Emperor Akihito
ABC Omits Critics of Obama’s ‘Jarring and Inappropriate’ Bow to
November 16th, 2009 12:49 PM
ABC’s Good Morning America finally picked up on the deep bow President Obama performed for the Emperor of Japan over the weekend. Co-host Diane Sawyer ran through how other U.S. Presidents have greeted either Emperor Akhito or his father, the late Emperor Hirohito over the years — some bowing, some not. Sawyer claimed that Americans are “not trained to greet royalty” and “it’s just too confusing…