion and cultures of all people. Because support for human rights and human dignity is ingrained in America. But we can move these discussions forward in a spirit of partnership rather than rancor." ...

"Since taking office, I have worked to renew American leadership and pursue a new era of engagement with the world based on mutual interests and mutual respect," he said. ...

"From my first days in office, we have worked to strengthen the ties that bind our nations," he said.

pretty much makes the case that he is saying I'm not Bush.

305 You know, at one time I thought people were nuts for saying that this guy is some sort of Muslim Manchurian Candidate.  Now, not so sure.  If he WAS, what would he be doing differently?

306 The spin will be: Its like a handshake.  There will be no picture showing Obama bowing like a servant.

307 281 Aw, come on -- bowing is a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries. I despise Obama and his ideologies as much as the next moron, but let's not get carried away. The Saudi event was one thing, but this is hardly something to get riled up about.

Posted by: Curly Mustard at November 14, 2009 01:26 PM (sOpAl)

"Let's not get carried away"?  The critical response is completely appropriate.  Could you show me in the video I posted earlier where the Emperor acted in kind then if it "is a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries"?  He didn't.  Your comment is the remark of someone who knows that bowing is a tradition in Japanese culture but knows nothing about the specifics regarding its practice, especially regarding people of equal status or power.  But yet you sound so sure of yourself.  I guess you should have told the Clinton White House back in '94 then because they didn't seem to think it was "a vast tradition in Japanese culture, especially amongst dignitaries."

308 Idiots saying bowing in Japan is NOT similar to shaking hands are clueless.  I lived and worked there for a number of years in a business liaison capacity, interpreting for business meetings.  The two actions are culturally similar.

I agree with Andycanuck and others that Obama doesn't get it right, and the whole simultaneous handshake-bow is a complete miss.  Whoever said this bow was like a dead fish handshake is right.  Also, the head-bobbing thing after the initial greeting and trying to get the emperor to enter the building first are out of line.  So what?

When did Ace of Spades become Miss Manners central?

309

I dunno, if this is the worst thing he does while away I think we should consider ourselves lucky.    Posted by: I have a Jalen Rose jersey at November 14, 2009 01:31 PM (qIT/g)

Shit!!!! He's just warmin up.

310 I wonder if that last bit is what this is all about. That is, Obama feels the need to be running all over the world proclaiming "I am not Bush.I am not Bush. Hey, look at me, everybody, I am not Bush."

The Precedent doesn't really care about Bush. He likes to use Bush as a punching bag, but that's about it. This, and the rest of his World Traitor Tour were about nothing but harming the US. Bush was never anything more than a footnote. Shit, The Precedent apologized for colonialism during the Cairo leg of his Traitor Tour, as if the US had anything to do with that, at all - and as if the third world didn't benefit immensely from colonialism, which gave them contact with the modern world and allowed them the chance to rapidly advance without having to expend the effort to do it on their own.

The Imbecile-in-Chief also apologized for the Cold War. Bush is nothing but a useful tool for the America-hating Indonesian prick.

He either doesn't know or doesn't care that other world leaders really respected President Bush, and he's making a fool of himself.

Posted by: OregonMuse at November 14, 2009 01:33 PM (A/5II)

The Precedent doesn't care about making a fool of himself. Either he's too stupid to know how dumb he is (which seems to be a real possibility) or he just doesn't care, as he is on a suicide mission to destroy the US and the West. What The Precedent always intends to do is make a fool of the US Presidency - to denigrate and injure the office, itself - as he did so well with that moronic fiasco in Copenhagen. The Precedent is oriented towards sucking the respect and dignity out of all US institutions, so that they are injured beyond repair even after he is thrown out and tried for treason and various other crimes.

311

I can't wait until we see the video of Barry being rocketed out of a spa in a massage chair heading down the ski slope naked.

That's going to be so funny.

Posted by: Editor at November 14, 2009 01:35 PM (YX6i/)

 

Keyboard....U.Owe. Me.

312 H.W. Bush projectile-booted on the prime minister of Japan. I would say that indicated the prime minister was subordinate. Maybe, just maybe, this bow will even things up at long last.

313 OT (ish)-    A Fox non-scientific online poll about the trial of KSM in NYC: 94% of everyone thinks it's a bad idea.

Politico's got one going, too.  Currently 65% against, 32% think it's a fabulous idea.

314

When did Ace of Spades become Miss Manners central?    Posted by: lumpy at November 14, 2009 01:38 PM (U21gC)

When we had to be dressed before we could post.

315 In Russia he will double kiss Putin's cheeks, as Putin recoils in horror.

The ones on the face, Barack, THE ONES ON THE FACE!

Posted by: Vlad Putin at November 14, 2009 01:09 PM

Heh.

316

Lumpy,

This episodes demonstrate that Obama does not learn very well from mistakes, and /or listen to advice from people who know better on the topic.

Does the dithering over sending more troops to Afghanistan look clearer now?

C.T.

317 He did it purposefully.  Since he bowed to the guy in the Middle East and got a lot of criticism and people started ruminating about his religion he wanted to put the issue to rest, so he figured he would bow to the Japs.  Wait until he bows in China and Singapore

318 When we had to be dressed before we could post.

I was unaware of that rule.

*puts on pants*

319 No more naked posting?

320 @ 307 Your comment is the remark of someone who knows that bowing is a tradition in Japanese culture but knows nothing about the specifics regarding its practice, especially regarding people of equal status or power.  But yet you sound so sure of yourself.

Then why don't you enlighten us poor uninformed, stupid hayseeds who don't know about "the specifics," since your patently superior attitude bespeaks of someone obviously much more learned and knowledgeable in the intricacies of Japanese cultural practices, Master.

And then kindly blow me, you condescending fuckwad.

321 He did drop something though.

America's dignity.

322 No more naked posting?

Posted by: curious at November 14, 2009 01:44 PM (p302b)

I don't even know this place, anymore.

323

When we had to be dressed before we could post.

Posted by: Old Hippie Vet at November 14, 2009 01:42 PM (3IZGh)

What?!? 

_{I'll be right back.}

324

When did Ace of Spades become Miss Manners central?    Posted by: lumpy at November 14, 2009 01:38 PM (U21gC)

 

When ace started to require us to remove the dead hookers and the syringes from the room before we could post.

Kinda' churches the place up a bit.

325 I loved how he tap danced around the question of whether the bombs were the right decision.  How did America elect this tap dancing Pacific President?  How?

326 @156: I wonder what he gave the Emperor? At least a DVD set from the US should play in Japan.
----------
I'm guessing a boxed set of Naruto. Dub only.

327 308 Idiots saying bowing in Japan is NOT similar to shaking hands are clueless.  I lived and worked there for a number of years in a business liaison capacity, interpreting for business meetings.  The two actions are culturally similar.

Posted by: lumpy at November 14, 2009 01:38 PM (U21gC)

Why did the Clinton White House in '94 think that your belief wasn't true then when it came to world leaders?  Were they mistaken?  Comparing business exchanges and the exchanges between heads of state is obviously not an accurate comparison, especially when one side of the exchange acts so deferentially to the other, like obviously happened here.  It's an embarrassment for the U.S.

328 Posted by: sybilll at November 14, 2009 01:46 PM (wGIMI)

He has to tap dance, he can count in his head.  He can't do hip hop, he has no rythm

329 What a fucking traitor this pathetic broke-on-its-ass country elected.

330 #307, gaijin, your ego is writing checks your gaijin ass can't cash.

331 I miss George W Bush already. Hell, I miss Bill Clintoon.

332 No more naked posting? Ooops, umm, gotta take care of something...

333 re: 331  Hell, I miss Carter and Ford.

334

326 Anachronda

Nope - NTSC-J is different from the NTSC here.  And there are the region codes.

Besides, it would be easier if they shipped over something a boxset of Cardcaptors...

C.T.

335
This guy is so self absorbed he makes michelle use a barack obama strap-on when she pegs him.

336

On the what-I-wish-for list is this magnificent gift from Obama to the Emperor.  Just a simple reminder not to get cocky.

