reply to post by thisguyrighthere
Just the first thing that came to mind.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by centurion1211
Well, the article says obama bows to Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. The name sounds japanese, and in the picture she also looks to be asian ...
Italian actually:
Her father John Iorio, an Italian immigrant and a professor at the University of South Florida, died on February 7, 2007 after a battle with cancer.
en.wikipedia.org...

Iorio explained the gesture as Obama leaning in to listen as she welcomed him to Tampa and thanked him for high-speed rail funds, followed by a dip of his head in acknowledgement.
"The president is a very gracious person, and that is really what it's all about. The picture, for some reason, has gone across the Internet somehow in a disparaging way to the president, which I do not understand," Iorio told the Times.
People have too much time on their hands and hatred in their hearts. I wonder what outrageous
signs of respect he'll be caught doing next!
Iorio explained the gesture as Obama leaning in to listen as she welcomed him to Tampa and thanked him for high-speed rail funds, followed by a dip of his head in acknowledgement.