Listening to Mr. Savage speak of President Obama's "bow" to the grandson of Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan bring back some memories. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kyD_e0Y7FQ
Not just of the famous Obama bow to the Saudi king... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlqW6UCeaY
Bowing has since ancient times been a sign of fealty, or submission. For example, the term "kowtow" refers to a type of crawling on the dirt that was once required before any foreign ambassador approached the Chinese Emperor. British ambassadors would refuse to "kowtow" to the Chinese sovereign since that would place their own king in a lower stature. Americans have earned a right never to bow to any man, as the British learned to their detriment.
Why would the President of the United States, without question the most powerful man on earth, bow to anyone? That is a question open to debate.
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