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Tom Scheck

Gov. Pawlenty and Mary Pawlenty rip Obama for bowing

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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?