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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Dinner at the Buttersburg Inn June 26 2009

Dinner at the Buttersburg Inn

June 27, 2009 – Updated August 16, 2009

My wife and her Mom and I had dinner at the Buttersburg Inn, yesterday, June 26, 2009.

“Main Street Union Bridge June 26, 2009” Kevin Dayhoff (20090626 UB (2)b) Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/e3hw4

View of the sculpture, “Love Reconciled with Death” by Union Bridge native William Henry Rinehart Corner of North Main Street and East Broadway; from our window seat at the Buttersburg Inn June 26, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff (20090626 UB (3)) (See: http://tinyurl.com/klqmkm.) Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/e3i8v

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The Buttersburg Inn, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland
Locally owned and operated by Jim Rowe and Frank Tunzi
The Buttersburg Inn
9 North Main Street
Union Bridge, MD 21791-9100
Phone: (866) 920-5608
Fax: (410) 775-0541
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Hours of Operation:
Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Thursday–Saturday, 7:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

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http://twitpic.com/e3alt Reproduction of “Love Reconciled with Death” by Union Bridge native William Henry Rinehart Corner of North Main Street and East Broadway Kevin Dayhoff July 5, 2007 http://tinyurl.com/klqmkm

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Michael Jackson dead, AP reports

Michael Jackson dead, AP reports

Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world's most disturbing celebrity, has died. He was 50

http://www.adn.com/news/ap_advisories/story/843568.html

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myfoxnationIn Memoriam: Jackson's Life, Legacy and Tragedy: Jackson's Life and Times http://tinyurl.com/lv5ds4

donsurberIf ObamaCare were in effect, Michael would be alive today. http://bit.ly/BTRq6

Jackson 5: “I Want You Back.”

PoliJAMUK Foreign Secretary comments on MJackson: "Never has one soared so high and yet dived so low. RIP Michael" http://bit.ly/qjyvW

cnnireportMichael Jackson, scene from Times Square, folks in lawn chairs! - http://bit.ly/13Y0nx #ireport

He died today. 50.

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UPDATE: Mark Sanford Spelling Song

UPDATE: I'll leave the Google video up, but I got feedback about it not playing well...

So, I went ahead and loaded it up on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOJ5dqJYfgI

Hat Tip: I found it on “Politics Rocks” http://politicsrocks.blogspot.com/

http://tinyurl.com/luoqo9

Politics Rocks wrote at the time: Most of the pictures in the slideshow are from Gervais Bridges at Barbecue & Politics. Unfortunately, Gervais retired his blog the other week. In honor of his legacy, the slideshow and song below are dedicated to him. The blog posted underneath comes from BBQ & Politics on June 28, 2006, the day after Andre Bauer defeated Mike Campbell in the run-off. My personal favorite and an instant classic. For the History of the Song, click here- DOT Official's Song Hits Sour Note

http://politicsrocks.blogspot.com/2006/08/in-honor-of-bbq-politics-mark-sanford.html

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Mark Sanford Moonbat(s) South Carolina Infidelity, spelling,

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This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle

http://www.thetentacle.com/

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Irony Deficient
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Half-way across the globe on June 12, the volatile and enigmatic theocratic nation of Iran held elections in which the Iranian government counted 32 million hand-written paper ballots in about three hours and declared the incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad victorious.

The Plane Ride
Tom McLaughlin
Aboard a Malaysian Airlines Flight – “How do you spend 22 plus hours on an airplane and still stay sane” is the question I am often asked when I travel back and forth from Malaysia to the States. My reply: “I have never been sane in my life, so why would this make any difference?”

REVIEW – Finest Individual Performance I've Seen
Roy Meachum
When I first looked on actor Stacy Keach from a reviewer's seat, his white beard was fake. He played Wild Bill Cody in Arena Stage's "Indians," a somewhat bitter analogy for the very bitter protests against the raging Vietnam War. We were young men in our prime. Now the white beards are very real, on both sides of the lights.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Bureaucracy Run Amok
Roy Meachum
Twenty six years ago last March I moved into what was then called the Historic District, which was bound on the north by 4th Street; since that's where my house faced, the commission could only tell me what to do about the front; the rest of the place was unregulated.

