Everytime Putin has visited Chimperor he wears BLACK. Is he Johnny Cash Sympathizer (He's of an age to know Cash's music) does Putin just have a great sense of HUMOR or..Stupid Chimp's thinking of "Black "Hats and White Hats".."Good Guys and Evil Doers"... OR....is it this:
"I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul” to which Powell replied: “Mr. President, I looked into President Putin’s eyes and I saw the KGB”. -----------------------------------
Reflections on Lake WobegonIASA 2007 Annual Conference took place in Minneapolis, MN last week. The show was interesting and fun on several levels. I had the advantage of attending as an exhibitor and a speaker so I got to see the event from different viewpoints. Here, in no specific order, are some images and impressions:
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Key Note Speaker – Colin PowellPowell is a retired four star general, former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan and former Secretary of State for George W. Bush. The term “heavy hitter” seems inadequate to describe this great American. Refreshingly, Powell didn’t accord himself the import that others do, telling some funny stories about his adjustment from military to civilian life and then into his current “retirement”. The later cost him amongst other things, his personal, government issue Boeing 747 (“Condi took it and I haven’t seen it since”). Another attractive feature of Powell’s approach was that he clearly had a sense of his audience and actually related his speech to both insurance, and learning and leadership, which was the theme of the show. This stands in contrast to so many national figures who hit the speaker circuit and parrot the same lines from venue to venue with no attempt at relevance. There is a strong voyeuristic kick in hearing someone talk about incidents between the most famous and powerful people on the planet. One gem which the audience enjoyed was the retelling of Powell and President Bush’s first encounters with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As Powell recalled it after the meeting he and Bush were reviewing events and comparing notes and seemingly they disagreed. At one point Bush looked at his Secretary of State and said (with a suitable Texas twang) “Powell, I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul” to which Powell replied: “Mr. President, I looked into President Putin’s eyes and I saw the KGB”. more about this at.........
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