It does not mean that the Economic Forum was a show. A point which is obvious unless you come from a warped perspective, or are just nitpicking to come up with (silly) criticism.
(Oh, come to think of it.....maybe you're really Ann Richards, reworking your stupid 'silver foot in mouth' insult. Are you now?? C'mon......fess up!)
Wrong. This is a figure of speech in our part of the country. It's a display of good manners indicating he appreciated all the hard work that went into making the forum come off smoothly. It's common knowledge in the Waco community that many, many people at the university put in a lot of overtime and effort and worked cooperatively with the White House and Secret Service. Ditto for the Chamber of Commerce, local law enforcement, merchants, etc. who donated man hours and goods and services. This was a special event for the city and university and I think they did a darned good job. Apparently the President agrees, and many people also agree many good ideas and exchanges of information came out of the forum.