Friday, March 13, 2009

You'd Think They'd Get This One Right...

After the Gordon Brown debacle, you would think the White House would put a little more thought into planning for visits by visiting heads of state. But Brazil is already grumbling about the treatment of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will sit down with Obama this weekend and is the first Latin American leader to visit the White House under the new administration.

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.

I'm sure he'll feel better when he gets his DVDs.

... since the U.S. has now become Brazil. Only including a saviour of course...
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