PHOTOS G20 Meet Up (April 2)

[Jackeens]

Video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7978816.stm

President Barack Obama says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the "most popular politician on earth" and has attributed it to his good looks. Chatting at the G20 summit in London, President Obama shook hands with President Lula saying 'love this guy'.



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President Obama laughs with Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev

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President Barack Obama and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merke

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President Barack Obama speaks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak

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[PA Democrat]

1. Merkel looks like she's worried that Obama is going to pull a George Bush and give her a back rub.

Berlusconi looks like he's trying to play the role of the court jester.

Great photos as usual Jackeens!

[Kindigger]

2. The look on his face!

He looks like he's thinking about it ROFL

[zeemike]

5. that look on Angela's face doesn't say that to me.

But I think you are right about Berlusconi. But what the hell he is Italian.

[Mist]

8. If anything, Angela looks delighted to meet our new Prez. In fact, she looks as

if she might have a bit of crush.

[bdamomma]

14. even the President of Russia has a gleam in his eye to for our

President Obama. Nice to see that diplomacy is back again.

[zeemike]

15. That is what I thought too n/t

[Clio the Leo]

10. She looks like she's worried he WONT give her back rub...

..... she has this look on her face like "Please Mr. Obama! Please!!!" :)

[bdamomma]

12. Berlusconi has to realize that "change" has come to the G20.

great pictures jackeens!!!!

[roguevalley]

30. burlesconi, the shecky green of international forums. what a twit.

I thought Bush was a garbonzo bean but I would be blushing if I were Italian right now. My sympathies, Italy. I love ya.

[polichick]

3. That first shot is a riot!

[GoCubsGo]

28. #6, too!

Those guys look like they're having way too much fun!

[polichick]

29. They sure do - like a bunch of goofballs! :)

[vaberella]

4. I'm sorry the last pic reminds me of those generic school pictures during elementary school.

Political Class 2009. :D :rofl:

I can't take it too seriously. Look at Pres. O with his big grin and red tie, fourth one if the second row. I remember those pics, trying to find yourself in the mass of other school mates.

[Brazenly Liberal]

6. As always,

I'm struck by how natural and comfortable President Obama looks in a situation that would overwhelm most people.

The right man at the right time for the job.

[vaberella]

7. Obviously you can't see he's not able to fit in the major leagues.

You'll need some Cheney glasses to see the light.

:sarcasm:

[Fleshdancer]

9. Obama's dentist must be the proudest person on earth

Seriously, that's a damn good smile. :D

[Clio the Leo]

11. Again! He's not front row center! Grrr...

... I bet he's doing that on purpose, "no, no, no, I dont have to be in the front, you stand in the front this time."

[lunatica]

13. They all look quite happy and relaxed

I think President and First Lady Obama are a hit.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Obama's smile totally owns that last photo.

You can so easily pick him out.

[Spazito]

17. There is some one very conspicuously missing!

bush's favorite poodle replacement, little stevie harper!

Harper misses G20 group photo, was 'in the loo'

Forget the economy, the big question Thursday at the G20 summit is: Where was Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the group photo?

Was he really, as his staff claims, being briefed by his officials on the draft G20 communique?

Or was he de-briefing himself "in the loo?" as first reported by the BBC.

Because Harper missed the group picture, the whole routine had to be restaged about an hour later.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090402/G20_harperphoto_090402/20090402?hub=TopStories

I LOVE this, it is tooooo delicious!

(I don't mean to hijack your thread, Jackeens, somehow this seemed to fit given harper is the only one who LOVED bush, lol)

[Jackeens]

18. Love it Spazito! How embarrassing...couldn't have happened to a 'nicer' guy!

[Spazito]

24. LOL, you are SO right!

Harper is such a stuffed shirt, this has to be killing him! When the other leaders had to gather again for a re-do do to harper's 'doo-doo', they joked about it. Harper has NO sense of humour so that makes it even more delicious.

I am LOVING this, lol!

[Jackeens]

25. I hope he had time to wash his hands

That link - http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/wheres-harper/#clip156792 - is hilarious!

[Renew Deal]

19. Isn't Harper standing behind Brazil's guy?

Who is that?

[Jackeens]

20. That's the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende....

...and no, of course I didn't have to look it up. :blush:

When Harper returned from his wee-wee break he was, approapriately, placed on the far right of the middle row:



(First Row from L to R) Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Chinese President Hu Jintao, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Brazilian President Lula Ignacio de Silva, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner,

(Second Row from L to R) President of the European Commission Manuel Barroso, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime MInister Stephen Harper

(Third Row from L to R) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy, Thai Prime Minister and chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Abhisit Vejjajiva, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Meles Zenawi, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Czech Prime Minister and President of the European Council Mirek Topolanek, Governor of the Bank of Italy Mario Draghi and World Bank President Robert Zoellick

[Renew Deal]

22. That's much clearer in this picture.

The Dutch PM looks nothing like Harper in this picture. Harper reminds me way too much of Bush. Who is the woman on the bottom right? And did you notice Berlusconi is missing from that picture?

[Spazito]

21. No, his spot was supposed to be standing next to Merkel...

Here is a video clip showing Merkel gesturing to the empty spot next to here, it is quite a funny clip from the CTV news:

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/wheres-harper/#clip156792

I don't know who that is standing behind Brazil's guy but it is not harper.

[Renew Deal]

26. They skewered him!

How is this playing up there? Embarrassment? Shock? Now you know what it's been like here for the last 8 years.

[Spazito]

27. I can't wait for CBC's Politics show this afternoon...

It should be good! CTV is not known as a critic of harper, quite the opposite, imo, so to see this makes it doubly funny!

[JayMusgrove]

23. Thanks for another great series of photos!!!

I always love to see "that one" (as McCain called him)!

Merkel looks like she's NOT afraid Obama will give her a shoulder rub...like Bush did.

[Hope And Change]

31. K & R!