Hello Friends,
I guess we all know now who BHO is taking his orders from. During a reception at the G20 the President of the United States of America bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.
This is against protocol and aside from Obama no one else bowed to the King but shook his hand which is the proper manner of address.
When Obama and Michelle met the Queen of England a hand shake was sufficient BUT not for the Saudi King.
I guess it sorta explains his search for American Muslims for positions in the White House.
Read the below article and see how the supposed leader of the most powerful Nation in the world subjugates himself to the King of Saudi Arabia.
Shalom,
Peter
PHOTONETDAILY
Obama bows to Saudi king
Greeting called 'most unbecoming for president of the United States'
Posted: April 02, 2009
4:12 pm Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
President Obama greeted the king of Saudi Arabia with a full bow from the waist yesterday, a move one commentator described as a violation of protocol and not worthy of the office he holds.
"I am quite certain that this is not the protocol, and is most unbecoming a president of the United States," writes Clarice Feldman in an American Thinker commentary.
The situation developed as leaders of the world attending the G20 summit in London assembled for a photograph to mark the event.
In this first image, after the king extended his hand while Obama approached, Obama bends from the waist until his head is nearly at the monarch's waist:
President Obama's bow to Saudi king |
In a second image, Obama has straightened up and is exchanging remarks with the Saudi leader:
Video by a television crew was posted on YouTube. The bow comes at about 50 seconds into the video:
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The action appeared especially awkward since among the dozens of world leaders and their spouses, handshakes abounded, but there appeared to be no other bowing in the room.
The U.S. State Department's office of protocol did not respond to a WND request for the proper etiquette for two heads of state meeting, but the online Travel Etiquette website for Saudi Arabia said handshakes are common greetings between members of the same sex.
"You should expect to undertake a considerable amount of small talk, and learning a few Arabic greetings would be well received. Saudis will stand closer to each other than many westerners are used to, and members of the same sex will often touch arms when postulating or emphasizing a point. You should not draw away from this as it would be considered rude and rejecting. Be aware that due to the conservative nature of Saudi Arabian society, it is not considered proper etiquette for men and women to greet each other in public," the site advises.
"It is proper etiquette to refer to a royal as Your Highness, and any members of the government ministries as Your Excellency," it said.
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Many of the proper procedures for meeting royalty are set by the British monarchy, since its members carry probably the highest royal profile around the world today.
The website for the British queen advises men who are from the United Kingdom to provide a neck bow (from the head only) "whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way."
"On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am'," the site advises.
ABC reported Obama and his wife, Michelle, were less formal meeting Queen Elizabeth II earlier this week, when they exchanged handshakes. The queen briefly touched Michelle Obama on the back, and she returned the contact.
Pundits were surprised, since in 1992 Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating was criticized when he put his arm around the queen in violation of a general "no-touch" rule regarding royalty.
But the traditional Miss Manners book of etiquette advises: "One does not bow or curtsy to a foreign monarch because the gesture symbolizes recognition of her power over her subjects."
WorldNetDaily