337 No more naked posting? Ooops, umm, gotta take care of something...

Posted by: Sekhmet at November 14, 2009 01:49 PM (t7fcE)

Relax.  I think someone was trying to be funny.  BUT YOU NEVER JOKE ABOUT THESE THINGS.

338 This all about "changing the world view of America".  He is changing it from being feared and respected to weak and laughed at.  He wants it that way, because he believes America is fundamentally unjust and evil.  He was raised to believe so.

339 As my friends are saying "he bowed once, now he has to bow all the time".  Which is probably true.  Cause what head of state that he doesn't bow to will now get totally out of joint.  Heck, he really can't do much more to humiliate us can he?

340 Red-Eye (Andy Levy specifically) was joking that O was giving the Emperor a Kindle with Dreams of My Father and The Audacity of Hope pre-loaded.

341 Just deference to a man with a larger penis.

342 OMG! OMG!  Forgive me, Lord Obama, for my woefully insufficient obeisance in thy presence.

343 Heck, he really can't do much more to humiliate us can he?

Posted by: curious at November 14, 2009 01:52 PM (p302b)

I shudder just thinking about this...

344
President Obama was reacting to my bone crushing hand shake.
That's a first class pussy you folks elected.

345 Then why don't you enlighten us poor uninformed, stupid hayseeds who don't know about "the specifics," since your patently superior attitude bespeaks of someone obviously much more learned and knowledgeable in the intricacies of Japanese cultural practices, Master.

And then kindly blow me, you condescending fuckwad.

Posted by: Curly Mustard at November 14, 2009 01:44 PM (sOpAl)

Aw, did I hurt your feelings, Mr. Sensitive?  Not big on receiving any criticism, are you?  Your response is the response of a child who can't defend his early post, as I certainly didn't attack you in such a crude fashion.  After all, you're the one making yourself look like an ignoramaus by acting like all forms of bowing in those situations are equal.  There is a protocol and what Obama did was certainly not appropriate.  Why don't you read the New York Times article posted above and see that even the Clinton White House in '94 knew the difference?

But you keep tossing out "intelligent" phrases like "And then kindly blow me, you condescending fuckwad."  It really enhances your credibility on any issue.  You're as big a child as Obama, but at least he even doesn't resort to the use of infantile terminology (though his recent use of "teabaggers" is pretty close).

346 Heck, he really can't do much more to humiliate us can he?

Posted by: curious at November 14, 2009 01:52 PM (p302b)

He's just getting started.

347 This all about "changing the world view of America".  He is changing it from being feared and respected to weak and laughed at.  He wants it that way, because he believes America is fundamentally unjust and evil.  He was raised to believe so.

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at November 14, 2009 01:52 PM (DIYmd)

He's being paid off by Soros and the Chi-Coms to do so.  Does anyone doubt this?

348 I try not to let this stuff get to me but if one pinko says anything to me today about GWB I might have to hit them with a tequila bottle.

349 Hey, I studied up on Japanese culture before this trip!  I watched Godzilla and Jackie Chan movies for a whole afternoon!  Don't lecture me!

350 339 As my friends are saying "he bowed once, now he has to bow all the time".  Which is probably true.  Cause what head of state that he doesn't bow to will now get totally out of joint.  Heck, he really can't do much more to humiliate us can he?
Yes He Can!   Yeah, that was just too perfect of a setup.   C.T.

351 At least this guy bowed back.  The middle eastern guy was seated and didn't get up and bow back.  so that is still the most egregious faux pas yet.

352 O/T
Barofsky Says TARP ‘Almost Certainly’ Will Bring Loss to U.S.
http://tiny.cc/rFdg7

More fail.

353 Atlas Shrugged website has two pics of the prez not covering his heart when he was supposed to be covering it.  Are those photoshopped or real?

354 @352  The taxpayers said goodbye to that 'investment' as soon as TARP was passed.

355

The United States of America is dying.

This is only a symptom. 

356 We apologise again for the fault in the Protocol Office. Those
responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked
have been sacked.

357 but if one pinko says anything to me today about GWB I might have to hit them with a tequila bottle.

What did the tequila ever do to deserve that?

358

Who cares?

Even if you don't accept that it makes the U.S. as a nation look weak, it makes him look like a fool to his hosts (both the individuals and Japan itself) and it has an affect on the other nations of the region who are either pissed at Japan so doen't want to see that and/or now expect a similar action towards their own head of state.

359 re: 352  Most of us expected nothing less than epic fail on the TARP.

360

Best as I can recall, the deep bow in a sign of subservience in most cultures.  Goes back to a time when showing the top of your head or your neck literally meant you were putting your life in the hands of your superior, as that position made decapitation easy in an era of swords.

How eastern cultures and western cultures diverged in custom from that point isn't revelant today.  We know the bow of a subject when we see one.

This is a major mistake for an American president.  It's even worse if it isn't.

361 He is gong to be bowing everywhere now.

362 re: 352  Most of us expected nothing less than epic fail on the TARP.

Posted by: GregInSeattle at November 14, 2009 02:03 PM (B5cM9)

Well, except for, you know, one dude who kinda has some say over this place.  But we're not going to rub his face in it.  We're not that kinda people.

363 The President was so busy ruining the country that he only had time to set up a Netflix account for the Emperor of Japan as a gift. The following movies are lined up in his queue:

30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Sands of Iwo Jima
Flying Leathernecks
Midway
Salute to the Marines

Oh who am I kidding, all these movies make the USA look too good for Obama to watch, let alone pick.

364

Red-Eye (Andy Levy specifically) was joking that O was giving the Emperor a Kindle with Dreams of My Father and The Audacity of Hope pre-loaded.

Red Eye has been en fuego the past few nights.  Thursday night I laughed my brains out.

365

 

Heres the gift he gave the Japanese emperor.

366 Yeah, I might have to go Amy Winehouse on the next jerk who says a damn thing about Bush myself

367 Heres the gift he gave the Japanese emperor.

haha, I believe it.

368 At least this guy bowed back.  The middle eastern guy was seated and didn't get up and bow back.  so that is still the most egregious faux pas yet.

Posted by: curious at November 14, 2009 01:57 PM (p302b)

You aren't big on fact checking, are you?

Obama bows to King.

369

Ever since Urkel got in office it has been one fuckup after another....and we aren't even close to 2012 yet. The next 3 years are going to be...................

Be back in a few I have to throw up.

370

196 "Barry could pull down the Emperor's pants and toss his salad and a Lefty would say,

"No biggie. Happens all the time. I'm pretty sure I saw that on 'Shogun' or something.""

That's too freakin' funny.

371 But we're not going to rub his face in it.  We're not that kinda people.

We're not?  Sheesh, first we have to put clothes on, then we're not allowed to swear as much now we're not allowed to be utter bitches to the Head Ewok.  Sheesh. 

372 331 ... Hell, I miss Bill Clintoon.

Posted by: Sekhmet

 

and that's what sucks the most.

 

333 re: 331  Hell, I miss Carter and Ford.

Posted by: GregInSeattle

 

Not quite yet. But quickly approaching.

373

Cautiously Pessimistic: If Obama had been more interested in tentacle pron, instead of communist economic theory, he'd at least know how to bow as an equal.

I actually sense a sexual undertone at work here.

I think that Obama was probably molested by Frank Marshall Davis, and possibly even by his grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham - I think that Stanley must have been at least vaguely aware of what was happening between little Obama and "Uncle Frank", so that Stanley was at least an enabler.

And I think that there's probably a kernel of truth in Larry Sinclair's allegations [and I imagine that there was something very "iffy" going on with that Trinity United Church of Christ choir director, Donald Young, who was murdered - male choir guys are notorious for their homosexuality].

Anyway, if you want to see something similar, then watch this recent video of Shaquille O'Neal - what you are seeing in Obama and O'Neal is the kind of "on the down-low" easy & seamless bisexuality which is rife in the fatherless African-American community [which would be about 75% or more of that community].

 

374 Man I would love to be a fly on the wall when he is in Singapore. Those guys are super brains. They put communist like Obama in jail all the time. Obama is going to have to wake up very early in the morning to try to best them. My guess is he is kinda lazy.

