By Warner Todd Huston ——Bio and Archives--February 19, 2010
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I had captured him in a respectful bow, a traditional greeting of one’s host. As mayor of Tampa, Iorio was just that: Obama’s host.A “respectful bow”? You’re kidding, right Ed? I defy anyone to find a lot of “respectful bowing” going on at American political events where high-ranking politicians are greeting each other. You won’t find it because it doesn’t happen. People may incline their head (usually to the right, by the way) when they meet someone, but in America no one bows. Fountain is breaking his own back with his gymnastics to explain away Obama’s odd behavior. But this obviously sycophantic covering by this left-wing photog isn’t the most amusing thing about his article taking the right to task. It is his assumption that his work is somehow sacrosanct.
Nothing makes my blood boil more than seeing an image, particularly one I created, used outside of its original context to promote a particular agenda. Further compounding my frustration is that it is totally out of my control when it happens. People criticize the media constantly for showing bias, or not reporting the whole truth, but here is an instance of an accurate depiction of an event being recycled and repackaged with much bias. Fair? I don’t think so.Get a grip, Eddie. Not a soul on Earth knows it was even you that took the photo. Still, there was no “out of context” use of the snap shot by the right. The man bowed to a simple mayor as if that mayor were a Saudi King or the Japanese Emperor. Of course, the fact is he should never have bowed to those two or to the mayor of Tampa, Florida. Your bending over backwards to excuse his bending over forwards is unbecoming of you both, Mr. Fountain.
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as Breitbart.com, among many, many others. He has also written for several history magazines, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
He is also the owner and operator of Publius’ Forum.