PHOTOS Uh oh...that Summit of the Americas' opening ceremony

[Jackeens]

There are 34 leaders there, the President of Argentina was first to give a speech (lasted about 20 minutes); Daniel Ortega was up second....and he's been talking for at least half an hour and shows no sign of stopping. Do, eh, all 34 leaders give speeches at this thing? They could be there til October.



One hour later:



Two hours later:



Three days later:



October:



I'm guessing this might be next:




PS I liked this:

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega praised Castro and said the U.S. was punishing Cuba. "And just because of that I cannot feel comfortable attending this summit," Ortega said. "I feel ashamed that I am attending this summit with the absence of Cuba.”
But he makes clear he's not blaming Obama,pulling out a note he says Raul Castro wrote for him about how the summit is opening on the same day as the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1962.

"President Obama was born on August 4, 1961," he read. "He was three-and-a-half months old."

He continued: "Obviously he doesn’t have any responsibility for that historic event."

[FrenchieCat]

1. They are giving our President an history lesson.

Thank God he is a good listener. Hope he's rested.

Ortega wants money for Latin America without strings! :rofl:

He is in the den of the leftest of the leftest.....
Ortega talking about Anti-capitalism now!

[Jackeens]

2. Flip, sounds like they started at 38,282 BC.

:shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

3. They started at a point before President Obama was born.

Hope they can consider the past the past....
and Ortega needs to get off the money aspect of everything.
He is starting to sound like a capitalist! Lol!

[onehandle]

5. Hey! Bush was a listener.

He just wasn't an understander.

[Clio the Leo]

4. And OH wait until Felipe gets going....

... 'cause homeboy likes to talk. I noticed that yesterday at the press conference.

[Jackeens]

6. Ok, Ortega just finished - I think he made the Guinness Book of Records with that speech.

[FrenchieCat]

8. Well, the President of Belize is talking a lot considering......

Of course, it's all about the money with him as well. He has just now gotten over to Climate change....after talking for 20 minutes!

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

7. Gotta give the President credit for going to this pissing contest.

[politicasista]

9. Yay! A REAL president.

And human too. :fistbump: :kick: :patriot:

[Clio the Leo]

10. Poor President Kirchner is about to fall out....

... and she's right up there next to the lecturn for the world to see.

[Phx_Dem]

11. What a snore. I hope the Pres brought his crackberry.

[Jackeens]

12. Ok, Belize is done - only 31 to go. Wey hey, here comes Pres Obama!