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- twiztidsinz, on 11/15/2009, -131/+2060OH MY GOD!
OBAMA IS BEING RESPECTFUL OF ANOTHER CULTURES WAYS!!
IT'S COMMUNISM!
No wait.. SOCIALISM!!
FACISM!!! maybe? - shagg187, on 11/15/2009, -65/+837And this is how you earn respect of the other nations. Too bad his own nation won't understand the actions and will call him an asskisser...
- dha07030, on 11/15/2009, -47/+699Please don't make the front page. This ***** is retarded.
- thomas, on 11/15/2009, -9/+549http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/123063/2111846 ...
Is all I have to say about that. - theaceoface, on 11/15/2009, -27/+567You mean he showed respect?!? That's unamerican!
- ator1, on 11/15/2009, -30/+472President Obama declares that the sky is blue. Conservatives outraged.
- CubFan185, on 11/15/2009, -43/+403Here come the wingnuts
- Maksx, on 11/15/2009, -17/+370I can just imagine
Fox News: Obama bows in submission to Japanese Empire - stoned420247, on 11/15/2009, -30/+374I like this.
Our past Presidents had major ego's. It's good to see our American leaders give respect to traditions.
It's allot more respectable, than getting a shoe thrown at you. I can guarantee you that. - skidork, on 11/15/2009, -17/+356I dugg you, and your digg count went from 1 to 35. You owe me.
- mikethesecond, on 11/15/2009, -15/+245Jesus christ you wingnuts are insecure.
- TheIndigoSky, on 11/15/2009, -31/+257He's the most powerful man on earth (outside of tinfoil hat theories), so I'm not too worried about a ceremonial bow.
- twiztidsinz, on 11/15/2009, -9/+227I bet you didn't make a mention that President George H.W. Bush attended Emperor Showa's funeral. By your own words, that would be like attending Adolf Hitler's funeral.
- superkeer, on 11/15/2009, -9/+226Honestly.. who wouldn't bow to anyone important in Japan? The Japanese practically invented the social bow.
- Hu99, on 11/15/2009, -12/+203Obama bows to the Emperor? Big deal, Bush threw up on their Prime Minister.
- jimmies, on 11/15/2009, -11/+199http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
- pintomp3, on 11/15/2009, -4/+188Fox News: Obama loses World War II.
- ironhide, on 11/15/2009, -1/+182The Emperor doesn't bow back to anyone...it's just the way it is. Queen Elizabeth doesn't curtsey to her visitors either.
- stevenwalters, on 11/15/2009, -16/+178OMG MAOBAMA IS SHOWING RESPECT TO OTHER COUNTRIES!! WHAT A HITLERCOMMUFASCIMARXINAZISTALIN!!!
I mean come on! he's the American president! he should piss on furniture and beat leaders down when he visits them just so they know he's the alpha. We can't have other countries thinking we have any sort of respect for them now can we? - kinseyincanada, on 11/15/2009, -10/+163why is this news? its a common gesture to bow in Japan, so why is a handshake with the leader of Japan news worthy?
- melodrameric, on 11/15/2009, -7/+154You're right. Guilt by association strikes again!
- piieerrrree, on 11/15/2009, -1/+145I like how happy President Bush looks in that picture.
He's all like :3 - superkeer, on 11/15/2009, -8/+148You are such a mindless idiot.
Therefore your children must be, too.
God, what a family of idiots you must be part of. - afizzledbear, on 11/15/2009, -5/+142HES TRYING TO BUILD RELATIONS WITH JAPAN JUST LIKE HITLER DID!!!!!!!!!!!
- Hillsfar, on 11/15/2009, -17/+152I consider a rather magnanimous and generous and respectful bow from the leader of a country that has, and is still very capable of, kicking Japan's ass.
I think the Japanese people can see that, and are very respectful and glad of President Obama for what he did, showing due respect to the Emperor of Japan.
The only people who would criticize Obama's bow are those who are perhaps insecure in America's power and leadership of the Free World. Inferiority complex, anyone? - twiztidsinz, on 11/15/2009, -13/+140It looks like the Emperor is giving a little bit of a bow himself.
And I'm pretty sure that part of their ways is out of respect you always make sure you're bowing lower than the Emperor. - Complex13, on 11/15/2009, -10/+126why is this even news he follow customs of the country he is a GUEST on. if you are a guest in someones house you fallow their rules/customs .
- 4321234, on 11/15/2009, -9/+122The real question is....did Glenn Beck cry?
