Who is advising Obama to do stupid things such as bowing to the Japanese emporer? We Americans shake hands, we do not bow to them. What a freakin' idiot Obama is!
Life is a one lap race. Make many pitstops.
I think he sees himself as a "messiah" and his ego is such that he feels that a bow is part of his greatness.......
If someone is instructing him they should be fired! He's making a complete FOOL out of himself and the office of the President. George Soros and team are falling down on the job.
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It is official protocal. It is called respect and adhering to the requirements of a visiting dignitary. Would you have preferred that he trample over other peoples rituals and customs in the same way as George Bush? Does America really need another awkward global relationship, especially with the second largest economy in the world? The fact that you have asked this question clearly indicates that you would prefer him to stroll in there waving an American flag and refusing to respect a person that to many Japanese is the epitome of all that was once good in Japanese Culture. Maybe when he is finished he could go for McDonalds with the queen?
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I wonder whether the conservatives who are objecting to the bow complained when Bush heldl hands with the Saudi king for over 20 minutes.
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