Comments on: How dare Obama bow – but it’s fine for Bush and Nixon

By: Florida GOP Ignores Other Primary Candidates (because they’re nutjobs) « Gene's Shorts

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:39:38 +0000

[...] And there we go again with that bogus bow garbage. The problem with that nonsense is that there are pictures of George W Bush bowing in honor to the Pope and bowing, holding hands and kissing the Saudi prince. President Eisenhower bowed to French President Charles De Gaulle and President Nixon bowed to the Emperor of Japan Hirohito. [See pictures here] [...]

By: my2bucks

my2bucks — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:18:42 +0000

Agreed about Bush senior. And Reagan bowed down to a dog.
Presidents have bowed down to foreign dignitaries for years – even a French one.

I personally think people made too much of the Obama bow / kneel. Non-Catholics may have been offended by that photo of Bush with the Pope.

Let’s also not forget that the Saudi’s reportedly funded the last 3 presidential libraries (Bush, Clinton, Bush). For all we know, Obama was negotiating a deal for his library.

By: 1personofdifference

1personofdifference — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:07:35 +0000

I found the post via another post.
I am not arguing that Bush didn’t make a lot of mistakes. Anyone who denies that Bush sold us down the river before Obama hasn’t read a paper or watched tv much.
I’m conservative but i’m not an idiot.
No it has nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh. He’s insulting, even though I agree with some of the things he says you catch more flies with honey than a nuclear bomb.

I’ve seen a lot of pictures of Bush walking arm in arm with dignitaries and bowing from the waist up and the neck up but I have yet to see any pictures of him getting on one knee and kissing the signet finger of another dignitary who’s sitting.

Unless you count his father passing out at a state dinner and barphing all over a dignitary, which I don’t think counts.

By: my2bucks

my2bucks — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:54:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment on this 6 month old post.
I’m guessing you and Rush were fine with the pictures of Bush and the Saudi Prince. What were they doing in that picture?
Your arguments are older than this post. You also seem to have forgotten the 8 years that preceded the Obama presidency. You may wish to spend a little time reviewing those 8 years and the effects on the Constitution.

By: 1personofdifference

1personofdifference — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:04:25 +0000

One can only be amazed at the supreme arrogance and ignorance that has arisen in my beloved America.
I’m finding it very difficult to believe that you seriously consider a courtly bow which is the etiquette of Heads of state, as similar with the full on bending of the knee and kissing of the raised hand.
Since there has been much rhetoric on line in regards to this and apparently you don’t know the difference either, I will provide a rudimentary discourse.
The etiquette for Heads of State is to give a courtly bow of the upper part of the body while remaining up right so as not to show fealty to the head of the other nation.
Even Obama’s bow to the Japanese Prime Minister was considered acceptable because that is simply a version of a common bow in Japan, He was showing respect to the culture.
What Obama did in the picture I downloaded and commented on in my blog, was to either knowingly or unknowingly was to completely lower himself to the ground, on one knee and kissing the outstretched hand of the head of state in front of him who did not even get out of his chair in respect to the President of the United States of America.
That is an insult and affront to the dignity of America and the office of the President of the United States of America. Now while I don’t care for Obama one whit, he is the POTUS, as such I respect the position of POTUS and the Constitution of the United States and Obama has stated numerous times even before his election that the Constitution is not written in stone it’s a fluid document. He has spent in the eye of Americans by violating several long standing traditions and by ignoring their voice since his election. This is just one of several affronts to the people he swore and Oath to protect, honor, and serve, and to the Constitution he swore an Oath to uphold, honor and serve.

By: my2bucks

my2bucks — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:29:11 +0000

Hilarious. I don’t think Fox News could have responded better.

So I suppose you justify the Saudi / Bush kiss as the Saudi falling and is caught by Bush’s mouth.

By: false

false — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:32:03 +0000

Obama bows as a symbol of subserviency, attempting to use a traditional exchange of bows showing equal respect. You’ll notice nobody bows back. That is what is unique. For the first time a U.S. president mistakenly thinks that he can gain respect and peace by playing nice. The world is governed by the aggressive use of force. Whether you think a country evil or victim, bow to them and the evil ones will smile and deceive you, and the victim ones will claim vindication, justification and demand reparation.

Now a critique of the pictures of other “bows”:
Bush is clearly receiving a medal. He holds the Saudi’s hand because the guy would fall over if he didn’t.
Nixon is clearly trying to hear what the Japanese guy is saying.
Bush bowed to God, not the Pope.
I don’t know about Eisenhower, but it looks like he’s watching his step.
And Reagan, he’s just being nice to a Democrat.

By: Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:01:42 +0000

Judas Priest said it best when discussing the Bushies and their relationship to the Saudis … “Bow down before the one you serve, you’re going to get what you deserve.”