I know this is kind of old news, but I still think it’s newsworthy and controversial enough to bring up.
This past week while President Barack Obama caused a stir when he bowed toAbdullah, the king of Saudi Arabia. When asked to explain the situation, press secretary Robert Gibbs denied that Obama ever bowed. Instead, the white house tried to pull the wool over our eyes and remark that Obama was just taller than the king, and bending over a little.
Now, unless they think the United States population is stupid, it is quite evident from video that Obama does indeed bow to the king. However, despite all the criticism about the incident, if you even want to call it that, I still don’t really see the big deal.
Maybe I am just super liberal, or I try to avoid unnecessary drama but I took Obama’s bow as a gesture of respect for another world leader. Our president was visiting another nation, and I think all he was doing was showing his respect.
I get that a lot of people are trying to argue that a United States leader should never seem like they are inferior to another, but come on. I think if you watch the video it’s pretty obvious that Obama is not bowing down and kissing the kings feet, but merely quickly and politely showing respect, something I’m sure he would expect if someone were visiting our country.
