Obama Bows to the Saudi king

On his trip to the G20 summit, Obama bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia. (This is the only leader he bowed to). Obama now says that he didn't bow but was shaking the hand of someone shorter than he. The Queen of England is much shorter and he didn't bow.

I can look at a picture. I've shaken hands with people shorter than me. When I've shaken hands with people shorter than me. I may have leaned forward, but by head is always well above theirs. Here, Obama's head is below the shoulder of the Saudi king.

The Washington Times has a good editorial on the subject:

Press outlets have been conspicuously silent on Mr. Obama's bow. Compare this to
the New York Times' reaction when former President Bill Clinton inclined a bit
too far when meeting Japanese Emperor Akihito in 1994. According to the Gray
Lady, "The image on the South Lawn was indelible: an obsequent president, and
the Emperor of Japan." Former President George W. Bush received thorough press
attention after being photographed holding hands with then-Crown Prince Abdullah
in 2005. "It clearly strikes a nerve," CBS News reported, while David Letterman
satirized Mr. Bush as "officially the gayest president since Lincoln." These two
cases were tame compared to Mr. Obama's full-out genuflection, which makes us
wonder why it is not worthy of comment.