Bowe Bergdahl's Folks--Especially His Mom--Get a Warm Reception at the White House

I don't know about you, but I thought Obama was awfully handsy with Bowe Bergdahl's hot mom during this Meet the Parents shtick. (Do you think Michelle put on her if-looks-could-kill face when she saw it?)

Update: What's the deal with Bergdahl's dad, who looks rather Talibanesque, saying “In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful"--in Arabic? 

Update: Rolling Stone Magazine offers up this explanation:

13) The bureaucratic clusterfuck in Washington had even led Bergdahl's heartbroken father to seek his own negotiations with Bowe's captors — explaining Bob Bergdahl's beard and controversial command of conversational Arabic and Pashto.

Bob has considered going over to Pakistan – he's grown a bushy beard, and he has sent his own YouTube video, directed at the Taliban, asking for his son's release. "I'll talk to them," he says. "I'll bring him home myself."

Another freaky factoid from the magazine piece: Prior to becoming an American soldier, Bowe tried to join the French Foreign Legion, but was turned down.

Update: Was Bowe "an active collaborator with the enemy?"

Update: Five Jihadis for One Deserter