It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans will make a mountain out of a mole hill, When President Obama on a state visit to japan last week politely bowed to the Emperor of Japan, conservatives went nuts accusing the president of grovelling to a foreign leader, and making the country look weak.
The LA times' blog asked "How low will he go" in their complaint of the President's actions. ABC News' Jack Tapper ask if Obama's bow was correct. The conservative blog Hotair said the President looked like "an idiot". And Michelle Malkin simply insulted Obama , calling the President a "waterboy." Bill Bennett, on CNN commented "It is ugly. I do not wish to see it".
and finally former vice-president Dick Cheney told the Politico.comwebsite, "There is no reason for an American president to bow to anyone. Our friends and allies don't expect it, and our enemies see it as a sign of weakness." It is precisely because of crazy views like these that got us in all the trouble in the world today.
The way i see it, its these right wing hypocrites who are the fools, Bowing to the head of a country in which bowing is a respectful greeting when meeting any new person is a sign of respect.
To most reasonable people, it was a well-intentioned show of respect to a head of state who greeted his guest on the steps of his home before ushering him inside for lunch.
And let me remind these right wingers who will not hesitate to show how christian they are, that even in the the Bible Jesus washed his disciples feet, not as a sign of weakness, but as a sign of humility and respect for them.
if we want other country to respect us, we must also respect them, it has nothing to do with weakness, rather its about showing that despite the fact we are a super power, we still have a deep mutual respect for other countries and their customs.
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