The Ugly Head of Anti-Business
Michael Kurtianyk
I can’t believe that any of our county commissioners would vote against a request by Life Technologies, Corp. The company is simply looking for a $25,000 economic development grant as part of a larger grant from the State of Maryland.

Motorcycle Touring – Part 1
Nick Diaz
In my many years of traveling by motorcycle, I’ve encountered many people who ask me questions like, “Did you ride that thing all the way out here from Maryland?” The standard reply from this smart aleck is: “It’s better than pushing it all the way from Maryland…”

Monday, June 22, 2009
Political Gut Checks
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
As my time in the political spotlight continues to wind down, I seem to be increasingly reflective. Not just about my own experience, but about politics and politicians in general.

And Hippocrates Wept
Steven R. Berryman
The final form of changes to our current healthcare system, as is being pressed by our President Barack Obama, is still under wraps. A rational discussion of the ramifications for all concerned – including you – is an essential exercise now.

Friday, June 19, 2009
Dirty Shots
Roy Meachum
My blood boiled this week at a pair of dirty shots; their targets were County Commissioner Charles A. Jenkins and Fredericktowne Players' "Annie" director Samn Huffer.

Saving The Planet vs. Controlling It
Joe Charlebois
Current initiatives to make the world a "cooler" place will simply fail. Why will they fail? They will fail because the current proposals as presented do little if anything to encourage activity through positive and enterprising methods.

Thursday, June 18, 2009
What A The Week That Was
Joan McIntyre
What a week it has been. Commissioner Charles Jenkins put the Waste-to-Energy plant back on the table. Anti incinerator proponents have gone into over drive, again in a panic.

A Turn for the Better
Michael Kurtianyk
Does it feel like the economy is doing better? Are you seeing signs that give you hope for a better future? Have we hit bottom and are now starting to climb up out of our doldrums?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The fall'll probably kill ya!
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Monday, the ever-perpetual campaigner in chief, President Barack Obama, took his health care reform road show to Chicago for a 55-minute speech before the American Medical Association’s annual convention.

Jungle Adventures
Tom McLaughlin
Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia – “Froggy went a courting he did ride, uh hum, froggy went a courting he did ride, sword and pistol by his side, uh hum”

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Illogical! Even Stupid
Roy Meachum
Donna Kuzemchak was never known for demure behavior. She was a fiery acolyte during ex-Mayor Jennifer Dougherty's term; understanding the measure of the woman she supported, she scarcely raised a peep directly against the boss lady. She did not start Jeff’ Holtzinger's four years as a happy camper, which everyone understood.

Simple Answer, Complex Solutions
Farrell Keough
Much discussion has been taking place surrounding the subject of Smart Growth. New plans for zoning, building, growth, and government regulations.

Monday, June 15, 2009
Rest Easy, Good and Faithful Servant
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Sadness settled over the Middletown Valley this weekend. As longtime residents of the Town of Middletown hear the news, voices were hushed in conversation and steps along Main Street lost some of their bounce.

Stereo Daze
Steven R. Berryman
As complex as life and electronics are these days, I cannot help but look back fondly to my first big job and the consumer world of the 1970s, before computers, cell phones, and even home theater and large screen televisions.

20090624 SDOSM This week in The Tentacle

Washington Post News Alert Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62

Washington Post News Alert Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62 http://tinyurl.com/ndqrb2

News Alert 12:51 PM EDT Thursday, June 25, 2009
Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62 The "Charlie's Angels" star dies after a long battle with cancer. For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

Find the article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062501971.html?hpid=artslot

20090625 SDOSM WaPo Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62

Mark Sanford Spelling Song

UPDATE: I'll leave the Google video up, but I got feedback about it not playing well...

So, I went ahead and loaded it up on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOJ5dqJYfgI

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6329328762201502804

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Mark Sanford – Don’t Cry for me Argentina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrx5Ve7y0xM

Lyrics to Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Evita) :
It won't be easy
You'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After ll that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see
Is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressd up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They're not the solutions
They promise to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Don't cry for me Argentina

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

Have I said to much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do
Is look at me to know
That every word is true
[ Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Evita) Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

Artist: Andrew Lloyd Webber lyrics

Title: Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Evita)

20090625 SDOSM Mark Sanford Dont cry for me Argentina

US rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats

US toughens stand; rescinds July 4 invites for Iran's diplomats Hindustan Times

Iran Envoys Disinvited From July 4 Festivities Washington Post

US rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats The Associated Press

