tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post6413396019236254808..comments2024-03-27T20:09:11.399-06:00Comments on Unabashedly American: Apologist in ChiefDarrell Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-85991407409941178582009-12-13T19:39:33.308-07:002009-12-13T19:39:33.308-07:00I lived in Japan for most of a year. I am aware o...I lived in Japan for most of a year. I am aware of this. It changes nothing when it comes to proper protocol and ettiquette for a head of state.Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-32072423864762244562009-12-13T17:13:54.554-07:002009-12-13T17:13:54.554-07:00Maybe everybody else is wrong. Bowing is a common ...Maybe everybody else is wrong. Bowing is a common practice in Japan.Jim Marquishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192637469594429978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-56753568652068151612009-12-13T16:05:01.899-07:002009-12-13T16:05:01.899-07:00By the way, this point is proven in the pictures t...By the way, this point is proven in the pictures there as all of the other heads of state do not bow to the emperor of Japan, and rightfully so. He is NOT there emperor.Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-78895652196611160472009-12-13T15:59:32.508-07:002009-12-13T15:59:32.508-07:00Are you serious Jim? The President of the United ...Are you serious Jim? The President of the United States is not supposed to bow to foreign monarchy whether that be the King of Saudi Arabia, the Japanese Emperor, or the Queen of England. <br /><br />It is completely against protocol and as the head of the United States it makes us look comparatively weak and subservient. The president should absolutely be respectful in all matters, but only a subject should bow or curtsey to their monarch. The leader of the last remaining world super-power should not be doing so.Darrell Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474956372325309461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408858764761620479.post-22039324870115249622009-12-13T14:59:42.700-07:002009-12-13T14:59:42.700-07:00Did I miss something? Are we currently at war with...Did I miss something? Are we currently at war with Japan? Did Obama's bow upset the Japanese in some way?Jim Marquishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192637469594429978noreply@blogger.com