Obama Bows to Jap Emperor

[Syt]

That's all kinds of awesome.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I've no problem with Obama bowing to the Emperor, a mere matter of courtesy to a much older man. But, he seems to have made a complete balls-up of the actual bow. The angle is too great and the spinal curvature is all wrong, somebody on the staff slipped up and didn't coach him properly. His stance looks servile rather than courteous. No doubt the worst possible photoview was chosen by the press, but even so 

[BuddhaRhubarb]

I've no problem with Obama bowing to the Emperor, a mere matter of courtesy to a much older man. But, he seems to have made a complete balls-up of the actual bow. The angle is too great and the spinal curvature is all wrong, somebody on the staff slipped up and didn't coach him properly. His stance looks servile rather than courteous. No doubt the worst possible photoview was chosen by the press, but even so 

This is exactly what i was thinking. It is a goofy angle of course. but have somebody give the guy a foreign etiquette lesson or two, or he'll be slipping the tongue to that Saudi guy when he gets that booty call.

[alfred russel]

I've no problem with Obama bowing to the Emperor, a mere matter of courtesy to a much older man. But, he seems to have made a complete balls-up of the actual bow. The angle is too great and the spinal curvature is all wrong, somebody on the staff slipped up and didn't coach him properly. His stance looks servile rather than courteous. No doubt the worst possible photoview was chosen by the press, but even so 

I agree, but so what. He has things on his plate that are more important than bow etiquette practice.

[derspiess]

"Jap"?  Might as well put "nigger" in the title, too.

I meant nothing racist by it.  But while we're talking about it, your avatar has a racist anti-JapANESE image in it

[Syt]

At any rate, at least he didn't kowtow.

[Siege]

I've no problem with Obama bowing to the Emperor, a mere matter of courtesy to a much older man. But, he seems to have made a complete balls-up of the actual bow. The angle is too great and the spinal curvature is all wrong, somebody on the staff slipped up and didn't coach him properly. His stance looks servile rather than courteous. No doubt the worst possible photoview was chosen by the press, but even so 

I agree, but so what. He has things on his plate that are more important than bow etiquette practice.

That's part of his fucking job.

He better learn to do it right or stop doing it altogether.

[derspiess]

I agree, but so what. He has things on his plate that are more important than bow etiquette practice.

They why bother bowing to a foreign leader in the first place? 

[Siege]

"Jap"?  Might as well put "nigger" in the title, too.

I meant nothing racist by it.  But while we're talking about it, your avatar has a racist anti-JapANESE image in it

You actually look at the avatars?

[Neil]

Yeah, it's probably the 2nd most important paper in the country after the New York Times.

Maybe the Washington Post can rival it for that position, but I can't think of any other that could.

No it isn't.  The LA Times is on the West Coast, it leans Republican and it services a relatively unimportant area of the country.

The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune are all more important.

[Neil]

I've no problem with Obama bowing to the Emperor, a mere matter of courtesy to a much older man. But, he seems to have made a complete balls-up of the actual bow. The angle is too great and the spinal curvature is all wrong, somebody on the staff slipped up and didn't coach him properly. His stance looks servile rather than courteous. No doubt the worst possible photoview was chosen by the press, but even so 

I agree, but so what. He has things on his plate that are more important than bow etiquette practice.

Not really.

[Josquius]

That's part of his fucking job.

He better learn to do it right or stop doing it altogether.

This is why monarchism>republicanism

[derspiess]

You actually look at the avatars?

Well, they're there and I see them.  So... yeah.

[Ed Anger]

"Jap"?  Might as well put "nigger" in the title, too.

I meant nothing racist by it.  But while we're talking about it, your avatar has a racist anti-JapANESE image in it

Of course, when i say jap, i mean it. Fucking slopes.

[derspiess]

"Jap"?  Might as well put "nigger" in the title, too.

I meant nothing racist by it.  But while we're talking about it, your avatar has a racist anti-JapANESE image in it

Of course, when i say jap, i mean it. Fucking slopes.

I thought the gooks (Vietnamese variety) were slopes?  Or is that a more general term?