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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
I seem to remember quite a hubbub when Bush was holding hands with the Saudi King and kissing him on the cheeks (which is very common in the culture, which is why I roll my eyes when people talking about an Arab leader hugging a Hamas or something leader - its like a handshake here). At least my liberal friends were. They were using it as some sort of evidence that oil men will always embrace the Saudis or something.
So when they express shock that people are going on about the bow, well.. it amuses me.
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I agree that the holding hands/making out that Bush did was brought up by liberals/Democrats. That's what makes these diehard political affiliations so silly. They have to be hypocrits at all times.
The one difference now though is that Democrats never really made it their talking point of the week. It was mentioned and people said stuff in passing about it, but it was never the topic du jour across the land from what I remember.
I guess my point is that parties play right into the hands of their opponents when they go overboard on stupid shit. I'm not a fan of Obama bowing to the Saudi King, but ultimately I don't really give a shit about the issue. Most Americans don't either. Each party only has a certain amount of time to spread their messages and get in the ear of the average voter. Why fucking waste that time bitching about some stupid bow that no one is going to base their vote on in 2010 or 2012? I'd love to see a fiscally conservative opposition party in this country, but the Republican party is so fucking stupid today that it's going to leave one party with a lot of power for a long time.