I wouldn't walk across the street to see him get his ass handed to him......well,maybe,it it was the whole damned money spending/wasting outfit getting the toss..........
I'm not Obama fan either but my folks taught me manners. The world of international diplomacy, as good fortune would have it, is not composed strictly of folks with well aligned beliefs.
I've little use for a Community Organizer trying to run the country but I do have respect for the Office of the American President.
Those guys have probably been in bread lines for so long that when they saw he had no bread they ignored him.
You know what...Black, woman or whatever. The president deserves a hand shake that is disrespectful to our nation and anyone laughing might as well join the Commies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big deal you might be paying more in taxes or lost your job or whatever the case might be...If you are laughing you have no pride in our national or respect for it...He does represent our country and I will add it is the greatest place to live and if your not happy get the F**K out I'll even buy you a one way trip to that communist country if you want it. Then we will see if your laughing and how much freedom you have to ride those bike in your garage or if you would have them over there. WAAAA WAAAA I pay more in taxes, I don't like him because he is black (yes there are people who do, not saying on here but I would not doubt there are a few) WAAAA I lost my job...well get off your ass and find one. Quit bitching!!! Show some pride and respect for our commander in chief...So what you do not like him but he does represent our nation and should get the respect from all the other F**King countries out there!!!!!
If people would have half the respect and pride I have the U.S.A would be booming...Remember buy American I'm not saying buy just made in the U.S.A. but buy American company products that is what will get our economy going.
If you read some of the comments below there is some doubt as to what is actually going on in the video. It may not be the insult it appears to be. However, the U.S. is increasingly seen as being weak and vulnerable and to be frank, we have only ourselves to blame. We created quite a mess out of things by our greed and incompetence and took the rest of the world along for the ride. We have the Chicoms, the Russians and a few others attempting to dethrone the dollar. We have the communist Chinese lecturing us on economic matters. We have a President traveling the world apologizing, to anyone that will listen, for past transgressions going back centuries. It is embarrassing.
I really hope I believe he's actually introducing or pointing those people out to the gentleman on his right. is the case. If not, then I am very ofended! As we all should be. Love him or hate him, that"s our president! We voted for him (maybe not you or I but as a country) and he is representing us.
Facts would be good. After watching this a few times I believe he was intruducing the other guy. Would all those other guys not want to shake the hand of our (a powerful country and major world player) president? I think it's just internet and anti Obama b.s.
Watched it a couple times now. Even though I personally don't like the guy, 1st time I watched it, I was P!$$ED as it looked like he was being seriously snubbed. 2nd time I watched it, it looks like he was introducing folks, not trying to shake hands. Hope it's introductions & not a massive snub.
You can dislike someone, even hate them, but in a public setting, you always mind yer manners.
Paw, it has ALMOST as little to do with taxes, or the economy as it does with race. I will leave it at that. If you would like to know my position on President Obama, or the office of the Presidency, feel free to pm me. Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions.
I think he was introducing. He shook NO hands, and the other guy behind him shook all of them. I can't believe the entire entourage of whoever-the-hell they were would ignore his outstretched hand.
Think this is a mountain-out-of-a-molehill, rather mountain-out-of-a-flat-stretch-of-grassland situation.
I think the folks above are right, he's just introducing others to the folks in line. He's not in line for the meet and greet, the other are. That's very obvious in the Saudi one.
I don't believe anything nefarious is going on here. His hand gesture appears to be him seeking a hand shake, but I do believe he is introducing folks.
I am one of Obama's biggest critics, but there is not even smoke here.
Hell, even Chavez who can't stand the US shook Obama's hand: