"It's unlikely that as a consequence of me shaking hands or having a polite conversation with Mr. Chavez that we are endangering the strategic interest of the United States"

Who thinks that, you complete fool?

But it's another puzzle piece which demonstrates:

NOT that you are nice guy
NOT that are reasonable
NOT that, as Axelrod put it, some new crop was planted to be harvested in the kumbaya of 2050
NOT that we are the leaders to follow to a new peaceful world

But in fact shows that abusing you encourages others that the USA is weakening in a cruel and unforgiving world
But in fact shows that recognizing those in a friendly fashion who are RACIST, troubles you NOT AT ALL
But in fact shows that you cannot recognize those actions which encourage those who mean us ill
But in fact shows that you cannot see three moves ahead to the mistakes others might make as a result of PERCEIVING even incorrectly that you are weak, guilty in your apologies, and that your first inclination is to admit to error and blame this nation in an effort to BLUNT CONFRONTATION, which you eschew for all but your domestic enemies, WHO CANNOT HURT YOU.

Every leader sees this. From Medvedev, to Jintao, to Karzai, to Chavez to Harper, to Sarkozy, to Brown. They see it in Al Qaeda, Waziristan. Teheran, Qom, Eyl, Swat, Djibouti, Ouagoudougou, Helsinki, Warsaw, Delhi, and Managua.

You have NO CLUE what is seen, or perceived.

Before this next four years is out something HORRIFIC is going to happen and your name will be shit FOREVER. James Buchanan level garbage. Something to make Carter LOOK GOOD

"I have great differences with Hugo Chavez on matters of economic policy and matters of foreign policy," Obama said.

How about anti semitism you douchebag? And Rahm, where the eff are you whispering in his ear about this?

An opposition lawmaker on Sunday said Obama's handling of the meeting confirmed conservatives' concerns that the Democratic president would not be tough enough on the United States' adversaries.

"I think it was irresponsible for the president to be seen kind of laughing and joking with Hugo Chavez," said Republican Senator John Ensign on CNN Sunday.

"This is a person who is one of the most anti-American leaders in the entire world," Ensign said, calling Chavez "a brutal dictator".

"When you're talking about the prestige of the United States and the presidency of the United States, you have to be careful who you're seeing joking around with," he said.

Obama said he'd heard such criticisms throughout his campaign for the US presidency and dismissed them as nonsense.

Okay 53%? HAPPY NOW ?