Comments on: The Hidden ‘Arrogance’ Behind Obama’s Royal Bow: Global Geographic Times, China

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:14:56 +0000

"poor Robert Gibbs"

I have to say, he's worse than Joe Lockhart and Ari Fleisher, two notorious weasels of yesteryear.

Part of the problem is just what Gibbs often has to try to defend this year. It could get worse, still.

And having other performers joining him like Axelrod ("uh, uh" [BS], "uh, uh") doesn't help at all.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:12:46 +0000

I thought it's standard protocol. If he broke some arcane rules, I don't believe it's any big deal. Isn't the bitter kind of attack on him here similar to cheap shots about how he and Michelle looked with the UK's royal family? (I thought they looked awfully good, in fact.) And deference to China, demeaning the USA, may or may not be at issue (“repairing the US's reputation and wanting to look nicer and more appealing, which is to say, appeasing, toward our critics and adversaries,” is fit only for stereotypical Euro-trash Bush-haters and the fringe counterpart here in the States — it doesn't merit serious attention). Obama was described overall as resembling a dutiful, deferential, compliant Chinese provincial official toward Beijing (the far lefty equivalent of how governors “ought” to relate to Washington, DC, here in the States), but bear in mind that ObamaCo's spending and debt is at record levels, and we have to be nice to China so it will continue to buy our debt and our dollars (keeping them from plummeting in value, at least before any resort to big-time inflation here at home sometime later).

By: marigoldd

marigoldd — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:06:57 +0000

Bowing is the customary greeting in many countries.We may have different views on Obama's economic and foreign policy.But this should not make us biased.
melasma

By: JeffersonDavis

JeffersonDavis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:37:39 +0000

I'm sorry.

I do not regard this as a "bow to royalty". President Obama is bowing as a sign of greeting as those in China do daily. It is the equivalent of our handshake, or the Russian embrace and kiss.

Now, the occurance in Saudi Arabia was wrong. And I said so then.
But this one is a statesman showing national courtesy and cultural awareness.

President Obama should not be chastised for this.

By: Leonidas

Leonidas — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:14:39 +0000

Wonder how poor Robert Gibbs will try to spin this after all the lies he told about Obama bowing to the Saudi prince.