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Andrew Malcolm isn't technically an RNC operative...

December 20, 2009 2:19 pm ET by Jamison Foser

As if the media's attention paid Barack Obama's recent greeting of the Japanese Emperor Akihito with a bow wasn't stupid enough, here comes LA Times blogger/former Laura Bush press secretary Andrew Malcolm to dumb things down even further:

What makes this one especially dumb?  Obama wasn't bowing in the photo Malcolm was referring to.  He was leaning forward while speaking, just like roughly everybody does every day.

Which Malcolm turns into this: "Obama leaning way over to stress his point isn't technically a bow..."

Like the difference between a bow and leaning forward in your seat while talking is a technicality.  

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    • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 2:30 pm ET)
         
      Yranslation: "I know he's not really bowing, but I'll throw it out there just to see how many teabaggers will buy it"...
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    • Author by mk3872 (December 20, 2009 6:24 pm ET)
         
      Is Malcolm 14 years old? I've seen more mature writing from 13 year old term papers.

      We all know there is a lot of hate and dimay on the right wing these days.

      But isn't there a serious question to be asked of the LA Times as to why in the world do they allow this garbage to be published ???
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