US rescinds July 4 invitations to Iran diplomats AFP

Analysis: Obama balances realism, idealism as Iran simmers CNN

The presidential election cycle Jamaica Gleaner

US says hot dog diplomacy still on with Iran

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hMtZsaQT4cTxcgA51WrpiUS6cWGg

June 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Monday its invitations were still standing for Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at US embassies despite the crackdown on opposition supporters…

20090625 SDOSM US rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats

Sanford's Presser: Instant Classic Sanford del Presser: Clásico Instantáneo

Jueves, 25 de junio de 2009

Sanford's Presser: Instant Classic Sanford del Presser: Clásico Instantáneo

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Mark Sanford's press conference. Did you watch that performance? Sanford marca la conferencia de prensa. ¿Te ha ver que el rendimiento? Wow. Wow. He just... Acaba ... he just kept going. que acaba de mantener. How did it compare to some classic political meltdowns of the past? ¿Cómo comparar a algunos políticos clásicos crisis de los últimos? Favorably! Favorablemente!

He was 24 minutes late to the podium and then he rambled, just straight-up rambled, apologizing to literally everyone he's ever met, talking about dinosaur sheets and "Adventure Trips," becoming tearful, and wasting a full ten minutes of rambling before finally admitted to cheating on his wife. Él fue de 24 minutos tarde a la tribuna y luego rambled, justo recto hasta rambled, pedir disculpas a todo el mundo está literalmente conocido, hablando de hojas y dinosaurios "aventura", convirtiéndose en lágrimas, y gastar un pleno de diez minutos antes de senderismo admitidos a engaño sobre su esposa. He cheated on his wife for a year with some friend from Argentina, and his wife has known for five months, and the affair just continued, while he worked on his marriage, and it was not until he disappeared on Fathers' Day (to spend "five days of my life crying") and the media caught wind that something might be up here that he decided it was time to apologize to his family and maybe stop the affair. Él engañó a su esposa durante un año con algún amigo de Argentina, y su esposa ha conocido durante cinco meses, y el asunto sólo continuó, mientras trabajaba en su matrimonio, y no fue hasta que desapareció en los Padres Día (para pasar "cinco días de mi vida llorando") y los medios de comunicación que capturan el viento podría ser algo aquí que decidió que era hora de pedir disculpas a su familia y, quizás, dejar el asunto.

It was a bravura live political meltdown. Se trata de un colapso político bravura vivir. Though it was dissimilar in tone, it was a cousin to Blago's classic presser. Aunque fue distinta en el tono, es un primo del clásico a Blago prensatelas. Not the first one, with the poetry, but the classic Friday afternoon performance about the children with cancer . No es la primera, con la poesía, pero el clásico el viernes por la tarde sobre el rendimiento de los niños con cáncer. Or maybe the one about cowboys? But while Blago filibusters and mugs and grins, Sanford just bared way, way too much of his soul. O quizás una sobre vaqueros? Pero mientras Blago filibusteros y tazas y sonríe, Sanford sólo se descubrió modo, demasiado de su alma.

It blew away Spitzer's one minute apology —He took questions! Se volaron un minuto Spitzer de la disculpa-Entiende preguntas! His wife was at home!—and Clinton's initial denial and eventual apology were, in comparison, boring. Su esposa estaba en casa! Clinton-y la denegación inicial y eventual disculpas fueron, en comparación, aburrido.

It was Terrell Owens-esque, actually . Se Terrell Owens-esque, en realidad. Sure, he could've blamed outside forces, like when Mark Foley's attorney blamed booze and priests . Claro, podría haber culpado fuerzas externas, como cuando el abogado de Mark Foley culpó alcohol y sacerdotes. But no. Pero no. He had no excuses. Él no tenía excusas. That made any sense. Que tuvo sentido.

It was reminiscent, especially with the wife's glaring absence, of the pre-9/11 Rudy Giuliani classic, "I am telling the press about my separation from my wife before I tell my wife." Se recuerda, especialmente con la notoria ausencia de la esposa, de la pre-9/11 Rudy Giuliani clásico, "Estoy diciendo la prensa acerca de mi separación de mi esposa antes de que yo le digo a mi esposa."

