Friday, March 13, 2009

Amateur Hour at 1600

Another snub of a foreign head of state over at Obama's play house...

...the White House made several moves interpreted as snubs by the Brazilian media.

Silva aides said the trip was pushed forward from Tuesday because of the St. Patrick's Day holiday -- making Latin America once again look like an afterthought. Then, the White House announcement misspelled his name as "Luis Ignacio" and put "Lula" -- a nickname that decades ago became a legal part of the Brazilian leader's name -- in quotes.

The White House quickly corrected the mistake.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They'll claim it's Bush's fault.