Even ABC admitting B.O. acted like an idiot
His deep bow to Akihito embarrasses the Japanese.
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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.
It’s nice to see the mainstream media awakening to reality. It would be even nicer, in an ironic justice kind of way, to see them take a play from Obama’s own book, and toss him under the bus. Though since they haven’t done that since Carter, we shouldn’t get too caught up in this new hope.
Though I have to admit that knowing how to act around Emperors can sometimes be challenging. They are not always as forgiving as I am.
"Rise and speak, my friend."
Bruce Nielson
November 16, 2009
So he made a mistake. Give the guy a break.
Vader
November 16, 2009
Bruce, I could very easily see myself making this mistake.
However, as the link points out, that’s why you have a protocol office. That they failed to help B.O. avoid this mistake tells me either they’re incompetent, or B.O. doesn’t bother to make use of them. Either is a damning indictment of the administration.