Before the Obama Clinton hug, there was an Obama 'lean forward' and a Clinton 'bow'

[Tx4obama]

I must have blinked while watching on TV because I missed that!!!


Edited to add:

More photos in the slideshow at the bottom of the article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/bill-clinton-speech_n_1850526.html

[pnwmom]

1. Me, too. Great photo. Thanks!

[Suich]

2. I saw that.

I don't think Clinton knew Obama was coming out on stage. Clinton was waving at the crowd, with his back to where Obama was coming onstage. When he (Clinton) turned around, I thought he seemed surprised to see Obama...that's when he bowed! It was pretty cool!

[polichick]

8. It did seem like a gesture of surprise - whether he really was surprised...

...or just pretending. Nice moment!

[Cosmocat]

10. My take at the time, too

I really think Bill Clinton did not know Barrack Obama was going to come out on the stage.

I think he was surprised, and in a SUPER COOL gesture of deference in the moment did the bow.

They had Terry McCauliff on after the speech, and he said when they went to Clinton and asked him to speak last night, he immediately went to work and spent A LOT of time working on the speech over the next month.

I think for all the need for the "liberal" media to try to linger on this notion that they don't like one another, not that really matters, Clinton is full on board with getting BO reelected, and is getting ready to get on the campaign trail and follow up.

He loves this stuff, he believes in the party and I think it is clear he is dutifully in line with doing whatever the president's team asks.

[Marsala]

16. I can't believe that Clinton didn't know Obama was coming out on stage. *I* knew that he would be.

And I'm just some random person who reads a lot of liberal blogs.

[Cosmocat]

17. Maybe

they said BO would be coming out.

But, after going on a 45 minute political speech bender and caught up in the moment, he clearly was surprised when BO came up behind him.

[flamingdem]

3. What does that mean?!

It's a trap the Chinese are running things!

[Tx4obama]

4. And check this out - here's a photo of the Castro brothers - a 'double' bow

LOL! I think the camera caught them in the process of standing up or sitting down

[flamingdem]

5. It's a sign that they are being controlled by

Fidel and Raul (I knew it)

[geckosfeet]

7. That is a great pic. They are in nearly identical positions.

[99th_Monkey]

6. Wow. Politicians acting like real adults!!??!! What's the country coming to?

A better tomorrow, that's what.

[bigtree]

9. another angle

[ecstatic]

12. I hope it was a planned gesture and not

a reaction to chest pain or something.

[a kennedy]

11. Saw this and thought that is pretty d*mn cool......

the elder statesman to the current statesman......A E W S O M E. Loved it.

[RagAss]

13. It was....like a far eastern ritual.

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. I'd noticed that when it happened. thanks for the photo

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I missed it too! Thanks for posting that.

[FightForMichigan]

18. Body language

FWIW, the picture says that Clinton acknowledges some degree of authority over him by Obama. With all the talk about how the two do or don't get along, I find that a bit interesting.