President Obama with Colombian singer Shakira during a ceremony in San Pedro Square, Cartagena -pics

[Kadie]

School children hold U.S. and Colombian flags while waiting on San Pedro Square in the Old City where U.S. President Barack Obama, his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos and Colombian singer Shakira will attend an event in Cartagena, April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.


US President Barack Obama (R) greets Colombian singer Shakira (C) as Colombian First Lady Maria Clemencia Rodriguez (L) looks on during an event to hand over titles to representatives of the Afro-Colombian community during an event at the Plaza de San Pedro in Cartagena, Colombia on April 15, 2012. The land restititution is an attempt by Colombia to recognized marginalized communities who were forced from their land by armed groups.




Children holding the Colombian and the U.S. flags attend an event with U.S. President Barack Obama, his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos and Colombian singer Shakira to restitute land to Afro-Colombians displaced from their homes by armed rebel groups in San Pedro Square in Cartagena, April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.










US President Barack Obama (L) applauds Colombian singer Shakira as Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (C) looks on during an event to hand over land titles to representatives of the Afro-Colombian community at the Plaza de San Pedro in Cartagena, Colombia on April 15, 2012. The land restititution is an attempt by Colombia to recognized marginalized communities who were forced from their land by armed groups.






Colombian singer Shakira (R) and Colombia's First Lady Maria Clemencia Rodriguez hold children during a ceremony with U.S. President Barack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to restitute land to Afro-Colombians displaced from their homes by armed rebel groups in San Pedro Square in Cartagena April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.




Sebastian Salgado (L), leader of the San Basilio de Palenque community of descendants of former slaves, shows a land title next to U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos during a ceremony to restitute land to Afro-Colombians displaced from their homes by armed rebel groups in San Pedro Square in Cartagena, April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.




U.S. President Barack Obama stands outside the San Pedro church during a ceremony to restitute land to Afro-Colombians displaced from their homes by armed rebel groups in San Pedro Square in Cartagena, April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.




Catholic priest Alvaro Gutierrez (L) leads U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on a tour of San Pedro church in Cartagena April 15, 2012. Obama is on a state visit to Colombia following the Americas Summit which ended earlier in the day.






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[tabatha]

1. Can you see Mitt doing that - half as well?

[RufusTFirefly]

5. Darn right!

World leadership really comes down to one's ability to appear with Shakira!
Never mind torture. Never mind NDAA. Never mind the Espionage Act. Or Afghanistan. Or the JOBS Act.
Thank Dog we've finally got our priorities straight!

[HooptieWagon]

8. Are you kidding?

Its called diplomacy. Colombia is a wonderful country, one considered a SA leader. Shakira is almost a godess there. Cartagena is a beautiful city. Obama is doing well to showcase there.

[tabatha]

10. Where did I mention Shakira?

There was more to this than Shakira.

I was thinking about the whole cross-cultural bit.

Mitt would fail.

[RufusTFirefly]

11. Sorry. Must have missed it in the fine print of your voluminous response to the OP headline n/t

[tabatha]

13. I think you will find more effusive discussion about Shakira down thread in few words.

[freshwest]

2. Oh, I love Shakira. A real lover of life and she's now a worldwide star.

And what a beautiful city with beautiful people.

Thanks, Kadie, you sure do find the nicest things.

[MarianJack]

3. You're right, and she's...

...brainy, too!

PEACE!

[freshwest]

6. Also has spoken out against abuse of women and children. incredible talent, and brains, too.

[MarianJack]

9. Good for her. IMHO there should be...

...a very special corner of hell for any man who abuses a woman, a child or an animal.

BTW, can we also mention that she's pretty, too?

PEACE!

[Kadie]

12. : )

[gateley]

4. Thank you, Kadie! nt

[HooptieWagon]

7. Colombia is such a cool country, and Cartagena is sucj a beautiful city. nt