Summary of President Obama’s China Visit
November 23rd, 2009No comments »
Here is a clip from Saturday Night Live that pretty much sums up the President’s China visit. Very funny…
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To Bow or Not To Bow
November 22nd, 2009No comments »
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“The Obama Bow” made a lot of news lately. The responses seem to range from “no big deal” to “I can’t believe he did that”. I am on the “can’t believe he did that” side and it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. How about some common sense here. Who on God’s green earth doesn’t know that bowing in a situation like that is an acknowledgment of submission. It is no different than an dog rolling over on his back to another dog. I saw that and immediately thought that Obama just rolled over on his back. Does this man represent YOUR America?
I came across a terrific post by Bob Bauman regarding the history of the kowtow. It appears that the first westerner to refuse to kowtow was John Elliot Ward when visiting the Chinese emperor in 1859. No western leader has bowed since – well, until Obama. The article is a great read and pretty short. It is nice to have the history.
Source: Obama in Wonderland: Hu’s On First (baumanblog.sovereignsociety.com)
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