Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Firing a Shot Across Obama’s Bow

Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Firing a Shot Across Obama’s Bow: "One of the most common complaints about President Obama is that he spends more time apologizing for America than standing up for it. The man gives off the impression that America is no better, and in fact, somewhat worse than, the other countries of the world. The term “American exceptionalism” cannot be found in the president’s mental dictionary, because he believes in that about as much as he believes in unicorns, leprechauns, and tax-cutting Democrats. Besides, it is difficult to explain American exceptionalism when you are always face-to-waist with other world leaders, a position Barack Obama found himself in last weekend when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito:

Obama on Monday was in China, having wrapped up the Japan leg of his Asia trip two days earlier. But Washington's punditocracy was still weighing whether or not the US president had disgraced his country two days earlier by having taken a deep bow at the waist while meeting Japan’s Emperor Akihito.

Calling the calisthenics that President Obama performed, a “deep bow,” is like calling Jessica Simpson “a little dim.” The term just doesn’t even begin to cover it. Most casual observers figured the president was either going to clean Emperor Akihito’s shoes or pick up the shiny penny that must have been on the sidewalk. Of course, considering the vanity of Chairman Bow, he is probably just enjoying his own reflection in the newly-waxed floor. Nevertheless, the event has given comedians weeks of material, and has pundits on both sides of the aisle breaking out the face palm."