Sanford didn't have a single sound bite as classic as Nixon's "last press conference" (well, maybe "the biggest self of self is indeed self"), but it will provide us with many days of joy, until Tim Pawlenty's "I am addicted to meth" conference next month. Sanford no tiene una sola mordida como sonido clásico como Nixon "última conferencia de prensa" (bueno, tal vez "el mayor libre de la libre es, en efecto, libre"), pero nos dará muchos días de alegría, hasta que Tim Pawlenty "I soy adicto a la metanfetamina "conferencia el próximo mes.

Sanford's instant classic in full: Sanford del clásico en su totalidad:

Palabras del Presidente OBAMA Y PRESIDENTA BACHELET DE CHILE DESPUÉS DE REUNIÓN

LA CASA BLANCA

Oficina del Secretario de Prensa
_______________________________________________________________________
Para publicación inmediata 23 de junio de 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT BACHELET OF CHILE AFTER MEETING

Palabras del Presidente OBAMA
Y PRESIDENTA BACHELET DE CHILE DESPUÉS DE REUNIÓN

Oficina Oval

3:22 p.m. H. Esp

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Bueno, quiero agradecer a la Presidenta Bachelet por tomar el tiempo para visitar conmigo el día de hoy. Tuvimos la oportunidad de conocer a cada uno en la Cumbre de las Américas, y hemos hablado por teléfono varias veces. Me parece una de las líderes más importante que tenemos, no sólo en el hemisferio, sino en todo el mundo. La felicito y todo su equipo de gestión de la economía chilena y el proceso político en Chile, de tal manera excelente, y creo que ella está haciendo un trabajo excelente.

Es evidente que la amistad entre los Estados Unidos y Chile es fuerte. Tenemos muy fuertes los lazos comerciales, en parte debido al acuerdo de libre comercio que existe entre Chile y los Estados Unidos. Una de las cosas que hemos discutido aquí es cómo podemos profundizar esa relación continuamente. Por lo que estamos anunciando los proyectos de cooperación en energía limpia. Existe un enorme interés tanto en los Estados Unidos y en Chile, en cómo podemos desarrollar la energía solar y eólica y los biocombustibles y toda una serie de otras estrategias de energía limpia que hará que la gente de los dos países más prósperos y menos dependiente de las importaciones de las necesidades de energía . Así que vamos a iniciar un proyecto de cooperación en Chile sobre este tema.

Además, creemos que hay enormes posibilidades de cooperación en ciencia y tecnología, por lo que un proyecto específico que hemos discutido es un centro de investigación sobre el cáncer que nos pueden ayudar a avanzar en esa enfermedad mortal.

En términos más generales, espero que la Presidenta Bachelet para el buen asesoramiento y buen consejo en el sentido de cómo los Estados Unidos puede seguir construyendo una relación sólida con todos los de América Latina. Y creo que la buena marcha que comenzó a hacer en la Cumbre de las Américas se puede construir con algunos pasos muy concretos en los meses y años venideros. Consideramos a Chile a ser uno de nuestros socios más importantes en ese proceso. Y lo que espero que en los próximos meses vamos a estar trabajando muy de cerca juntos.

El último punto me gustaría hacer es - y me ha dicho, en realidad, en mi conferencia de prensa con corresponsales de la Casa Blanca - Creo que Chile es para ser felicitado por haber gestionado su economía y su superávit fiscal durante los buenos tiempos de tal manera que han sido capaces de gestionar los malos tiempos en un buen camino. Y creo que es un ejemplo para todos nosotros que una buena política fiscal, la buena política económica, en última instancia permite la prosperidad a través de los buenos tiempos y malos tiempos.

Y creo que a medida que avanzamos en algunos de los debates mundiales en torno a cómo responder a la profunda recesión que el mundo está atravesando, que esperamos que países como Chile para subrayar el hecho de que no importa cuán grande o pequeño es el país , la buena política económica puede ayudar a crecer la economía en todo el mundo.

Por lo tanto, estamos muy agradecidos a usted por su visita, nos alegra que usted va a estar aquí por un par de días, y espero poder devolver el favor de visitar Chile en algún momento pronto.

Presidenta Bachelet: Muchas gracias, Presidente Obama. Como tú dices, hemos tenido una conversación maravillosa y es porque nos sentimos tan cerca de la manera en la administración del Presidente Obama es la comprensión del mundo, sus desafíos, y cómo construir relaciones con los (inaudible) de los países de América Latina .

