{"article":{"__typename":"BlogArticle","id":"BlogArticle:49501","isTnfCompatible":true,"datePublished":"2008-07-27T16:07:09Z","title":"The Fist-Bump Era","slug":"the-fist-bump-era","wordCount":46,"layout":"standard","isFreelance":false,"isPython3":true,"preview":null,"watsonInfo":{"topCategory":{"full":"/style and fashion/accessories/hats","one":"style and fashion","two":"accessories","three":"hats","four":null,"__typename":"WatsonTopCategory"},"categories":["/style and fashion/accessories/hats","/travel/transports/air travel/airports","/business and industrial/energy/renewable energy/wind energy"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo","keywords":["terrorist fist-jab greeting","unintentional comedy scale","business circles","Frank Rich"]},"grapeshot":{"segments":["neg_fx","neg_mastercard_keyword-exclusion","neg_att","an_apple_negative","neg_microsoft","neg_apple_2","an_bankofamerica_negative","gv_terrorism","neg_apple_1","neg_hbo","pos_alcohol","pos_chasemarriott","pos_citibank","pos_creditcard","pos_disasters","pos_diseases","pos_disney_fxfargo","pos_ey","pos_facebook_safety","pos_hermes","pos_ibm","pos_mobkoi","pos_septembereleven"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"editorialProject":null,"seoTitle":"The Fist-Bump Era","shareTitle":"The Fist-Bump Era","dek":"","shareDek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/07/the-fist-bump-era/49501/","fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/49501/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/07/the-fist-bump-era/49501/","hasMeter":true,"dateModified":"2010-05-03T20:03:20Z","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Politics","__typename":"Channel","slug":"politics"},"authors":[{"displayName":"Matthew Yglesias","socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","id":"Author:729","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-yglesias/","biography":{"default":"Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"}}],"channels":[{"slug":"politics","__typename":"Channel"}],"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Politics","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/","slug":"politics"},"reviews":[],"secondaryByline":"","shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareText":null,"content":[{"__typename":"ArticleParagraphContent","idAttr":"","subtype":null,"innerHtml":"Via Frank Rich's column, a USA Today article on the growing prominence of the terrorist fist-jab greeting in business circles that scores very high on the unintentional comedy scale. If Obama wins, I think this could wind up being like JFK and men's hats."}],"categories":[],"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"},"leadArt":null,"embeds":[],"editorsNote":null}}

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