Obama Dines In, to Some Russians' Distaste

New York Times ^ | July 7, 2009 | PETER BAKER

[FocusNexus]

After passing on dinner with the French president to take a date in the City of Light with his wife last month, President Obama took leave of his Russian hosts on Tuesday night to seclude himself in his Moscow hotel with Michelle and their daughters.

The decision to brush off the Russians on one of his two nights here miffed some in the Moscow government who did not understand why he would not devote the scarce time to his hosts.

Mr. Obama has seemed tired here, several times fumbling the pronunciation of Mr. Medvedev’s name and Mr. Putin’s title. Beginning a speech here, he mistakenly said he first met his wife in school instead of at the law firm where they actually met. And he misstated his youngest daughter’s age.

[Sacajaweau]

I keep telling you....Obama is on some kind of meds to keep his head on straight. The pressure of interacting with REAL leaders is crushing him.

He's a $3 bill and he'll never make it through 4 years.

[Jewbacca]

Obama actually met his wife on a camping trip in Pakistan.

[pennboricua]

Question, did his “friend” from Chicago that often plays baskeball with him, accompany him on this trip?

[1066AD]

Russians don’t mind if you don’t drink, but if you do you’d better keep up !

[Albion Wilde]

Vlad Putin has 100x the testosterone Obama has. So Obama wilted and shut himself away

Neverland.

[what's up]

several times fumbling the pronunciation of Mr. Medvedev’s name and Mr. Putin’s title. Beginning a speech here, he mistakenly said he first met his wife in school instead of at the law firm where they actually met. And he misstated his youngest daughter’s age.

This would have gotten at least a week's coverage on late-night TV had Pres. Bush done the same.

Pres. Bush was disciplined and knew what it took to do these overseas trips. He conserved his energy for the most important meetings and his staff worked tightly with him. Obama doesn't have a clue and is screwing up the schedule already.

[Eva]

I don’t think that the Obama’s have any regard for protocol. They go through the motions, but with little enthusiasm. They really have no refinement and are rather arrogant about the fact. Spending money like nouveau riche pretenders is really all they know.

[Jewbacca]

Fashionista.

[erman]

it’s cause the teleprompter wasn’t on at the time he spoke. He’s an idiot. An affirmative action poster boy. He will be like Hiram Revels... then after 2-3 generations another “african-american” might get elected.

[Carling]

Who paid for granny’s trip to Russia?

[Joe 6-pack]

"The pressure of interacting with REAL leaders is crushing him."

He's a piker who couldn't hang with the inventors of potemkin villages.

[txhurl]

Because, maybe he really did meet her in law school and they’ve been lying all along. He’s a total fraud and now the stories are starting to unwind......

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Bingo.

The dis-assemblemnt begins internationally.

Since we can’t seem to do it here.

[Jewbacca]

I hope you are correct.

Even stupid Joe Biden doesn’t hate his country.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Wanted to see the hot spots, the cool clubs

[Argus]

I honestly don’t think Obama cares about foreign relations except for Africa, and screwing Israel. The Russians can roll him, but mainly because he’s just not interested. Destroying Amerikkka domestically is I think his top priority.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Forgetting how he met his wife, and the age of his daughter, is a pretty severe “attention deficit”

Sounds like Barky's using some good old fashioned weed to cut the pressure of the Presidency.

[SeminoleSoldier]

he mistakenly said he first met his wife in school instead of at the law firm where they actually met.

I wonder if the White House has a dog house? LOL

[erman]

post the pic

[Ann Archy]

Jackie O couldn’t hold a CANDLE to Michelle O!!! She makes men SWOON with her fashion sense, and wome all over the world are imitating her K-Mart belt look!!! /sarc tag if neeedeed.

[Deb]

I’ll bet he’ll be alert enough to give away our missile defense and nuclear stockpiles.