Those “B” words sure can cause a lot of trouble for this administration. It started with all the fuss about Obama’s birth certificate – or the lack thereof. Back before the election, and for several weeks thereafter, stories about The One’s eligibility to hold the highest office in the land were rampant in the blogosphere. What with all the lawsuits, and the short-form certificate, and the legal maneuverings of a phalanx of high-priced defense attorneys, cyberspace was jam-packed with speculating, opining, and editorializing of unprecedented volumes.

One would hardly believe that such a phenomenon would occur again in our lifetime.

Yet here we are – a scant 70-something days into the Obamassiah’s presidency and the internet is going bonkers again – over a bow. During the G20 Apology Tour, our new president was introduced to several of the world’s leaders, including Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Silvio Burlesconi of Italy, and King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, among others. Pictures and videos abound of these historic introductions and many have even noted how casual the interaction between the President and Her Majesty was. That’s nothing to the firestorm of commentary that this video of Obe and Abdullah has ignited.

Wowee!

Ok – major political faux pas. The President of the United States NEVER show subservience to any foreign leader by bowing.

But then, in true political cover-up fashion, the WH communications staff turn a tempest in a teacup into a full-fledged news disaster. “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.”

It’s kinda hard to make that one fly when film of Obama’s meetings with the Queen who tops out at about 5 feet, and Sarkozy and Burlesconi who both hit about 5-5 on the measuring stick fail to show the face-to-the-floor, head at belt buckle level, genuflecting right knee posture displayed to the Saudi king who is about 5-9 according to most reports.

The Obamabots are peddling the fiction that what you see is not a bow, but they don’t seem to be able to make the sale. In less than six hours that one column has garnered almost two thousand comments and who knows how many hits. The various videos on YouTube and a couple of other sites have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. The general consensus seems to be that It’s a bow and Babdad Bob is now employed in the White House press office.

Hmmm – “B” words: Blogs, Birth certificate, Bow, Bagdad Bob.

How about “Busted”?