Posted on 04/18/2009 7:12:12 AM PDT by EagleUSA
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago -- President Obama endured a 50-minute diatribe from socialist Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega that lashed out at a century of what he called terroristic U.S. aggression in Central America and included a rambling denunciation of the U.S.-imposed isolation of Cuba's Communist government.
Obama sat mostly unmoved during the speech but at times jotted notes. The speech was part of the opening ceremonies at the fifth Summit of the Americas here.
Later, at a photo opportunity with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Obama held his tongue when asked what he thought about Ortega's speech.
"It was 50 minutes long. That's what I thought."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ignored two questions about Ortega's speech, instead offering lengthy praise of a cultural performance of dance and song opening the summit.
"I thought the cultural performance was fascinating," Clinton said. Asked again about the Ortega speech, Clinton said: "To have those first class Caribbean entertainers on all on one stage and to see how much was done in such a small amount of space, I was overwhelmed."
A senior administration official declined to criticize Ortega, saying the president wanted to focus on the future.
"His expectation is that these debates of the past can remain that, debates of the past and that the leaders can take advantage of this opportunity to focus on what they can do in the future to advance the interests of all the people of the hemisphere."
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Endures?
Or “laps up”?
The lightweight socialist TOTUS and the Sociopath of State’s replies are telling.
I can’t wait to go to Cuba; cheap cigars,cheap rum,great beaches,women forced to be hookers to earn a living.It’s
1957 all over again!
The Latin American socialists are mad because we aren’t becoming Third-World fast enough. They wanted Change, instantaneous change!
People like Obama and Clinton were taught to agree with Ortega.
Of course they didn’t comment. They want to keep their jobs, and agreeing 100% with anti-American sentiment will alienate everyone but the far-left. They have to keep fooling the ‘moderates.’
Probably wondering how he wound up in church.
Obama probably thought it sounded like Cheech Marin channeling Reverend Wright.
"Wow! Gotta tell Jeremiah when I get home."
Those imperialistic Samoans.
Wouldn't that be nice !
The cold war would be a welcome swap for this current pØs
Don’t shoot me, but I think Obama’s response was probably the correct one. (It was 50 minutes long)
Danny Ortega may be to numb to understand the response, but it was correct.
Hmmm—Endures, endorses? There is no difference to obama.
1957 all over again,
but without the soothing presence of Michael Corleone
and Hyman Roth. Not to mention Fredo.
Perfecto!
he probably totally agrees with it
It’s only business,supremedoctrine!
” I was overwhelmed.”
I’m underwhelmed!
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