Barack Obama. has responded, via an anonymous aide, to charges that by bowing to the Communist emperor of Japan he was actually surrendering and apologizing for World War II. , which is technically illegal because he's not a citizen. The Atlantic. 's James Fallows. quotes a " U.S. government official who was on the trip. " characterizing Obama's reaction to the criticism he received for the bow. He was just being polite. , as opposed to terrified that America's status as a superpower will disappear down the toilet if its president stops being a dick all the time: Obama's attitude was, this is an elderly gentleman in a country where this kind of greeting is customary. It does not seem extraordinary to show this kind of gesture to him. The Fox news poll said that 67% of Americans thought it was a good thing for him to have done. When the president heard that some people had complained, I'd characterize his reaction as: The notion that the United States is somehow humbling or humiliating
Obama (Sort of) Comments on the Bow Flap: Controversy 'Leaves Me Speechless' [Surrender]
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