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Dalai Lama Fist Bump in Memphis
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by Jordan Yerman | September 23, 2009 at 06:41 am
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The Dalai Lama learned the fist bump in Memphis, Tennessee. Mayor Myron Lowery greeted the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, with the fist bump when the Dalai Lama arrived in Memphis as part of his North American tour.
The Dalai Lama laughed, but later said the gesture reminds him of violence.
A fun and colloquial beginning to the Dalai Lama's US visit. I just hope nobody shows him the shocker.
"They say you've got a sense of humor. I've always wanted to say, 'Hello Dalai,'" Lowery added, playing on the name of the popular musical "Hello Dolly."
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Dalai Lama is a big big liar (not verified)at 10:09 on September 23rd, 2009
he fooled a lot of people and the world political groups use him as a tool. So that's a mutual utilization.
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staples (not verified)at 13:36 on September 23rd, 2009
Oh no! Look closer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyW4_m_HS5Q
at 02:41 on October 6th, 2009
And now (ht: Fred Siesel) even the Dalai Lama gets left out in the cold!
In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama’s summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month, according to diplomats, government officials and other sources familiar with the talks.
For the first time since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader will visit Washington this week and not meet with the president. Since 1991, he has been here 10 times. Most times the meetings have been “drop-in” visits at the White House. The last time he was here, in 2007, however, George W. Bush became the first sitting president to meet with him publicly, at a ceremony at the Capitol in which he awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest civilian award.