Obama bows to Saudi King, WH DEnies it....

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/09 ... 1755.shtml
Did President Obama bow to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at last week's G-20 meeting?

Conservatives say yes – and some aren't happy about it. The White House, meanwhile, says the president did nothing of the kind.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/weeki ... asics.html
When President Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met in Crawford, Tex., last week, they did something very un-Texan: they walked hand in hand.

Americans may raise an eyebrow at men holding hands, but in the Arab world, affection among men is common, and without sexual connotation.

"Holding hands is the warmest expression of affection between men," said Samir Khalaf, a sociology professor at American University of Beirut in Lebanon. "It's a sign of solidarity and kinship."

samhill wrote:I think bowing before royality is more of a tradition

samhill wrote:I think bowing before royality is more of a tridition than holding hands. I kind of think this is grasping for straws, just what is expected when meeting a king? A high five perhaps.

samhill wrote:I did decide for myself & see nothing wrong with it, like saluteing a higher ranking officer, saying yes sir or no sir to elders or police officers, standing for anothers national anthem & just being plain old polite. It`s the way I was taught growing up. When in Rome do as the Romans do.

samhill wrote:I did decide for myself

spc wrote:

samhill wrote:I did decide for myself

The point of the topic is the WH denies it was a bow. They must see something wrong with the POTUS enthusiastically bowing to this guy or they wouldn't deny it, would they?