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White House Asked About President's Bow To Saudi King - 04/09/09 (video)
youtube.com - 4/9/2009
White House Asked About President's Bow To Saudi King - 04/09/09 (video)
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Asked About President's Bow To Saudi King at G-20 Summit - Which has Republicans & Right Wing Going Nuts - 04/09/09
politico.com - 4/8/2009
White House: No bow to Saudi
— politico.com — The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a... G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. "It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two ... (more) White House: No bow to Saudi

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Video: Obama bows to Saudi king?
hotair.com - 4/2/2009
Video: Obama bows to Saudi king?
— hotair.com — Question mark in the headline because I can’t tell for sure without knowing what words passed between... them, but it certainly looks like a bow. [...] Read the rest » (more) Video: Obama bows to Saudi king?

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Politics Daily:  White House Repeats Discredited Explanation for Obama Bow

WTF Is It Now?!?:  Shot across the bow

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White House Repeats Discredited Explanation for Obama Bow
Politics Daily — Filed under: Barack Obama, Scandal, Media, Obama AdministrationAt the White House press briefing this afternoon, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tried to repeat the Administration's discredited explanation for an apparent bow that President Barack Obama gave to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the G-20. The reporter wasn't buying it, as evidenced by video of the exchange. LOTHIAN: When the President met with King Abdullah, there was something that took place which I believe the White House explained was just the president being taller than the king. We ...

Shot across the bow
WTF Is It Now?!? — CNN "reporter" Dan Lothian: We took a look at the video, and it does appear that the president actually bowed to King Abdullah. Did he bow or didn't he? WH press secretary Robert Gibbs: No. But I think this meeting was like a week ago, right? LOTHIAN: That's right but this is something a lot of people are talking about today. GIBBS: I can only imagine it is of great cause and concern for many people struggling with the economy. More here. ...

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The bow that wasn't — TigerHawk
I didn't get too worked up about President Obama's respectful or overly deferential greeting when meeting Saudi King Abdullah. I did not believe that it was some kind of genetically ingrained response, given the long and dark history that Arabs have had with the slave trade in East Africa, West ...