Comments | okroginator: WHAT. IS. THIS. I. DON'T. EVEN.

okroginator

WHAT. IS. THIS. I. DON'T. EVEN.

Nov 16, 2009 16:08

Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow

( cut because I got mad enough to start cluster f-bombing )

racefail, dropping the bomb, waah waah waah, incredible amounts of fail, tag made specifically for fail, superfail, fail

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okroginator November 17 2009, 15:38:54 UTC

This is just so stupid.

the_sun_is_up November 16 2009, 21:39:41 UTC

LOL WUT. I guess the right wing can't stand to go a day without criticizing Obama for something, even if it's something as random and stupid as this. :F

okroginator November 17 2009, 15:39:55 UTC

You know, if they absolutely have to criticize him for something, they could at least bother to do the fricking research.

alienchrist November 16 2009, 22:26:35 UTC

oh my god really

really

reeeeeeeeally?

yeah oh my god how dare obama not act like an asshole
how dare heeeeeee

okroginator November 17 2009, 15:40:37 UTC

OH MY GOD

OUR PRESIDENT DID SOMETHING RIGHT

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO????

and_sparks_fly November 16 2009, 22:52:11 UTC

the fail level is too high, i cannot comprehend

okroginator November 17 2009, 15:41:23 UTC

Wake me up when we've achieved enlightenment.

tsukara November 16 2009, 23:09:48 UTC

"But it's not appropriate for an American president to bow to a foreign one..."

Even if that were true, it wasn't the president, it was the emperor, for one.

For all that pundits are idiots, it really is a very nicely executed bow, for an American. Maybe a little low for two world leaders, but since it's the emperor, erring on the side of too low is probably the better idea. /just sayin'

okroginator November 17 2009, 15:43:08 UTC

it wasn't the president, it was the emperor, for one.

I know, I love how uneducated it makes these guys sound.

Since Obama's the visiting dignitary, it would be right for him to bow lower. Besides, no one mentioned how he shook hands with the prime minister (i.e. the actual political power, instead of the cultural figurehead).

tsukara November 17 2009, 23:00:13 UTC

Isn't it great? I mean, as if we couldn't tell already by the fact that most of them are on Fox.

Well, yeah. And, technically, he's mixing the bow with the Western handshake there, which is 'wrong' but from him kind of comes across as adorable and... an awkwardness that results from trying hard to get it right (which I think is far preferable to...just not caring that you're getting it wrong).