Hi, I’m Barack Obama; I will bow to anyone and everyone.

Are you a King, Queen or Emperor? Maybe you are just a small town Mayor. It doesn’t matter anymore.

I thought the cartoon of Mr. Obama bowing to the Burger King was mildly funny.



Good humor is rooted in truth. Unfortunately, I realize now that it may yet come to pass. In the 1980 movie “Superman”, General Zod comes to earth and the White House. What follows is a good example of how other countries saw the United States in 1980:

General Zod: [looking at the Presidential Seal on the floor of the Oval Office] I see you are practiced in worshiping things that fly. Good. Now, rise before Zod. [the "President" stands up]
General Zod: Kneel before Zod. [the "President" kneels]
General Zod: You are not the President. No one who leads so many could possibly kneel so quickly.

Unfortunately, that was then…. Change the word “kneel” to “bow” and you have the current occupant of the Oval Office.

On Thursday, January 28th, you guessed it; The President of The United States bowed to someone again. First it was Kings, Queens and Emperor’s he was bowing to, now Mayor’s of cities. The only bow he won’t give is to the wishes of the people of The United States. He is much too good for that. But if you happen to get elected to be the Mayor of a city, invite him down and you could also get your bow.





I checked Wikipedia to see if I could get some quick background information on the Mayor of Tampa Florida; Mayor Pam Iorio and it had this, “She was present at the opening of the Tampa Bay History Center on January 17, 2009. On January 28, 2010, she met U.S. President Barack Obama at MacDill Air Force Base. President Obama greeted her by bowing to her.” Did you catch that? BOWING TO HER. I know that Wikipedia is editable by many people, and would never use it as a reference in a research paper, but generally it has great information about political leaders.

Mr. President, it is not necessary to bow to everyone you meet. Remember you are a leader. You represent the most powerful nation in the world. And as such, you are the most powerful person in the free world. Please at least attempt to present yourself in that manner. No one who leads so many could possibly bow so quickly (or so often).