375 Yeah, I'm kind of upset about that posting while dressed part. Do you know how hard it is to find a clean bra?

376 We're not?  Sheesh, first we have to put clothes on, then we're not allowed to swear as much now we're not allowed to be utter bitches to the Head Ewok.  Sheesh. 

Posted by: alexthechick at November 14, 2009 02:08 PM (jxOQD)

Fuck.  Of course we are.  Stoopid Ewoks and their pussy economic pants shitting.  How's that TARP working out for you now, Wicket?

377 Imme let you finish but look at dem little bitty shoes!  Damn!  You all tiny and shit!

378 Hey there is picture of the won wearing what at first glance looks like a chairman Mao suit. It seems to be some sort of traditional Singapore shirt he wore to meet the Singapore president. However just put one of these caps with the red star on him and he is good to go.

Sorry I am lazy and not doing the tiny url.

379 We are the losers, my friends
We will keep on surrendering - to the end

We are the losers
we are the losers
no time for winners
cause we are the villains - of the world!

380 I overcome my laziness.

Here it is Obama as Mao

381

Posted by: at November 14, 2009 02:09 PM (VRZ7Z)

I don't care who raped Urkel, or any other pop psychology nonsense as to why he is such a weird little bastard.

I do care, however, about him raping my country.

382 He certainly does look like he's having the time of his life in that Mao suit.

383 How's that TARP working out for you now, Wicket?

I'm gonna need a new netbook now, what with the diet coke snorting.

384 Poor guy can't visit any foreign dignitary without dropping stuff and having to pick it up again.  Perhaps he needs a Butterfingers Czar.

385 220 Didn't he bring Sasquatch along on this trip?  Because a hearty backslap would have really set the tone with the Akihitos. 

Posted by: Peaches at November 14, 2009 12:58 PM (9Wv2j)

A hearty backslap by Sasquatch would've sent Mrs. Emperor through a shoji screen on her flight to the next room.

386

 

Rumor has it he got the emperor's wife an autographed copy of The Vapors single Turning Japanese

387 President Genuflect McScrapenbow.

388

When he meets with Navajo leaders next year, he plans on saying "How," while holding his right hand up, palm outward.  Hell say, "We seekum peace, wampum, and heap big fire dance."

When he visits the Aleuts, he will rub noses with "the chief."

When he goes to NYC, he will give citizens and city leaders the traditional finger.

While in Hollywood--after being told he appears to gather his cultural information from television and movies--he will wear a yamaka and greet entertainment industry leaders with "shalom," "shavua tov," and "mazel tov."  Afterwards, he intends to share kosher food with them if it is offered.

 

389 So I am not imaging things he does like he was wearing a Mao suit.

390

So we not only have to be dressed, but what? I have to close the blinds too?

Ya know, it's not like some lady and her kid will be wandering by at 5 in the morning and see me.

I mean Really!!!

391

As a side note, his bow as pictured, is clearly a bow from subordinate to boss.  Not even a bow between equals.

Posted by: Cautiously Pessimistic at November 14, 2009 11:25 AM (30xKW)

You're right. The way he is doing it, while during a handshake, is a sign of subservience. The proper way to bow is to do it while standing off a few feet. And the bow is normally reciprocated at the same time.

392 Every time Obama bows he's just c0ck-teasing Chris Matthews

393 You said you wanted change, so quitcher bitchin'.

394 So I am not imaging things he does like he was wearing a Mao suit.

Posted by: Long Island at November 14, 2009 02:20 PM (TiURi)

Please put the drink down and retype this for those of us that English is a first language.

395 When he goes to NYC, he will give citizens and city leaders the traditional finger.

He already did that, see also KSM show trial and flying circus.

396

"Stand tall for America" -- from that one?  You jest, right?

Oy...basta!

397 I guess we're lucky there is no nation having a cultural tradition of dropping trouser as a greeting and salutation.


Although Barry could start a trend.

398

Rumor has it he got the emperor's wife an autographed copy of The Vapors single Turning Japanese    Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 02:19 PM (AoS9J)

LOL Damnit, I just pissed myself.

399

In honor of Veteran's Day - three words - Bataan Death March.

My father and his friends refuse to purchase any Japanese products.

This bow is an insult to every dead and living WWII veteran.

400

In Japan, he'll make a quick stop by the beach and greet fiddler crabs with the traditional gesticulating right arm.  He will greet the Emperors dog with an elegant, artful "bow wow wow" without any hint of an accent, fooling anyone not in the room.

BTW, he can speak dozens of different animal languages.  His "oink" is reputed to be among the best.

401

Even an L.A. Times blogger knows it was wrong.

402 Rumor has it he got the emperor's wife an autographed copy of The Vapors single Turning Japanese

OMG, that's my favorite!

403 Can we impeach this fucktard yet?

404 403 Can we impeach this fucktard yet?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 14, 2009 02:27 PM (P33XN)

With THIS congress?

405 402  LOL

406

When he meets with Navajo leaders next year, he plans on saying "How," while holding his right hand up, palm outward.  Hell say, "We seekum peace, wampum, and heap big fire dance."

When he visits the Aleuts, he will rub noses with "the chief."

When he goes to NYC, he will give citizens and city leaders the traditional finger.

While in Hollywood--after being told he appears to gather his cultural information from television and movies--he will wear a yamaka and greet entertainment industry leaders with "shalom," "shavua tov," and "mazel tov."  Afterwards, he intends to share kosher food with them if it is offered.

 

Posted by: You're Gonna Need a Montage (rdb) at November 14, 2009 02:19 PM (a/B2/)

 

 

When he goes to Australia he'll exit the plane dressed in a crocodile skin hat and boots and say  " g'day myte, throw ahhnotha shrimp on da' bahbee" and then break out singing a rendition of Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

407 Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 02:28 PM (AoS9J)

From one reparations nut to another.

408

Rumor has it he got the emperor's wife an autographed copy of The Vapors single Turning Japanese    Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 02:19 PM (AoS9J)

LOL Damnit, I just pissed myself.

Ayup. That was a good one.

Don't forget.  He will call the Emperor "my master" and "dark lord."  Later, he will present the Emperor's grandkids with copies of Domo Arigato by Styx.

409 This reminds me of a barely-remembered 60s film set in the business world (unfortunately, the name escapes me). There's a scene where the American executives are in a board room with Japanese execs, negotiating a deal. During introductions, one of the Americans bows deeply, like JugEars, and the Japanese immediately recoil in horror. Later, it's explained to him that the Japanese took the gesture as a sarcastic insult, that he was mocking their protocols.

Always remembered that scene.

410 I'm gonna need a new netbook now, what with the diet coke snorting.

Me too. LOL. Wicket. LOL

411

If Lumpy would pay attention to what happened here, the POTUS did the bowing.  He wasn't bowed TO.

When I lived/worked  there I never "refused to bow", it's just that I was not  formally bowed TO---except maybe by elderly ladies speaking super-polite language and generally behaving as submissives, as pre-war Japanese women were taught.  

Other than that, nothing more than the head nod, from "shacho" on down.   They got a head nod back, then a firm handshake and a look in the eye --- which is exactly what they expected.   They did not expect me to abase myself to them.  I was not their social inferior, a subordinate in their corporate hierarchy, or a business supplicant.  I was there as the representative of the presidents of the companies I worked for.  

No crap, please, about my not understanding the cultural niceties. I crawled the bars in Gion and Roppongi with my hosts until 2 AM.  I gave a speech at a wedding for a Japanese friend, in Japanese.  "Haykuten Manten", I was told.  (if you understand the language you will "get" that).   I was very comfortable with them, and they with me, which is one of the reasons I got the high-paying gigs that I did.  I knew how to behave.

If Lumpy was bobbing up and down all the time in Japan I picture him to be like the hippie idiot I saw once in Kyoto, wearing a happi coat, wooden geta, and a surgical mask.  Japanese referred to such fools as "Henna Gaijin", weird foreigners.

ctx217, slappy , rocks,  naturalfake and all the others who say Obama blew it, big time, are right.  On the money.  Perfect. Hyakuten Manten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

412 If Barry is turning Japanese, could seppuku be too much to hope for?  I want him to really explore the far corners of Japanese culture.

