The ShamWow Bow

This past Saturday the President was in Japan during the second day of his Asian tour. He greeted the Emporer and Empress with an embarrassing, subservient bow. Not just an ordinary bow but a deep, submissive bow. A “bobbing for apples” bow. A “may I shine your shoes” bow. The “mother of all bows.” A bow to end all bows. What White House aid advised him to do this? Did he practice this bow on Air Force One in front of a mirror?

Someone needs to inform the President that it is all right to be a proud American. There is no shame in standing tall, being the leader of the free world and shaking the hand of another world leader. There is no need to bow down to any other nation. It is not a sign of disrespect if the President of the United States does not bow. The hand-shake is our sign of respect. If bowing is such a sign of respect then where was the return bow?

What is this incessant desire to humble himself in front of the world? The Marines have a saying,”It’s hard to be humble.” This apparently does not apply to the Commander-in-Chief who travels the globe in a state of apologetic appeasement baked in humble pie.

Barack Obama would do well to review American history, especially the part where the United States has had to save the world’s human population from themselves on numerous occassions at great sacrifice to American citizens. There is no reason for apologies or humility to any other country.

Maybe the President needs to be reminded that he is the leader of the greatest nation on Earth and it’s hard to be humble – when you’re an American.