Gov. Pawlenty and Mary Pawlenty rip Obama for bowing

Gov. Pawlenty and First Lady Mary Pawlenty criticized President Obama for reportedly bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. On Pawlenty's weekly radio show, the two fielded a question on the incident (watch the video here) and later asked former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for his take.

I posted the two parts of Pawlenty's show that discussed the incident:

For the record, White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs told the press corps that President Obama did not bow.

It should be noted that Gov. Pawlenty is considered a possible candidate for president in 2012.

Question of the Day: Is the criticism appropriate?

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