413 Why do I keep getting flashbacks of Michael Keaton in Gung Ho?

414

meh, I can't get too worked up over this. I think to bow to the Emperor is really not as horrible an act as people are making it out to be. I am a little surprised that he went a little overboard...actually no i'm not. But theres a big difference, in my mind at least, between bowing to a figurehead of an ally that holds bowing with special cultural siginificance, and bowing before a satan-worshipping, pot-bellied degenerate who heads up a country that is certainly the root of most of the evil in the world.

Living in Japan, I've extended my hand numerous times, only to get a bow in return. First couple of times I was put off, but then you have to realize, hey, thats who they are. Not disrespect, just their way.....

415

 

Don't forget.  He will call the Emperor "my master" and "dark lord."  Later, he will present the Emperor's grandkids with copies of Domo Arigato by Styx.

Posted by: You're Gonna Need a Montage (rdb) at November 14, 2009 02:31 PM (a/B2/)

 

Later that day during lunch with the emperor in the Japanese garden he'll point up and yell "Ohhh, Ahhh, Gawzirra !! Ha, ha, fooled ya' "

416 Have they ever staffed the White House Office of Protocol?
Last time something like this happened, it was empty. And,
of course, asking the State Department Office of Protocol wouldn't do.

417 and "This is Japan" by Duke Jupiter.

418

Rumor has it he got the emperor's wife an autographed copy of The Vapors single Turning Japanese    Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 02:19 PM (AoS9J)

Liar. Barrak Obama would never do that.

He'd just give her a coupon to download the mp3 off iTunes (Valid in North America only).

419 It is our great pleasure to announce today we are awarding to Barack Obama the coveted title of Ninja Warrior.  Congratulations on your future accomplishment of reaching the top of Mt. Midoriyama.

420 Duh Won, he cleepin' us out.

421 ... or "Midnight in Tokyo" by Y&T.

422

When he goes to Australia he'll exit the plane dressed in a crocodile skin hat and boots and say  " g'day myte, throw ahhnotha shrimp on da' bahbee" and then break out singing a rendition of Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

Then he'll say, "Crikey, mate.  I think it's time for a walkabout."

423

I like it better when American presidents barf on Japanese.

424 MGM Seeking Buyer.

Another bailout opportunity for Barry & Co.?

425

Later that day during lunch with the emperor in the Japanese garden he'll point up and yell "Ohhh, Ahhh, Gawzirra !! Ha, ha, fooled ya' "

HAH!

Followed by, "Hey, your wife would make a great Geisha girl, snort," while simultaneously slapping The Dark Lord on his back.

426 I' more concerned about the fact that rumor has it that he wants the health bill passed and then he wants to tighten up domestic spending.   so what things are going to go by the wayside in order to pay for the massive health care bill and cap and trade etc.?

427
Obama should stand tall as did General MacArthur 64 years ago. America should bow to no nations or people, neither should Michelle touch the queen of England. Both seem to appear as uncultured buffoons.

but..In Japan, if one is meeting an elder on a formal occasion, especially at first introduction, not bowing would be insulting and humiliating to the elder party and it would be like the younger party is openly calling for a fight. It would be almost like being introduced to Mr. Obama and then greeting him with "Hi, Negro," or "Hi, half-breed."

428 A copy of "The Emperor's New Clothes"?

(since no one said it thought I would)

429

He's being paid off by Soros and the Chi-Coms to do so.  Does anyone doubt this?

Posted by: Editor at November 14, 2009 01:55 PM (YX6i/)

If you saw Dick Morris's latest piece about the KSM trial in NYC, the headline was something like "Obama paints a bullseye on NYC."  I take comfort in the fact that George Soreass lives there.  Ayres, too?  Or did he stay in Thugland?

430 NYer's still haven't recovered from the plane ditch in the river and the plane taking the pictures.  A lot of them are still very angry about the plane taking the pictures.

When doe BO meet the first lady who had the alien contact?

431 If the Japanese translator is beautiful and buxom, he already has plans to walk up to her and put her hands on his ears, place his hands on her breasts, and say, "Come in, Tokyo.  Come in, Tokyo."  He knows the Japanese just love a good joke.

432 For heaven's sake, no one email him and tell him it's polite to fart in [any country].  He'll do it first thing.

433

"Sweet Lucy was a dancer, but none of us would chance her, because she was a samauri."

(Does that count as knowledge of Japanese culture?)

434

 

When doe BO meet the first lady who had the alien contact?

Posted by: curious at November 14, 2009 02:47 PM (p302b)

 

He brought her Close Encounters, The Directors Cut, signed by Spielberg himself

435

#61

"Obama has Daddy issues, he craves approval and he is fucking ass hole."

You forgot "he really, really hates our country".

436
As our elected head of state, when Obama does the bow and scrape, he says our country is second rate. And to the observer from behind, it's unseemly to show his silken buttock line.
 Actually, since he's supposedly brilliant and knows everything, he must do this on purpose.

437 Did the Nimrod IC bestow a gift of any kind on the emperor?

438
500th!

439 comment!

440

I went to DU to get some reaction to this, and found notta.  But, boy did I find a jewel.  The first thread where they admit they are absolutely scared shitless of Sarah Palin!!

http://tinyurl.com/yem5mmm

441 For heaven's sake, no one email him and tell him it's polite to fart in [any country].  He'll do it first thing.
Actually, that might be worth it.

442
GEORGE HW BUSH knows how to treat the JAPS...

PUKE on them!!!

443 Aw, c'mon guys, Obama's just demonstrating the position that all Americans are in...just before we drop our pants for the reaming of our lives.

444

 As far as I'm concerned, much ado about very little. At worst a protocol faux pas. 

 Besides the Japanese and Chinese literally own us. Without them buying our bonds, how are we going to fund healthcare reform or the next round of economic "stimulus"? An especially pressing concern since the last quarter's GDP growth was nothing but "stimulus".   

445 maybe he figures it's the least we can do, what with us nuking them and all

446 I'm reading all over the blogs today that this is no big deal.  Or it's not as big a deal as his bow to the Saudi king.

My. Fucking. Father. Is. Rolling. Over. In. His. Grave.

Doesn't anyone on the internet KNOW who the current Emperor of Japan IS?  Who his FUCKING FATHER was?

Barack Obama, The President of The United States, bowed to the son of the man who attacked the United Sates and brought us into World War II.

How. Dare. He.

447 I see his Montgomery Burns hump is developing nicely.

448 No, no, you're all wrong.  Obama isn't bowing to the Emporer. 

He's mooning us.

449 427
Obama should stand tall as did General MacArthur 64 years ago. America should bow to no nations or people, neither should Michelle touch the queen of England. Both seem to appear as uncultured buffoons.

but..In Japan, if one is meeting an elder on a formal occasion, especially at first introduction, not bowing would be insulting and humiliating to the elder party and it would be like the younger party is openly calling for a fight. It would be almost like being introduced to Mr. Obama and then greeting him with "Hi, Negro," or "Hi, half-breed."

Posted by: sickinmass at November 14, 2009 02:43 PM (rYWEB)

That's real interesting, but he shouldn't bow like some frightened villager in the "Seven Samurai". A a slight nod and a handshake should suffice.

I don't recall MacArthur kissing anyone's ass. But then, MacArthur was an actual American.

450 I see his Montgomery Burns hump is developing nicely.

Does that make Biden Smithers?

451 Kneel Before Zod. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDFop0aqYQ

452
Akihito should be grateful that his father was allowed to live.

453

I need to tell you guys, your being very

hard and unfair to me here. Is there

anything I can do to please you people? I mean,

think about for a second if you will,

everything, George Bush did was fine with you guys.

At any rate, I strongly believe we should not continue the same

mistakes of the past and move on to a new more

enlightened age of understanding and a kinder, clearer tone of

rhetoric. I really thought we were moving on, into the future and

if you want to move on from past fears and  hatreds you

can also do it. I hope you folks who bitterly cling to your guns

and your bibles will eventually see the light.

