So, President Obama shook hands with another world leader, one the US generally dislikes. Has something like this taken place before? Hmm… I’d go with a solid yes on that one. (There’s even a smile too – gasp!)
Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong in China
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Right Skitt. So What!? But I wouldn’t compare Obama with Nixon- Nixon was a clown.
I was not comparing Obama to Nixon directly. Just using the comparison of a past US president and another disliked world leader to the recent Obama/Chavez hand shaking.