Sorry, why is whether Obama bowed to the Saudi King an issue again?
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"If you feel you must post the same pics over and over again to make your point . . . it's a bit obsessive."
I was saving people the trouble of scrolling. (Also, I had replaced one picture.)
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Originally posted by RIPWash:
That second picture you claim is "bowing" to the Saudi Prince, however, is again in a video that I've seen. He bent over to accept the medal being placed around his neck...
...also known as "bowing" to accept the medal...
I'm just sayin'.
Are you SURE that Obama wasn't just bending down to take Abdullah's hand in a warm handshake and embrace? I mean, are you really SURE?
Mike
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But kiss on the cheeks? Hell, my parents were Cuban. Kisses on cheeks are like handshakes in my culture. Try kissing a dude on the mouth, though, and you'll get a collective gasp of disbelief and disgust.
Even if you follow it up by saying, "I know it was you, Fredo. I know you betrayed me!"
(Sorry, it was the Cuba and kissing on the lips thing... brought back all that Godfather II imagery...)
Mike
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I think this is all Dodd's fault.
Or Saddam's.
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I'm still catching up with the latest developments in this post, but this one deserves a special mention, just for being so damed funny!
Anthony, if you can keep your sense of humor while chaos ensues all around you, you'll come out just fine. My hat's off to you for the funniest thing I've read or seen today!
Mike
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By the way, I think I was the first one to post the Bush-kissing-Abdullah picture in this thread, and I thought it was real. Citizen's blown-up version has me convinced that it's a fake, like PhoenixRose and others claimed.
Mike
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Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Originally posted by RIPWash:
That second picture you claim is "bowing" to the Saudi Prince, however, is again in a video that I've seen. He bent over to accept the medal being placed around his neck...
...also known as "bowing" to accept the medal...
I'm just sayin'.
Are you SURE that Obama wasn't just bending down to take Abdullah's hand in a warm handshake and embrace? I mean, are you really SURE?
Mike
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Heck, Kwicko, I said several times I wasn't sure WHAT the guy was doing. I just looked too dang weird.
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Besides . . . to me, a warm handshake would entail grasping the guys hand with both of mine (don't recall if Obama did that or not) and I'd only "bow" that low in order to do so if he was sitting in a chair. LOL
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'S all right, much as I personally adore the program, that is the trouble with living in a Photoshop World
Moving on, I still think it was a stumble. I mean a literal one.
And, no, he didn't use both his hands in the handshake. Which is good, as someone said earlier, because use of the left hand would have been a far greater gaffe than anything.
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So much for Secularism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/01/obama-hosts-ramadan-dinne_n_2
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Here is the full text of Obama's remarks:
THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is my great pleasure to host all of you here at the White House to mark this special occasion -- Ramadan Kareem.
I want to say that I'm deeply honored to welcome so many members of the diplomatic corps, as well as several members of my administration and distinguished members of Congress, including the first two Muslims to serve in Congress -- Keith Ellison and Andre Carson. Where are they? (Applause.)
Just a few other acknowledgements I want to make. We have Senator Richard Lugar here, who's our Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Where is Dick Lugar? There he is. (Applause.) Representative John Conyers, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. (Applause.) Representative Rush Holt is here. Thank you, Rush. (Applause.) Have we found you a seat, Rush? (Laughter.)
REPRESENTATIVE HOLT: I'm on my way to the train. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: I got you.
We also have here -- Secretary of Defense Gates is here. Secretary Gates. (Applause.) Our Attorney General, Eric Holder. (Applause.) And Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius is here. (Applause.)
And most of all, I want to welcome all the American Muslims from many walks of life who are here. This is just one part of our effort to celebrate Ramadan, and continues a long tradition of hosting iftars here at the White House.
For well over a billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time of intense devotion and reflection. It's a time of service and support for those in need. And it is also a time for family and friends to come together in a celebration of their faith, their communities, and the common humanity that all of us share. It is in that spirit that I welcome each and every one of you to the White House.
Tonight's iftar is a ritual that is also being carried out this Ramadan at kitchen tables and mosques in all 50 states. Islam, as we know, is part of America. And like the broader American citizenry, the American Muslim community is one of extraordinary dynamism and diversity -- with families that stretch back generations and more recent immigrants; with Muslims of countless races and ethnicities, and with roots in every corner of the world.
Indeed, the contribution of Muslims to the United States are too long to catalog because Muslims are so interwoven into the fabric of our communities and our country. American Muslims are successful in business and entertainment; in the arts and athletics; in science and in medicine. Above all, they are successful parents, good neighbors, and active citizens.
So on this occasion, we celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan, and we also celebrate how much Muslims have enriched America and its culture -- in ways both large and small. And with us here tonight, we see just a small sample of those contributions. Let me share a few stories with you briefly.
Elsheba Khan's son, Kareem, made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he lost his life in Iraq. Kareem joined the military as soon as he finished high school. He would go on to win the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, along with the admiration of his fellow soldiers. In describing her son, Elsheba said, "He always wanted to help any way that he could." Tonight, he's buried alongside thousands of heroes in Arlington National Cemetery. A crescent is carved into his grave, just as others bear the Christian cross or the Jewish star. These brave Americans are joined in death as they were in life -- by a common commitment to their country, and the values that we hold dear.
One of those values is the freedom to practice your religion -- a right that is enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Nashala Hearn, who joins us from Muskogee, Oklahoma, took a stand for that right at an early age. When her school district told her that she couldn't wear the hijab, she pr
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And your point is...?
Mike
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Hey everybody!
I've got a fun game! When AURaptor posts a necro-issue from 4 years ago, instead of replying to his current post, let's all repost our replies to his posts from when they were--at least potentially--relevent!
I'll go first!
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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.
Um, Obama's positions on the various issues Rose/Brokaw bring up were available from Obama's website throughout the campaign. Though it's possible that R/B are completely out to lunch on this, I rather got the impression that their conversation was about the MSM coverage of Obama during the campaign--in that context "we" know next to nothing about him, the MSM focusing on anything and everything except policy. But elements within the conservative movement thought it would further their cause to present these snippets of the Rose/Brokaw interview to foment suspision about Obama's "real identity."
It's reallysad, and AURaptor, you should stop it.
Knowledge of Obama's positions has been available to anyone who is genuinely interested for years now.
HKCavalier
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HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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