April 10, 2009: Bowing to Saudi King FAIL

Source: FOXNews

Almost every media outlet covered the story when then-President Bush held hands with then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah in 2005. The incident took place at the president's Texas ranch. But a gesture by president Obama to King Abdullah at London's G20 summit last week is getting very little attention.

Only some conservative media outlets have criticized the president and accused him of bowing to the Saudi leader. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs insists the president did not bow — adding dismissively — "he used both hands to shake (Abdullah's) hand... I'm sure it's of great cause and concern to people struggling in this economy."

But Michael Goldfarb at the Weekly Standard called the alleged bow "a violation of more than two centuries of tradition and protocol holding that American presidents never bow before royalty."