- TrainOfThought6, on 11/15/2009, -14/+126How the ***** is this newsworthy? If anything, politicians should get in the habit of giving a friendly bow following their handshakes.
- Tddupre, on 11/15/2009, -8/+112FFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU----
- Emperor03, on 11/15/2009, -14/+115Isn't bowing sort of like a handshake in Japan? Did the Emperor bow back?
- Kazbaeden, on 11/15/2009, -10/+109Did you just use a minor as a credential?
- Ymeg, on 11/15/2009, -11/+110I accidentally buried, and it went to 65.
WHAT IS THIS TREACHERY? - BrownieMix, on 11/15/2009, -12/+111It's nice to have President that doesn't act so ethnocentric in front of other world leaders.
- Ouze, on 11/15/2009, -14/+112Oh *****, Fox News just busted a nut.
Now I'm going to have to hear my conservative co-worker ranting all week about BOWGATE 2 - The Revenge! - Shadic, on 11/15/2009, -10/+108Holy crap! I pulled it from 1 to 40! We're like Digg GODS.
- piieerrrree, on 11/15/2009, -9/+107I dugg him, and his count went from 1 to 39. You're both my bitches!
- Kesereti, on 11/15/2009, -14/+110Of COURSE he bowed deeper than is the norm; it's the *Emperor*! As someone who has lived in Japan for quite some time in the past, I can definitely state that if I ever had the honor of meeting the Emperor, I'd be bowing so deeply that I'd be practically kissing my kneecaps. ;) (OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but really, Obama's bow to the Emperor was quite polite and deferential, and not at all exaggerated from what one would expect from a gaijin, even a President, in that situation. Nor is the Emperor not returning the bow out of the ordinary at all.)
- Rikushix, on 11/15/2009, -6/+101I think this comment on the Examiner website said it best:
Hank Fox says:
Ha. People getting all excited about a bow -- it's because they don't know the difference between substance and image. A REALLY strong man can bow to another and not be diminished.
Weak, frightened little men don’t know this. They think you have to bluster and posture and threaten.
Nobody with half a brain anywhere in the world thinks the strength of the United States is any less for the President offering respect to foreign leaders ... except the weak, frightened little men here at home.
A bow is a small politeness, not a sign of weakness. I'm sure the Emperor thought it was charming. And the people of Japan, I'll bet they love Obama all the more.
Which is the point. Obama travels and spreads good will. Wherever he goes, and what he does there, people like us more. Which means they’re willing to trade with us more, work with us more, cooperate with us more against terrorism.
After 8 years of the small, belligerent, HATED man we had before, this is a good thing. - DrCyclops, on 11/15/2009, -10/+105HE'S MAKING MEANINGLESS GESTURES OF RESPECT TO POWERLESS FIGUREHEADS! THIS COUNTRY IS DOOMED!
- geneikillua, on 11/15/2009, -4/+90The Emperor in Japan by tradition bows to no one.
- twiztidsinz, on 11/15/2009, -9/+94A little respect goes a LONG way...
Unless you're from "Real" America, where it's a sign of submission.
I'm glad we have someone leading the country who realizes that. - greyexile, on 11/15/2009, -10/+95it is custom for a visitor to bow to the emperor of japan. It is a sign of respect. He is not signing over america to the guy, he is simply being polite.
- acroyear2, on 11/15/2009, -9/+921. This is stupid
2. He does bow really low
3. I hypothesize that maybe it's due to his height that Obama over-compensates when bowing in any situation. He is 6'1 and I imagine that particular fellow in the photo is much shorter than him... - twiztidsinz, on 11/15/2009, -5/+88I for one welcome our new Japanese Overlords...
- PrometheusZero, on 11/15/2009, -3/+85I watch anime and play Final Fantasy all day, and I can tell you Obama was just rude, no one ever bows in Final Fantasy.
- BasalCellBossk, on 11/15/2009, -4/+86"of course you don't shake hands while you're bowing"
Yes you can. You don't know what the ***** you're talking about. When I meet clients in Japan and shake hands, it is always accompanied with a bow. - digitalArtform, on 11/15/2009, -14/+94Did the emperor also engage in the Western practice of handshaking?
My god. Do you know what this means?
Japan and the US are going to SWAP LEADERS!!!! - AgeofMastery, on 11/15/2009, -3/+82You have a dick up your *****, pussy
- lcg9q3, on 11/15/2009, -8/+81Exactly. I said the same thing on another article a few hours ago and got buried. Some people are f-ing retarded. It's common courtesy to respect another's cultural customs.
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