Bowgate, Chapter four or five or something like that
One thing everyone has to give President Obaam, he sure knows how to keep people guessing.
In the past, Obama has made it a sort of semi-habit to bow to some foreign heads of state. Most usually, it’s to a head of state that bowing down to means absolutely nothing to. Like, the Queen of England. No other heads of state bows to her. Obama does. Go figure. Last week Obama took it to a new level, bowing to the mayor of Tampa, Florida. Now, at first I really didn’t care too much about the story. It’s not like Obama bowing inappropriately is new or anything.
But, Ms. Iorio was on Fox this morning to discuss the bow. The conversation went something like this. I have to paraphrase because the script’s not online yet:
- Fox: Ms Iorio, why did Obama bow to you?
- Iorio: Because he’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: Yeah, but don’t you think that’s kind of strange?
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: Yeah, but bowing to Mayors is kind of odd dontcha think?
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: I mean, that’s a weird looking picture.
- Iorio: Yes it is, he’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: Did you say something nice to Obama or something?
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: Would he bow to me?
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: Now we’ll look at the mass death and famine in Haiti.
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
- Fox: OK, Pam, we’re off-air now.
- Iorio: He’s very nice. You should meet him sometime.
Now, I can see clearly what the problem here in this picture is. Fox ain’t so smart. Look carefully again at Ms. Iorio.
Done?
Got it? She LOOKS Asian in this picture don’t she? Had to be Buddhist. But, she’s actually Italian. So, I’m gonna guess she’s not Budhhist. Once again, just a matter of Obama not getting proper background info.
But, really, the absurdity of all this is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, on a US military base, feels obligated to show subservience to the mayor of a US city. At that point the miliitary guy standing right next to Obama should have arrested him for treason. I’m not subservient to Tampa. Great town, love it, used to have the best strip joints in the US. But, they do their thing, I do mine. I don’t answer to Pam Iorio or Tampa. It’s just that simple.
The additional absurdity of it all is Obama was in Tampa to announce funding of researching building a train while simultaneously cutting NASA’s balls. Ms. Iorio was thrilled he’s spending $8 billion researching what we already know. She apparently wasn’t too concerned about her constituents who will lose their jobs due to NASA’s cuts.
