Obama receives 50th birthday best wishes from Sepp Blatter … is that a good thing?
Aug 4, 2011, 10:09 AM EDT
I love checking my mail in the afternoon and finding a letter from Sepp Blatter. Of course it goes directly into the shredder, but it was nice of him to write. Today President Obama got just such a missive, as Blatter offered him best wishes on his 50th birthday.
Blatter describes Obama in a letter as a “visionary leader and unifier.” Blatter, who was 75 in March, tells Obama that “turning 50 is an occasion to reflect and look forward.”
Blatter writes, “I wish you strength in these difficult times and I am convinced that you … will succeed in overcoming these challenges.”
It’s always great to get a nice note from the guy who screwed you out of a World Cup bid. What’s next, a musical birthday card from Muammar Kaddafi?
I love this graph from the Associated Press:
Both leaders, who met at the White House two years ago, have experienced tough summers. Blatter has defended FIFA against numerous corruption allegations, and Obama brokered a deal to avoid defaulting on national debts.
Yes, those are totally the same.
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Sepp Blatter Offers Barack Obama 50th Birthday Wishes [Huffington Post]
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- rickditka - Aug 4, 2011 at 2:23 PM
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‘here you go President Carter, it’s size failure, good luck with the rest of your birthday tour’
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- efceem - Aug 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM
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Neither one is a leader. Soccer is a great sport, but FIFA is not exactly the most transparent organization and the old Blatter to blame.
How can we proud of our country?
In just a few month we went from the most powerful military force to a NATO subdued followers, from the most powerful economic nation to a AA+ (or less) even after France!!!, GDP from 3% to 2%, inflation up etc etc.
And O’baba, sorry, Obama, continues to blame others all his government failures.
A country like the United States of America can’t be lead by a community organizer, no matter how street wise the guc can be.