Por supuesto, él es un ídolo en nuestro país. Quiero decir, todo el mundo estaba tan entusiasmado por esta reunión. Y eso es debido a motivos reales, porque entendemos que la forma en que están desarrollando su liderazgo es el que nos inspira y nos hace sentir muy cómodo y muy seguro, también.

Y hemos Obama felicitó al Presidente por todas su política exterior, todos sus esfuerzos no sólo a nivel nacional sino también a nivel internacional tienen una buena respuesta a la crisis económica. Hemos estado intercambiando puntos de vista sobre cómo podemos ser parte de la solución en la región de América Latina para hacer frente, para responder a esta crisis económica, ¿cómo asegurar que los países de América Latina pueden tener las capitales, los flujos de capital que necesitan para recuperar la economía, y poder hacer frente a desafíos como la pobreza, como problemas de salud, y problemas educativos, y así sucesivamente.

Por supuesto, él ya se ha dicho que hemos sido la firma de hoy, hoy, esta cooperación a través de la energía y estamos realmente entusiasmados con la energía limpia como compartimos la idea de que la crisis debe ser respondido - también tratando de abordar con las cuestiones del cambio climático. Y la energía limpia será muy importante, yo diría, un apoyo en esta dirección. Chile tiene grandes condiciones para la energía solar y algunas otras, por lo que estamos realmente entusiasmados con estos esfuerzos comunes.

Seguiremos también con otras iniciativas como el plan Chile-California, como el plan de igualdad de oportunidades donde muchos de los chilenos han llegado a los Estados Unidos para hacer maestrías, estudios de postgrado para ayudar con el desarrollo de Chile. Y además, Chile está dispuesto a ser un buen socio de los Estados Unidos en esta cooperación dentro de la región para que podamos tener una relación más estrecha con los Estados Unidos y todos los países de América Latina.

También estamos trabajando sobre la salud en el cáncer, pero también hemos estado trabajando con las personas - con los CDC en relación con la gripe humana, y creo que será muy importante también para los Estados Unidos, porque cuando - en el otoño , habrá probablemente otro - otra ola de la gripe humana. Cualquiera que sea adquirida en Chile, tenemos buenas capacidades de diagnóstico, la buena capacidad de registro se mantendrá para las futuras tratamientos aquí en los Estados Unidos, por el uso de la vacuna y así sucesivamente.

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Y desde que el Presidente es un médico, usted puede tomar su palabra, que es muy útil.

Muy bien, muchachos. Gracias, chicos. Muchas gracias.

Q tan sólo dos preguntas, señor Presidente.

SR. FINKENBINDER: Gracias, de esta manera --

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: En realidad, Ben, voy a hacer una excepción. Nos pondremos una pregunta de la prensa chilena. ¿Cómo es eso?

Q Sr. Presidente, sí, me gustaría pedirle a usted, me doy cuenta de que su programa está avanzando. Pero me gustaría pedirle a usted, la Presidenta Bachelet en un anterior viaje a los Estados Unidos hicieron eco de una vieja broma: "No hay nunca un golpe de Estado en los Estados Unidos, porque no hay embajada norteamericana". El punto es que casi --

Presidenta Bachelet: Eso fue una broma de un hombre de América. (Risas.) Me dijo que era una buena broma.

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Sí, lo es. (Risas.)

Q El punto es que casi ninguna nación latinoamericana ha estado libre de la CIA - CIA intervención sangrienta, Chile era un claro ejemplo, la Presidenta Bachelet es una de sus víctimas. ¿Ha llegado el momento histórico para una disculpa?

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Bueno, mira, creo que responde a su propia pregunta a la derecha en el comienzo, es que estoy interesado en seguir adelante, no mirar hacia atrás. Creo que los Estados Unidos ha sido una gran fuerza para el bien en el mundo. Creo que ha habido veces en que hemos cometido errores. Pero creo que lo importante es mirar lo que nuestras políticas son hoy, y lo que mi administración tiene intención de hacer en cooperación con la región.