 

454 109 I bet even Charlie Gibson has heard of the fact that a) bowing in Japan is an art that we do not grok, and 2) American presidents don't bow.Posted by: You're Gonna Need a Montage   No, I have not heard of any of that. You got me on that.

455
Obama is respecting the culture of others.

Compare it to how he treats Americans, particularly the Americans living in rural areas that he calls "bitter clingers to religion and guns."

456

"maybe he figures it's the least we can do, what with us nuking them and all"

 My great-uncle fought on Okinawa. Needless to say he's not terribly sentimental about us dropping the bomb on Japan.

 The citizens of Nanking endured far worse horrors than those of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Hell I would have rather been incinerated in a milisecond than forced to rape my female relatives and watch them be executed.

 

457
OBAMA IS THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER.
Enough with the bowing and scraping. I don't believe they taught this disgraceful behavior at community organizer school either.
For the President, WHO REPRESENTS ALL OF US, to place himself in such a humbling position, reflects badly on the entire nation. We fought a REVOLUTION to break clear of royal tyranny and MOST presidents have displayed the independence and dignity of a proud Republic ever since.
Impeach him!

458 I don't bow that deeply to my emporer, and he can do Jedi-mind tricks.

459 About dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: War sucks.  They started it.  Plus I am happy to live in a country that everyone knows will stop at nothing to protect itself.

460 Another win for Obama's first year!

The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.

461
Compare it to how Obama treats the military. Most recently he disrespected the military by giving a shout-out to one of his oppressed brothers before he addressed the massacre at Ft Hood.

Obama did that deliberately. He was sending a message. It's all about social justice now.

462 Next thing you know, he'll be having our honor guards dipping the fucking colors to other nations' flags.

This fucking amateur is a goddamn embarrassment. I'm not ashamed of my country, but I am embarrassed to have this idiot represent us on the world stage.

I'd rather have Cousin Eddie swing open the door of Air Force One yelling, "Shitter's full!"

463 Obama did that deliberately. He was sending a message. It's all about social justice now.

I don't think he did.  I think he doesn't care about the military at all.  To him it was just another bullshit press conference he had to give.

464 Google Unit 731. Do it.

465 Fuck this Prezeedent.  He didn't even give him a nice pair of white loafers.

Oh, and the shitter is full, by the way.

466
I'd rather have Cousin Eddie Meghan McCain swing open the door of Air Force One yelling, "Shitter's full!"

^
hmm? mm hmm.

467
I think his condition is called:
"No Back Bone Barack"
The US Presidency is a complete joke thanks to this man. Barack and Michelle are the American equivalent of Yukio & Miyuki Hatoyama. Only elected because people were fed up with the opposing political parties.

468 In the Japanese bow the back is kept the back straight and eyes forward, eventually looking slightly downward - but the head is not dropped.

As Mr Miyagi once said:

"Always look eye!"

469

but..In Japan, if one is meeting an elder on a formal occasion, especially at first introduction, not bowing would be insulting and humiliating to the elder party and it would be like the younger party is openly calling for a fight. It would be almost like being introduced to Mr. Obama and then greeting him with "Hi, Negro," or "Hi, half-breed."

Tough shit. Americans don't bow to anybody and we don't dip our flag. If they have cultural issues with our lack of subserviance then that's because, for the last 100 years, we aren't anybody's bitch.

China stays in line because we always have the power to "let" Japan go nuke. "Let" as in we decide. We can always pull out of there too and let them protect themselves.

THE USA is was nobody's boy.

470

I'd rather have Cousin Eddie swing open the door of Air Force One yelling, "Shitter's full!"

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 14, 2009 03:17 PM (xGIqT)

 

heh,

Clark: Real tomato ketchup Barack ?

Barack: Nothin' but the best Clark. I don't know why they call this Hamburger Helper. Stand fine on it's own

471

When he goes to Australia he'll exit the plane dressed in a crocodile skin hat and boots and say  " g'day myte, throw ahhnotha shrimp on da' bahbee" and then break out singing a rendition of Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 02:28 PM (AoS9J)

Don't you mean Austria?

472 The head of the American Republic bows to no monarch.

Hasn't this clown ever read American history?

473 Later he was heard to guffaw, slap the Dark Lord on his back, and say "Wax on; whacks off," followed by another hearty laugh enjoyed by everyone himself.

474 Google Unit 731. Do it.

Now I feel sick.

475 Hasn't this clown ever read American history?

Do Howard Zinn books count?

476
Wait until Obama meets Bin Laden, Big O is going to kiss his feet.

477

Peaches at November 14, 2009 03:24 PM (9Wv2j)

It's worse than you can imagine. It's even worse than the concentration camps.

478 No one kills a thread like I do.

479

 

Wait 'till he visits Tibet.

"Man, this place is so cool I may just come back and stay for seven years."

480

Ostubmlefuk's legacy: 10's of thousands of dead American civilans on streets in American cities.  Before 2011.

Bank on it.

Thanks a f***ing ton, 52%.  They blood will be on your bong-resin stained hands.

481 "MacArthur secretly granted immunity to the physicians of Unit 731 in exchange for providing America with their research on biological warfare."

Good Times.

482 474 Google Unit 731. Do it.

Now I feel sick.

Posted by: Peaches at November 14, 2009 03:24 PM (9Wv2j)

My grandpa (RIP) was over there in WWII - went to his grave thinking they were "an evil race." 

483 No one kills a thread like I do.

Want to seem my bikini pictures?

484 Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 03:31 PM (AoS9J)

"Please do."

485
I'm not dead.

I'm feeling better.

486

Wait 'till he visits Tibet.

"Man, this place is so cool I may just come back and stay for seven years."

Posted by: Blazer at November 14, 2009 03:31 PM (AoS9J)

uh, no. We no uh-rowr him to to visit Tibet.

487 I'm feeling better.
Posted by: This Thread at November 14, 2009 03:33 PM (e2VuW)

I don't want to hear any nonsense about turning you into a newt.

488 How can this guy be such a wuss on the international stage, yet he is a complete THUG domestically?

489 Do you think he might have kissed his ring and thanked him for Pearl Harbor while he was down there? Why not go all the way I say!

490
You don't think Obama is a racist and hates America?

Compare how he acted in Japan and Egypt with how he treated Gordon Brown.

491

I'd hit Sofia sight unseen. It's that European mojo she's got working.

Curses that she has a fucking boyfriend.

492 Wonder if the Nork's will be testing some new SAM's over the next few days?

493 Hell, Barry will probably show up to watch a Nork missile test. Clapping like a motherfucker.

494

I'd hit Sofia sight unseen. It's that European mojo she's got working.

Curses that she has a fucking boyfriend.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 14, 2009 03:40 PM (P33XN) 

*omg*

Btw, I have a fucking boyfriend who's been acting like a fucking pussy.

495 From Smart Power To Stupid Bower
The Rise And Fail Of Barack Hussein Obama

496

A bit ironic that a raging narcissist would want to see his country humbled so greatly.

Not really, it is actually quite consistent for a narcisist.  They do not spend nearly as much time building themselves up as they do trying to tear down those around them.

497 @430: I have to say, the "Come in Tokyo" gambit is a great icebreaker at church socials.

498

Btw, I have a fucking boyfriend who's been acting like a fucking pussy.

Well, you live in Europe! Most of the real men in Europe died in the world wars. What's left is what you got.

Portugal, isn't it? It's not so far. Just half way around the world. I'm going to need a boat.

499

This was either stupid or extremely malicious on many different levels.

He rubs American noses in his actions while further weakening his own foreign policy capital (and with a silly faux pas no less -- at least expend political clout on something bigger and better than this), and provides what can be construed as an extremely embarassing moment and/or a sarcastic snub to the Japanese (who I believe, would really like to keep a low profile where the Chinese are concerned, for many reasons -- this will just help to highlight the past, as it has here).

If his staff advised this they should be fired as fools; if he decided against advisement to do it, then he's a narcissistic fool or a very nasty pot stirrer, or both.

500 How can this guy be such a wuss on the international stage, yet he is a complete THUG domestically?

Because he perceives himself as an almost suave international sophisticate that desires to be accepted into the club so,  he's kowtowing to his betters.

