Indonesia's Michelle Obama handshake scandal

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 13:46 ET
Broadsheet

Indonesia's Michelle Obama handshake scandal



A conservative Muslim minister who avoids contact with women claims the first lady forced him to touch her Video
By Tracy Clark-Flory

A top Indonesian minister is in hot water after shaking hands with Michelle Obama upon her arrival in the country. You see, Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring is a conservative Muslim who has flaunted the fact that he avoids all contact with women who aren't family members. When word of his inappropriate touching with the First Lady got out, Sembiring's fellow countrymen took to the Web to accuse him of handshake hypocrisy. He responded with a defense on Twitter: She forced him to put 'er there.

"I tried to prevent (being touched) with my hands but Mrs. Michelle held her hands too far toward me (so) we touched," he said, according to the Associated Press. Only, the entire incident was caught on camera and now a YouTube clip is making the rounds that shows him vigorously shaking her hand -- with both hands -- and grinning broadly, and who can blame him! I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this is the cutest political sex scandal ever.

http://www.salon.com/news/michelle_obama/index.html?story=/mwt/broadsheet/2010/11/09/handshake

[thereismore]

1. He is happy, I am happy. nt

[Common Sense Party]

2. It's only a cute scandal until he is murdered by religious fanatics.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

[Taverner]

7. +10000

Nothing is too low for a fundy

[elehhhhna]

3. his hypocrisy is revealed.

wth was he doing in the reception line for the First LADY if he can't touch a woman? and did this "forced" First Lady handshake cause him an erection that lasted more than four hours? if not, perhaps his superstitious religious fanata-ridiculousness is misguided. just sayin'.

[emulatorloo]

4. He looks very very happy to shake hands with Mrs. Michelle

As we all would be.

[Zambero]

5. Alright already -- so make Michelle an honorary relative

Perhaps the Indonesian parliament or other governing body can conjure up such a resolution to fix this "crisis", so that the good minister can refocus on killer volcanoes and other natural disaters once again.

[Generic Other]

6. Cute? I find him insulting.

She should have spit in his eye.