Thread: No American President Ever Bowed to a Foreign Leader—Until

No American President Ever Bowed to a Foreign Leader — Until Now

Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:14 PM

By: Daniel Ruddy

President Obama created a new presidential precedent when he bowed to the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko Saturday.

No president of the United States in the more than 230 years since the country was founded in 1776 had ever bowed to a member of royalty. That was until Barack Obama’s presidency.

In April, President Obama bowed to the Saudi king during the G-20 meeting. At the time, Obama’s deferential bow was somewhat obscured, and the White House insisted that the president simply had leaned forward to shake the king’s hand.

But the president's recent demonstration of royal deference to the Japanese emperor and empress suggests his earlier action was no aberration.

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What should we make of this? Is it trivial to worry about what on its face could easily be interpreted as nothing more than a polite gesture by our president to respect the culture of a country?

America was founded on republican virtues — small “r,â€

If it's not clear to everyone what's going on, let's not mince words. Obama is clearly projecting a submissive U.S. posture to these leaders. Whether this is out of desperation or simple courtesy is unimportant. Americans should be terrified at this sequence of events as it sends a message of surrender to our adversaries the world over. WE CANNOT LET THIS STAND! WAKE UP! WE HAVE A MAN IN THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT THAT IS HELL BENT ON TOTALLY REMAKING THIS COUNTRY!!!