On the other hand, he truly believes that the majority of Americans are backward uncivilized knuckle dragging inbred uneducated clingers that should be in a constant state of amazement of his being and should be ruled with an iron fist.

501 Once again, proving to the world that American liberals assume that everyone else in the world is an American liberal, too.  Just with different haircuts and pet-names for God.

This was just beyond embarrassing.  Akihito's putting up an excellent face, but as those of you who have experience and knowledge of Japanese culture can clearly see, his discomfort is seven different ways of palpable. 

502

It's simple libtard motherfuckers.

What was the option versus dropping the A-bomb?

Not a diffucult question.

Let's see if any of you libs is up to the challenge.

503 A Japanese poster at another blog said it was on every news station in the country.  As a total embarassment for the USA. 

504 A Japanese poster at another blog said it was on every news station in the country.  As a total embarassment for the USA.

I blame Bush.

505 Sofia, I'm here for you.  You needn't suffer alone.

506 488 How can this guy be such a wuss on the international stage, yet he is a complete THUG domestically?

Posted by: GregInSeattle at November 14, 2009 03:35 PM (B5cM9)

Oh that's easy. The average us citizen isn't threatening to blow him up and/or take away trade concessions.

507 In Japan, if one is meeting an elder on a formal occasion, especially at first introduction, not bowing would be insulting and humiliating to the elder party and it would be like the younger party is openly calling for a fight.

No, no, no, no, no, NO. A thousand times NO. American Presidents do not bow. Never have. America does not dip its flag. Never has.

508

Harry Truman is a huge embarrassment to liberals, and his decision to atomic bomb Japan was courageous and he should be applauded.  In keeping with the current liberal tradition of deconstructing previous administrations, the Truman Administration should be tried for War Crimes and Harry and the boys sentenced in absentia.   

What's good for Bush and company should be the same standard for Truman.  Holding breath for breakthrough announcement from the AG. 

509

Guys, it's just breaking the wire what was translated from the greeting exchange between Obama and The Japanese emperor:

 

Emperor:  "Welcome, Pres. Obama"

Obama:  “Few would have seen on that day that their American ally would be led by a man of African descent.”

Emperor:  "Dude!"

510 For the shameless panderers that are vying for Sofia's attention Tip: Get pictures first.

511 On the other hand, he truly believes that the majority of Americans are backward uncivilized knuckle dragging inbred uneducated clingers that should be in a constant state of amazement of his being and should be ruled with an iron fist.

Yep.  Thats why he loves Mao so much.  He wants to lead his backward, yokel filled country into the glorious future that he is building for us, just like Mao did with China(supposedly).  We might not like it, but he knows what is best.

512

For the shameless panderers that are vying for Sofia's attention Tip: Get pictures first.

She's got the European thang goin'. Even going so far as posting Portuguese comments on twitter. She's the real deal.

I'm a sucker for a gal from the continent.

513

but..In Japan, if one is meeting an elder on a formal occasion, especially at first introduction, not bowing would be insulting and humiliating to the elder party and it would be like the younger party is openly calling for a fight. It would be almost like being introduced to Mr. Obama and then greeting him with "Hi, Negro," or "Hi, half-breed."

Horsehockey. 

The FACT IS, countries have...diplomatic protocols....because outsiders cannot be expected to know, accept or agree with all social customs in other countries, so there are contexts in which those customs are purposefully IGNORED in the greater interest of providing forums for discussion of each others' mutual interests.

Haven't Lumpy and all the other apologists ever learned about what a "deal" it was when the Emperor of China demanded that foreigners kow-tow to him, and how the Brits told him to eff off?  

Can anyone imagine Churchill, or Stalin, or Mao, or Gandhi....bowing to the Japanese emperor?   Can anyone imagine the leader of China doing that today?

I tell you:  if Obumblefuck bows to The ChiCom leader, it will be proof positive that we've got a madman sitting in our Oval Office.

 

 

 

 

 

514 OK, that wasn't as bad as I feared.  Seriously.

515 I'm a sucker for a gal from the continent.

Yeah but, she may look like a vat of Michelle's lipo ass waste. Just sayin'

516 OK, that wasn't as bad as I feared.  Seriously.

Without him dropping to his knees, how could it possibly have been worse?

517

For the argument that says this faux pas is just that - yes, I mostly agree with it.

The big point to me is that it is a faux pas that Obama has committed at least twice, in public.  And committed the second one after he was called out on the first one.  Which suggests that a) he can not or does not learn from his previous mistakes, and/or b) he is unable or unwilling to listen to anyone else who might have better knowledge of the topic at hand than he does.

Put that into the context of his decision making, and....well, the dithering over deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan becomes clearer.

C.T.

518 BO; the gift that just keeps on giving; moves the 9-11 murdering mastermind to NYC while he slips off for a bow to Japan. At least it will be in the NYT everyday for the next four (4) years as a daily reminder of his utter incompetence. I thought BJ Clinton was our national embarassment 'till this guy came along. Keep it up BO, Axelrod, and Emmanuel, in fact can you throttle it up a little, let's really make those 53%'ers proud of their vote.

519 Bowing is one thing.....giving a speech in  which he declares himself the "first Pacific President" is classic Oba Mao narcissism.

This psycho is going down.....the ionly question is what event will it be that is the final straw....?

My guess is when NYC gets attacked again during the upcoming terrorist trials.

520 No one kills a thread till we say to kill the thread.

521 My husband's grandfather fought in the Pacific and hates the Japanese to this day. I would love to get his take on our Presidon't bowing and scraping to the Japanese Emperor.

522 Yeah but, she may look like a vat of Michelle's lipo ass waste. Just sayin'
Posted by: Mr. Pissed at November 14, 2009 04:10 PM (EL+OC)

I seriously lolled at that. Thanks.

And yeah guys, he's right. Don't fawn over interweb chicks, they may actually be "sausage dealers".

Just sayin'

523

And yeah guys, he's right. Don't fawn over interweb chicks, they may actually be "sausage dealers".

But the sausage dealer has an accent, right? That's critical.

Seriously though, I think it's cool you swing in here from Portugal. I've read so much negative news from Europe that it's refreshing to hear from someone on the ground there.

524 Fish: Why stop at Truman. Lincoln closed newspapers during the civil war. War crime trial. McKinnley went to war against Cuba by falsely believing that Cuba blew up the Maine. War Crime Trials. Andrew Jackson's treatment of Native Americans - trial for crime committed against humanity. I'm sure if "The One" worked at it hard enough, he could find some crime committed by almost every President except Harrison (who died 43 days into office).

525 I'm interested in putting Barry on trial in Congress.

526 one of these days the cameras will catch him in "the act"...

how low can he go...?

the Pres. Dum-Dum limbo.....
(music please)

527 Without him dropping to his knees, how could it possibly have been worse?

Posted by: Waterhouse at November 14, 2009 04:16 PM (I/dT5)

He could have dropped his shorts. Or been dressed like Dr. Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror. But I think he's saving those for China.

528

Once again, DrewM doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.

It's "Goldbergesque."

529 Who, born and raised in the US, has a knee-jerk Bow Reflex?  This is too wierd.  Maybe he had to fart?  Or was mooning someone off-camera?  Snort.

530 Obama and his handlers might think he looks cordial and multilateral, but he just looks like an obsequious fool.  Like Carter, he's just a weak, bookish ass.

531 Obama doesn't know the correct way to bow in Japan.

If they were exchanging business cards, he'd probably screw that up too, by handing the card to Akihito with his left hand while trying to shake with his right.

The proper way is to present the card with both hands, then when accepting the card from the other person, "study" it for a second or two (a show of respect) before extending the hand for the handshake.

Wonder if he called him Akihito San, or Aki?

532 Thank God my father is dead. Seeing this miserable, America-wrecking shit-clown bow to the son of goddamn hirohito would have caused his head to explode.

533

I'm sure if "The One" worked at it hard enough, he could find some crime committed by almost every President except Harrison (who died 43 days into office).

William Henry Harrison took the presidency during bad weather, which was such a heinous example to set for The Children that he ought to be tried posthumously for crimes against humanity. We always tell The Children to come in out of the rain. When they don't (and when they subsequently get sick and have to miss school) we have Harrison to blame.

