Recently I posted an absurd headline over at drudge report that read WHITE HOUSE DENIES OBAMA BOW TO SAUDI KING…. The story has suddenly hit the fan, culminating at a question in today’s White House press briefing. It involved a reporter questioning Obama’s actions and Gibbs stuttering, stumbling over his words. Either way— I think the issue needs to disappear; See what happens when you agree with far-right conservatives (National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Executive Director Rob Jesmer’s statement):
Symbolism and leadership are critical in matters of world affairs. So it’s stunning that just hours after he apologized to a European audience last week, and said America has been “arrogant” and “dismissive,” President Obama paid fealty to Saudi King Abdullah by bowing to him at the G-20 Summit in London.
http://link.gopsenators.com/track.cgi?16-3403-1306357-9274
In both instances, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that our new President would rather be accepted and befriended by his new friends abroad, than preserve America’s reputation and leadership as the world’s pre-eminent superpower.
In a stunning twist of irony, Saudi Arabia stands to grow even richer under this Administration, as our oil dollars continue to flow to the Middle East because of President Obama’s staunch opposition to increasing domestic oil production here at home.
Ignore this outrageous bullshit. In reality, the pure irony of this is that Jesmer and other hard-rights never said a thing about Bush’s incredible ties to Saudi Arabia in the last 8 years. After Obama shows an amazing symbolic gesture of respect towards their leader, these conservatives are suddenly filled with outrage.
