Diplomat or Rock Star
Obama came. Obama left. It was all over in less than seven hours and more than CAN$ 2 million all for Obama’s sake. Nevertheless, it was one of those short visits that guests and hosts want to last longer. He was courteous, attentive and broke the security protocol walking away from the protective shell of “The Beast” (his armoured limo, not Harper) to wave to the people that waited for him in front of Parliament House.
Is he an experienced diplomat or a perfectly honed marketing tool? He found a way to visit a market and even bought cookies to take to his daughters. As a matter of fact, he tried to buy the cookies. He even gestured over the counter with a crispy green 20 Canadian dollars bill when the woman that handed him (the now internationally famous) brown groceries bag, waved him off. Continue reading