(By the way, it was Pope John Paul I who served -- and remained steadfast in his position against a woman's right to choose -- for 43 days. But that'll be a completely different condemnation of the evils of the West. . . .)

534 I'm less worried about the bow than I am about what agreement Obama will come to regarding our base that needs to be relocated.

It is important that this get squared away and the move and construction started as soon as possible. We have already wasted nearly two years going back and forth on this crap.

Papa Ray
Central Texas

535 Darn you President Harrison, I don't feel good!

536 So, the NYT bashes Clinton for his head bob of a bow, how are they going to treat this? From the NYT article from when BillyJeff was Pres: American Presidents NEVER bow, Japanese Emperors NEVER make toasts. Hmmm. Spin it, Frank Rich and MoDo!

537 putz

538 Want to seem my bikini pictures?

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539 Wait, we have to be dressed?  Okay, the rest of this thread makes sense now.

Sappy, you're right.  I didn't read the 1994 article about Clinton before commenting, only the bit that was quoted here.  After reading that, yeah, my bad.

Shotoku Taishi (who's pretending to be Japanese?), your mother has an outie.  I was formally bowed to as part of my work, and was taught how and when to bow as well.  Part of that was probably the particular industry and region I was in.

And I SO want to make fun of considering 2 a.m. pub crawls as experience of the niceties of Japanese culture, but I know better.  You have to admit that it does sound funny, though.

540 I'm less worried about the bow than I am about what agreement Obama will come to regarding our base that needs to be relocated.


Relocated to Chicago. Lots of construction to do, building a Marine base from scratch. Lots of opportunities for "local economic stimulus", if you know what I mean.

Of course, the Marines won't actually move into the base. Can't have those nasty military folks hanging around. By the time the base is built, he'll have slashed the defense budget enough that the Corps won't be able to pay for maintaining the base. It'll be closed down and turned over to civilian use. Daley's cronies will have a field day parceling out the unused government buildings.

541 Oh cripes.  I meant 'Slappy.'  Hey, don't slap me, bro.

542 You know, there are protocol and etiquitte specialists at the White House and the State Department whose primary responsibility is to ensure something like this is avoided...

What makes you think Obama listens to them anymore than anyone else?

Don't forget his numerous gaffes regarding the British.

543 He looks like one of those plastic bobbing birds. What a tool.

544 To those of you who say who cares: Folks in the Chinese Foreign ministry have written up a report on this incident. This report shows many things most important of which #1) Obama has not listened to his protocol advisers or has deliberately rejected 200+ years of proper head of state protocol in the United States. both of those answers are pretty damning #2) It shows VAST cultural ignorance of Japanese culture and that is the BEST case scenario. This means the President will likely be ignorant of other matters when he goes into meetings in China. #3) Worst of all the President may be communicating a sense of deep national shame or deep national subservience. Both of these suggestions will color how the Chinese will deal with obama in meetings This stuff doesn't matter to normal people. But to the people who deal with foreign policy professionally this is life and death stuff.

545 "What's the next level beyond douchebaggery?"

The box it comes in?
Douchbaggeryboxicity?

546 Yet another photo of the infamous meeting.

547   Wow, I never knew the folks here were so up on international diplomatic protocol! I may have to revise my estimate of the general level of knowledge of the posters on this fine site. As far as I can recall, during the last Administration, none of you good people could give a rat's ass about that sort of thing. Kudos, I guess; better late to wisdom than never, I suppose.
  One tiny problem: Most of you have no frakkin idea what you are talking about. The Emperor did President Obama an enormous honor by coming out to meet him, rather than having Pres. Obama come to see him in State, as it were.
 And all of this sturm und drang is silly, anyway. None of you guys could give a shit what Obama does, or does not do. I think you most of you just miss Dubya's constant public nut-flexing on the international stage, and now that the CiC isn't acting like his cock is 20 feet long, and always rock-hard, it's making you take a realistic look at your own penis size.
 No biggie, just run an (electable) dick-swinger in 2012, and you can get back to pretending that yours is the biggest pecker on planet Earth.
  LOL, and bring me a photo of the Blue Fairy riding a unicorn down park avenue while your at it....

548 you can get back to pretending that yours is the biggest pecker on planet Earth.

"Pretending?"  What the hell are you talking about!

549 I think you most of you just miss Dubya's constant public nut-flexing on the international stage

I do have to admit I miss that.  But ease up on the caffeine kordo. The jug-eared stutterer is your burden to bear.  Its going to be a long 4 years for you.

550 Obastard has plenty of nuts, fellas.  He keeps them in his Cabinet, not between his legs.

551 "Without him dropping to his knees, how could it possibly have been worse?" Drop trou, turn around, and bend over.

552 I thought The Precedent was supposed to have magical powers that would have had the Japanese Emperor fist-bumping with him? I mean, he says, "screwed up", "wee wee'd up", "acted stupidly", ... when he's talking down to America, but he can't hit the ground fast enough when he's in front of some tribal chieftain ... or when muslim prayer time comes around (he lies and tells the staff that he's smoking - wink, wink).

I'm starting to think that The Precedent practices his "chieftain front sprawl" because it's one of the only things he does competently.

553

>>Horsehockey. 

The FACT IS, countries have...diplomatic protocols....because outsiders cannot be expected to know, accept or agree with all social customs in other countries, so there are contexts in which those customs are purposefully IGNORED in the greater interest of providing forums for discussion of each others' mutual interests...Posted by: Shotoku

While I cannot expect refinement in coming up with attention-grabbing headlines, these 'diplomatic protocols' ^  may mislead people into believing that observing the custom of greeting Emperor Akihito in this way can be simplistically reduced to a show of obsequiousness. In fact, bowing is a highly ritualized and ubiquitous form of salutation shared with at least two other countries (North and South Korea), and the non-observance of the custom of bowing can connote unfamiliarity, inattention, or at worst, overt disrespect. In Korean culture, people bow to people they recognize every time they see them and want to say hello or part ways--it takes getting used to, and it certainly feels a great deal more formalized than saying "Hi, how are you", but it can be compared to the custom among Muslims of saying "Al-salaamu `aleykum" and "Wa `aleykum al-salaam" in response (and "ma` al-salaama" in the case of parting). If two people pass by one another without bowing, they may not be familiar or they may not be paying attention, but if they do know each other, it is disrespectful not to bow.
Another way of understanding what it would be like is if a person from a culture where people always greet each other casually by sticking up a middle finger at each other greeted Mr. Obama in this way. If that culture were one that had been antagonized by the U.S. at some point, and then that people from that culture became economically and militarily powerful and culturally influential, then everyone from that dominant culture would wonder what's the big problem with middle fingers, and they would consider it demeaning to shake hands with a previously hegemonic power like the U.S.!

Isn't Barack Obama respectful? He is such a sweet guy to everyone but the American citizens. He intends to enslave them, and make their home a third world country. Can't wait for the groveling before the Chinese--he'll be prostrate on the floor before his masters.

554
>>551 "Without him dropping to his knees, how could it possibly have been worse?" Drop trou, turn around, and bend over.

He looks more like a Rear Admiral than a Commander in Chief!

555

539: Shotoku Taishi (who's pretending to be Japanese?), your mother has an outie.  I was formally bowed to as part of my work, and was taught how and when to bow as well.  Part of that was probably the particular industry and region I was in.

Meh.     You've already said you were a low-level interpreter, so I suspect you were expected to do a lot of bowing.   My position was quite a bit higher, and the points remains: 

* Westerners don't go around Japan bowing. 

*  Nor do Asians --- can you imagine a Chinese diplomat bowing to the Emp? Or a Korean?????    Snork!!!!

*  Obowma did not follow the rules of protocol here: he violated them, embarrased Tenn-chan, and made a fool of himself.

Me pretending to be Japanese?  Anyone claiming to have worked in Japan who doesn't know who Shotoku Taishi is, didn't get paid much with the 10,000 Yen bills bearing his portrait.

