Summit ending on hopeful note for President Obama

[EFerrari]

Source: AP

Summit ending on hopeful note for President Obama
By MARK S. SMITH, Associated Press Writer

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – A Western Hemisphere summit was wrapping up on Sunday with President Barack Obama hopeful he'd boosted the image of the U.S. among its friends in the region and perhaps even made some new ones.

"There is great hope that with all the outreach ... we are indeed starting new relationships," said Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough.

Obama was to meet with Central American leaders before the final working session of the Summit of the Americas here in the two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also scheduled to hold a news conference before returning home to Washington.

Among those seemingly charmed by the president's promise of a new, more equal partnership was Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, the fiery leftist who famously likened former President George W. Bush to the devil.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. They got a great quote from Chavez noted in your article:

"I think President Obama is an intelligent man, compared to the previous U.S. president," Chavez told reporters.

:woohoo:

[EFerrari]

3. I'm sure he was smiling when he said that.

lol

[Judi Lynn]

4. Absolutely! n/t

[CLANG]

6. Not much of a compliment if you ask me.

(I know - nobody asked)

[EFerrari]

7. (It was a joke, like saying Yoyo Ma has a nice wrist.)

:)

[tomreedtoon]

8. Of course. Anyone who uses yoyos has a strong wrist.

Remember that yoyos were originally used as striking weapons. It was once a twenty pound rock on a rope, used to bring down animals. And I know of one case where martial artists use them as striking weapons.

Or were you talking about Yo' Mama, the guy who plays the bass fiddle?

[CLANG]

10. I don't get that - is it because he uses a bow vigorously?

[LeftishBrit]

9. That's practically defines 'Bleeding Obvious'!

[tomm2thumbs]

2. Busiest President we've had in history if you ask me - and not complainin' about it

Go figure

[EFerrari]

5. I like totally forgive him for not bowling very well.

:)