Archive for the ‘Japan’ tag
ABC’s Jake Tapper’s Expert Source: Obama’s Bow to Emperor Akihito of Japan “evoked weakness” Update: Video 46 hand shakes -one Obama bow
“Obama’s handshake/forward lurch was so jarring and inappropriate it recalls Bush’s back-rub of Merkel.
“Kyodo News is running his appropriate and reciprocated nod and shake with the Empress, certainly to show the president as dignified, and not in the form of a first year English teacher trying to impress with Karate Kid-level knowledge of Japanese customs.
“The bow as he performed did not just display weakness in Red State terms, but evoked weakness in Japanese terms….The last thing the Japanese want or need is a weak looking American president and, again, in all ways, he unintentionally played that part.
Tapper’s friend also mentions Richard Nixon. (photo here)
“His [Obama's] bow is neither (1) unprecedented nor (2) a sign of cultural understanding.
“At their 1971 meeting in Alaska, the first visit of a Japanese Emperor to America, President Nixon bowed and referred to Emperor Hirohito and his wife repeatedly as ‘Your Imperial Majesties.’”
I don’t know, Nixon bowed from the shoulders. Not nearly as low as Obama’s bow. By a long shot. But I’ll give him the unprecedented. It is a bow.
Edit Nov 17 2009: On second thought Nixon may of been leaning in to listen. Either/or not subservience, not obeisance. Not in deference to Emperor Hirohito. A far cry from Obama’s waist deep (non-reciprocated) bow to Emperor Akihito signifying inferiority.
H/T ayfs at Are you freaking stupid?
Darleen Click at Protein Wisdom posts this photo of Ronald Reagan.
via American Power, Reagan shows how an American President really behaves with respect and dignity.
It may sound trite to say we need another Reagan. But damn it we do!
The White House covering Obama’s rear.
A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday. “I think that those who try to politicize those things are just way, way, way off base,” the official said. “He observes protocol. But I don’t think anybody who was in Japan – who saw his speech and the reaction to it, certainly those who witnesses his bilateral meetings there – would say anything other than that he enhanced both the position and the status of the U.S., relative to Japan. It was a good, positive visit at an important time, because there’s a lot going on in Japan.”
Simply observing protocol? Orly anonymous white house spokesperson? I beg to differ.
Every picture tells a story.
How many Heads of State bowed to Akihito? – Freeper roses of sharon
Answer: One. Barack ‘obeisance’ Obama.
Jack Moss – Macsmind
The State Department should know better than to hoist up this lie.
Tidbit: In Japanese custom when you bow (ojigi) to anyone you bow also to their ancestors as well. Thus in bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito, he bowed to his father Emperor Shōwa, thus the despot that bombed Pearl Harbor.
Very wrong indeed.
Slideshow: Potlatch
Update:
46 handshakes, One bow
Embedded video
Link @YouTube
Compilation of Emperor Akihito shaking hands with other foreign (and domestic) leaders, juxtaposed to Obama shaking hands with Emperor Akihito. Does anyone notice the difference? (Hint: Look at the angle created between Obama’s Legs and torso)
November 14, 2009
President of the United States, Barack Obama
July 15, 2009
Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Timothy Keating
July 15, 2009
Lt. Governor ofHawaii, James Aiona Jr.
July 9, 2009
Premiere of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty
June 18, 2009
President of the Phillipines, Gloria Arroyo
January 26, 2009
First Lady of Bulgaria, Zorka Parvanova
October 22, 2008
Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh
January 23, 2009
Prime Minister of Latvia, Ivars Godmanis
July 10, 2008
Prime Minister of Canada,Stephen Harper
June 19,2008
President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev
June 10, 2008
Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen
June 5, 2008
President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul
May 23, 2008
President of Laos, Choummaly Sayasone
May 9, 2008
President of China, Hu Jintao
May 7, 2008
First Lady of China, Liu Yongqing
May 7, 2008
President of China, Hu Jintao
April 21, 2008
President of South Korea, Lee Myung Bak
April 21, 2008
Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša
April 11, 2008
Prime Minister ofFrance, Francois Fillon
March 17, 2008
President of Peru, Alan Garcia
February 27, 2008
Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert
November 28, 2007
President of Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Triet
November 26, 2007
President of Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Triet
October 5, 2007
King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf
August 30,2007
Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel
August 25,2007
President of the IAAF, Lamine Diack
June 9, 2007
President of South Korea, Roh Moo-Hyun
May 26, 2007
President of Lithuania, ValdasAdamkus
April 17,2007
President of Pakistan, Asif AliZardari
April 14,2007
King of Jordan, Abdullah II
April 12, 2007
Primier of China, Wen Jiabao
March 29,2007
Queen of Sweden, Silvia Sommerlath
February 21,2007
Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney
February 14,2007
President of Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus
November 27, 2006
President ofIndonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
November 27, 2006
President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
July 6, 2006
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
June 13, 2006
King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej
November 30, 2005
King Of Morocco, Mohammed VI
November 28, 2005
King of Morocco, Mohammed VI
November 22, 2005
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin
March 28, 2005
First Lady of France, Bernadette Chirac
December 6, 2004
President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika
April 21, 2004
President of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akaev
October 15, 2003
First Lady of Mexico, Martha Sahagun de Fox
February 21, 2003
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
November 14, 2009
President of the United States, Barack Obama
Previously:
Transcript: Obama’s Speech in Tokyo -Bonus Photo: Obama Bows Deep and Low
Video: POTUS Obowma in Japan
Obowma grovels across the globe BUT he demands American’s bow to him. Who in the hell does he think he’s fooling?
First he bows to Saudi King Abdullah…
…and now to add insult to injury he bows very low to Emperor Akihito of Japan (a powerless figurehead the son of Hirohito) which as you can clearly see –not reciprocated.
BUT spits on patriotic Americans.
We got his number.
How will Barack Obowma act in China? My guess is he will probably not only bow to Hu Jintao, but also kiss his feet. Heh
H/T Ed Morrissey
American Presidents do not bow to royalty. In fact, heads of state do not bow or genuflect to each other in the normal course of diplomacy. At least, they didn’t until this amateur came into office and failed to learn from the first time he did it. What will the White House say this time? He got stomach cramps?
Emphasis Ed’s
Yes my commentary is made up of recycled tweets of yours truly. They fit. I used them. There ya have it.
Update:
President Obama vs. The Rest of the World Greeting The Emperor of Japan (Photos)
Related:
Transcript: Obama’s Speech in Tokyo -Bonus Photo: Obama Bows Deep and Low
Video: In True MSM Subservient Fashion NBC’s Brian Williams Bows to Obama