For the record: I worked in English-language consumer electronics advertising for a huge Japanese ad firm when I lived there, and set up/managed local sales channels for what used to be called "high technology" to Japan and the Pacific Rim when I returned to the US. 

After-hours club-crawling with businessmen is NOT part of Japanese social life that people doing business at higher levels have to become comfortable with?  Heh. 

(Who said anything about it being part of the "niceties"? 

Kabanmochi!  Damatte-kure!

Abayo.

 

556 Kabanmochi! Damatte-kure!

Abayo.

Goaisatsu.
Sore wa, chotto burekatta, ne?

557 I proclaim that now that Obama has bowed to the Emperor subserviently, we should all now continue the thread in Japanese.

558

haha, when the emperor and emperess where here a couple months ago our governor gave a little bow and then shook his hand when he extended it

she got it right and she's a republican

559 As someone who has lived in Japan and done business with them for 25 years, I thought I'd rip this fiasco apart.  But I see it's already been well-done by several others.
But, dammit, what an abortion!  I don't know what else he could have done to screw up worse.  Curtsied, maybe.
Maybe on his next trip the protocol staff can teach him have to do dogeza so he can properly apologize for America's interference with the establishment of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 

560 Yeah, I figured Putin would do something in response to Obama's bow.

http://tinyurl.com/yhsc639

561 Its cute watching the left squirm around and try to spin this as nothing particularly problematic, even quite normal and the right somehow is freakish for noticing. Cute, and sad because I think they believe the crap they're puking, at least at some level. Well after 8 years of throwing a screaming tantrum every time the word Bush was mentioned, I guess they have no choice but to defend the man no matter what he does, no matter how stupid, clueless, or humiliating. The investment is too great.

562

Governors are not national head of state, nor national head of government.  Governors are not equal to Japanese prime minister or the Japanese Emperor.

Obama is both.

Bowing might be expected of the former.  Definitely not from the president.

C.T.

563 548 you can get back to pretending that yours is the biggest pecker on planet Earth.

"Pretending?"  What the hell are you talking about!

Posted by: Dick Cheney

 

Damn I miss him too.

564

557 I proclaim that now that Obama has bowed to the Emperor subserviently, we should all now continue the thread in Japanese.

OK.  I'll start.

Hello, Kitty.

565 You're Gonna Need a Montage (rdb) at November 14, 2009 02:25 PM (a/B2/)

Actually, if you're going to greet Japanese dogs, it should be . . .

'wan, wan, wan'

BTW --- rather than President Obama, it should be President ōbaka  [ 大馬鹿 ]

Trust me, it fits.

566

Actually, if you're going to greet Japanese dogs, it should be . . .

'wan, wan, wan'

OK, how bout we all call Obama "The Wan" from now on. 

 

567 Wan...ka?

568 Dunno, I think wanko fits better, but it doesn't quite 'sing', if you know what I mean.

Though I must admit, as a President, he is a 'dog' [and yeah, it is an insult to dogs].

569 cheshirecat at November 14, 2009 10:46 PM (S4iZ5)

wan is the Japanese onomatopoeia for woof [or bow wow if you will...]

Just like nyan = meow.

570 Yes, I know that. Sound out "wan...ka?". It's a double entendre.

571 qaUESTION, MORONS...Is it possible for him to be Presidential and still be the obsequious fawning turd that he is?

572 The Empress of Japan looks like she was wearing some shit she bought in Chinatown.

573 I'm not a fan of Obama by any stretch, but I really don't see what the big deal is when everyone bows to everyone in Japan.

This strikes me as desperately reaching for something to complain about.

There are plenty of complaints to make about Obama that are well earned and legitimate without having to dig down into the bottom of the barrel and dredge this up.

Now I will point out that it doesn't look like the emperor is bowing in response, which maybe the emperor doesn't do in Japan...who knows?

I don't know what the protocol is there. Do other heads of state bow for him? Is this the expected behavior?

If so, then this is just bitching for the sake of bitching.

If not, then maybe someone should point this out to the Manchurian candidate so that he doesn't beclown himself in the future.

574 I just saw the photos of other heads of state greeting the Emperor of Japan and it is clear that they are now bowing.

So it looks like Obama has beclowned himself yet again.

Doesn't have have PEOPLE who prep him on matters of protocol?

If not, then he should.

Or maybe he's just so extra special fruity-licious that he refuses to listen to anyone about anything.

In any case, I still don't see this as something to fuss about too much. Like I said before, there are PLENTY of real, serious problems with Obama and his agenda without having to devote time and attention to a faux pas like this.

Laugh at him, but don't lose sleep over it.

575 Why is that poor woman singing the national anthem while  having her spleen removed? Surely they could have found someone in less pain to sing it?

576 all you need to know is on the faces of the emperor and his wife. they both have the bemused expression one has for a child who is trying to act all grown up. the oh-so-intelligent-and-worldly barack makes a fool of himself again...and debases his office while he's at it.

577 Good thing for him there isn’t a nation of dogs. Obama would get on all fours and sniff their leader’s ass upon greeting him.

578 Obama Derangement Syndrome: for definition, please see 'Bush Derangement Syndrome'

579 "572 The Empress of Japan looks like she was wearing some shit she bought in Chinatown.

Posted by: Tattoo DePlane at November 15, 2009 01:13 AM (VLYnh)"

Most ignorant comment on tis thread.  The empress is an older lady, so her kimono is a bit subdued, but there is nothing on this earth more feminine than a beautiful Japanese woman in a kimono.

Three kids and thirty-five years later, I'm still smiling.

580 Doesn't have have PEOPLE who prep him on matters of protocol?

Yeah. They're the guys who made a "reset" button for the Russians.

581


OMG it's like he can't stop.

Like one of those birds in a water glass thingies.
*facepalm*

582 Hr doesn't just bow to the guy, he then bobs up and down like a turkey.  Culturally sensitive?  He looks like a jackass making fun of their traditions.  And our traditions.

G-d help us.

583 Give the guy a break; it was all he could to to not curtsy.

584

Again, the bow itself is a small blunder (For Americans.), but it is indicative of a larger problem with Obama:

It is a type of avoidable faux pas that Obama has committed at least twice, in public, which could have been easily avoided simply by listening to experts who work for him.  And he committed the latest one after he was called out on the first one.  Which suggests that a) he can not or does not learn from his previous mistakes, and/or b) he is unable or unwilling to listen to anyone else who might have better knowledge of the topic at hand than he does.

Put that into the context of his decision making, and....well, the dithering over deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan becomes clearer.  Unfortunately, we can not restrict his decision-making to just a moment's embarressment in a foreign country.

C.T.

585

"IT WAS A WAR THEY STARTED BARRY!" 

Oh Yeah, we passed a law that deprived them of our raw marerial exports thus their invasion of China would come to slow halt.  They attacked all over SE Asia to secure oil and ore from the evil colonial powers for the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere thus removing the yoke of American, Dutch, French, and British colonialism.  If we had just met with them without pre-conditions and let them have China we could have saved thousands and thousands of American lives and avoided a costly war.  How dare we  impose our values on another country.

586   Some day when he bends over like that maybe someone will kick him in  the ass.  That is what he deserves... Whan an embarressment to the United States. 

587 Wouldn't it be a hoot if somewhere in the halls of State, three of four of Hillary's staffers are laughing their asses off because they told BHO that it would be a severe insult to the Japanese people if he did not do a deep bow.  If he starts eating with his fingers, we will know.

588

Note to self - When using a fake name, remember to change it back

Not Barry but  . . .

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Dude, you replied seriously after 'your mother has an outtie'?  You totally missed the point.

PS Heard of Fukuzawa Yukichi?  Been over in the last few decades?

じゃ

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556 Sore wa, chotto burekatta, ne?

It pains me to say this, but "burei datta" not "burekatta." "Burei" is a na-adjective. –³—ç

And yeah, if he'd done a little teeny bow it wouldn't be such a big deal IMHO, but a bow that low is way subservient, and a big protocol breach. Foreigners may be given a lot of leeway on a casual basis when it comes to Japanese courtesy, but business and politics are different, and Obama absolutely should have known better, or been advised better. Or listened to the advice he got.

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