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**IACJdKfU** · 11-18-2009, 03:04 AM

Why does it even matter at all? Obama was being polite and open to another culture. Just think of W. Bush who would have given Akihito a pat on the shoulder while shaking hands! Don't we have anything better to do than to nitpick at silly things like that? It shows goodwill and respect on Obama's part so that's all good.

Actually, the article itself mentions Bush as being criticized for going too far to accommodate another culture as well.

As far as Obama's advisors... there have been other mistakes in the past; they're certainly not infallible. When Hillary Clinton went to Russia as the Secretary of State, she presented a Russian dignitary with a red button that supposedly said "reset" in Russian, as a joke and a reminder that America would like to start fresh. Instead, the button said "overdrive".

11-18-2009, 03:04 AM	#10
IACJdKfU Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	Why does it even matter at all? Obama was being polite and open to another culture. Just think of W. Bush who would have given Akihito a pat on the shoulder while shaking hands! Don't we have anything better to do than to nitpick at silly things like that? It shows goodwill and respect on Obama's part so that's all good. Actually, the article itself mentions Bush as being criticized for going too far to accommodate another culture as well. As far as Obama's advisors... there have been other mistakes in the past; they're certainly not infallible. When Hillary Clinton went to Russia as the Secretary of State, she presented a Russian dignitary with a red button that supposedly said "reset" in Russian, as a joke and a reminder that America would like to start fresh. Instead, the button said "overdrive".
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