Sorry, why is whether Obama bowed to the Saudi King an issue again?
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Monday, May 22, 2017 08:37
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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,
What is the providence of the kissy-face photo?
That would be by way of Adobe Photoshop.
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Head nod does not = a full fledged bow to at the waist. Nice try.
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For those of you who see Obama purposefully bowing to the Saudi king, why did he do it? Do you think he is beholden to the Saudi king for some reason? Do you think Barack Obama idolizes the Saudi king for some reason? Or is it simply that he was an idiot, and if this last, has Obama behaved like such an idiot on any other foreign visits? I don't see that he has.
If it was a bow, it was a really weird-ass bow. I've certainly never seen a bow like that, except maybe on Faulty Towers or at a grade school level piano recital. A secret Muslim bow, perhaps, only not so secret?
If I hadda guess, it looks as if he nearly fell over or lost his balance at least, like as if the rug slipped as he stepped on it, something, and the "bow" was his way of recovering. Y'know, trying to look cool/I meant to do that, sorta thing.
But really, if he did bow, what does it mean to y'all?
HKCavalier
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Why ? I got no idea why, but he most definitely did bow.
I point again to the Brokaw, Charlie Rose video, saying they really don't know who this Obama character is....
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I point again to the Brokaw, Charlie Rose video, saying they really don't know who this Obama character is....
I'm not sure, but I *think* he's the President of the United States. At least that's what I've heard... Not really sure why Brokaw can't figure out who he is. No wonder he retired from reading the news; he can't keep up any more!
Mike
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Hello,
I personally believe that any insinuation that this bow has any special significance beyond a bow... is unsupported fantasy.
At first the criticism of the bow appeared to be aimed at the White House public relations division, which declared it NOT a bow. Well, it's a fucking bow. For whatever reason, there it is.
But to then take the logic leap that the bow means anything greater than, "Respectful hello to you, sir," is without merit.
This unmerited logic leap has been insinuated by comments like, "We don't really know who this guy is," which further insinuates that he may be something horrible, somehow bow-related.
Now, Auraptor and other commentators are free to declare that they didn't mean to insinuate anything at all. That this is merely a criticism of White House misinformation and spin. But I have the distinct impression that there is an implication in the criticism that goes beyond, "He bowed, what a gaffe."
For mine own part, this is a non-issue. The only issue I have with the bow is the issue being made of the bow.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I point again to the Brokaw, Charlie Rose video, saying they really don't know who this Obama character is....
Your favorite go-to clip when you've got no point, and just want to troll.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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But to then take the logic leap that the bow means anything greater than, "Respectful hello to you, sir," is without merit.
This unmerited logic leap has been insinuated by comments like, "We don't really know who this guy is," which further insinuates that he may be something horrible, somehow bow-related.
The "secret bow" conspiracy seems to hinge on the idea that Obama really IS a "secret Muslim" ("See?! I TOLD YOU SO!!!"), or that he's bowing his fealty to the Saudi King, showing the world - secretly, of course, because you really mustn't say these things out loud - that America is subservient to Saudi Arabia and OPEC, just as it always has been.
Mike
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Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
The "secret bow" conspiracy seems to hinge on the idea that Obama really IS a "secret Muslim" ("See?! I TOLD YOU SO!!!"), or that he's bowing his fealty to the Saudi King, showing the world - secretly, of course, because you really mustn't say these things out loud - that America is subservient to Saudi Arabia and OPEC, just as it always has been.
If it's subservient due to Oil, then that's different. Oil is the good religion, Islam is the bad one. Look I'll let George Bush Snr explain it:
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How is that remotely a troll post ?? The point is crystal clear. WATCH the gorram video! You're being childish and immature on purpose, for no other reason but to be obtuse and dismissive. You gave no basis to ignore the Rose / Brokaw video, other than I'm the the one posting it. Give credible reasons why you disagree, or grow the hell up.
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