B.J. Clinton denied the plan meaning of the word sex. Now the Obama admminstration has denied the plain meaning of the word bow, Ben Smith, Politico [1]:
The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets.
“It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King Abdullah,” said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Memeorandum [2] has a lot of blog reax, some quite hilarious. None that I have found that actuallybelieve the explaination:
Achenblog [3], Political Machine [4], Neptunus Lex [5], No More Mister Nice Blog [6], Right Wing Nut House [7], Founding Bloggers [8], Scared Monkeys [9], aawsat.com [10], Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion [11], Sister Toldjah [12], Power Line [13], Jules Crittenden [14], JustOneMinute [15], Brendan Nyhan [16], Gateway Pundit [17], IMAO [18], Hot Air [19], Babalú Blog [20], Atlas Shrugs [21], Avid Editor’s Insights [22], Macsmind [23], Riehl World View [24], Alan Colmes’ Liberaland [25], Jihad Watch [26], Weekly Standard [27], Pundit & Pundette [28], Commentary [29] and Outside The Beltway [30]
The best may come from Glenn Reynolds, via Powerline:
Who you going to believe, us or your lying eyes?
Groucho strikes me as more credible than Robert Gibbs.