Y me fue muy claro en Trinidad y Tobago en la Cumbre de las Américas, que estamos interesados en una asociación en la que se centran en, ¿cómo podemos mejorar el día a día el nivel de vida de la gente común? Y eso que se centran en el desarrollo humano es uno que trasciende fronteras, debe trascender las ideologías. No tengo una prueba decisiva en términos de, ya sabes, si es un gobierno de centro-derecha, de centro-izquierda, esto o aquello. Mi planteamiento es que si los Estados Unidos está trabajando junto con un país para promover el bienestar, la salud, la educación, las oportunidades económicas de las personas en ambos países, luego que vamos a tener una buena relación. Y estoy convencido de que nos estamos moviendo en esa dirección y creo que Chile va a ser un excelente socio en este proceso.

Como se mencionó la Presidenta Bachelet - usted sabe, creo que - la situación de la gripe es un buen ejemplo de lo que el siglo 21 va a parecer. No hay fronteras en la gripe. Esto no es un problema de América de México o de un programa o un problema chileno, es un problema mundial. Y dado que la temporada de gripe que está sucediendo ahora en el hemisferio sur, si queremos obtener una buena información y estamos ayudando a los países tanto en el hemisferio sur, sino también el aprendizaje a partir de los datos que se está generando, que ayudar al pueblo de la Estados Unidos. Y es una buena metáfora, creo que, por toda una serie de cuestiones - desde el cambio climático hasta la pobreza al terrorismo - sea cual sea la cuestión, por lo que muchas de estas cuestiones ahora cruzar las fronteras. No podemos verlos de forma aislada, y que, creo, va a ser la base para una sólida relación de trabajo en el futuro.

Así, gracias.

Q Última pregunta. Hay - hay claramente en América Latina --

Q ¿Cuándo vienen a Chile?

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Lo siento, todo el mundo --

Q ¿Cuándo vienen a Chile? ¿Cuándo --

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Estoy esperando que muy pronto.

Q Presidente Obama, puedes tomar una fotografía con la prensa chilena, por favor?

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Una fotografía con la prensa?

Q Sí.

Q Sí.

OBAMA PRESIDENTE: Muy bien. ¿Por qué no vamos fuera?

FIN
3:34 p.m. H. Esp

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Remarks By President Obama And President Bachelet Of Chile After Meeting

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release June 23, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT BACHELET OF CHILE AFTER MEETING

Oval Office

3:22 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to thank President Bachelet for taking the time to visit with me today. We had a chance to get to know each other at the Summit of the Americas, and we’ve spoken on the phone repeatedly. I find her one of the most compelling leaders that we have, not just in the hemisphere but around the world. I congratulate her and her entire team for managing the Chilean economy and the political process in Chile in such a excellent fashion, and I think she’s doing an outstanding job.

Obviously the friendship between the United States and Chile is strong. We have very strong commercial ties, in part because of the free trade agreement that exists between Chile and the United States. One of the things that we’ve discussed here is how we can continually deepen that relationship. So we are announcing cooperative projects on clean energy. There is enormous interest both in the United States and in Chile in how we can develop solar power and wind power and biofuels and a whole host of other clean energy strategies that will make the people of both countries more prosperous and less dependent on imported energy needs. So we are going to be starting a cooperative project in Chile on this issue.

In addition, we think that there is tremendous possibilities for cooperation on science and technology, so a specific project that we’ve discussed is a cancer research center that can help us make progress on that deadly disease.

More broadly, I look to President Bachelet for good advice and good counsel in terms of how the United States can continue to build a strong relationship with all of Latin America. And I think the good progress that we began to make at the Summit of the Americas can be built on with some very concrete steps in the months and years to come. We consider Chile to be one of our most important partners in that process. And so I expect that in the months to come we’ll be working very closely together.

The last point I would make is -- and I mentioned this, actually, at my press conference with the White House correspondents -- I think Chile is to be congratulated on having managed their economy and their fiscal surpluses during good times in such a way that they have now been able to manage the bad times in a good way. And I think that it’s an example for all of us that good fiscal policy, good economic policy, ultimately allows for prosperity through good times and bad times.

And I think that as we move forward in some of the global discussions around how to respond to the deep recession that the world is going through, that we look to countries like Chile to underscore the fact that no matter how big or small the country is, good economic policies can help grow the economy throughout the world.

So we’re very grateful to you for your visit, we’re glad that you’re going to be here for a couple of days, and I look forward to returning the favor by visiting Chile sometime soon.

PRESIDENT BACHELET: Thank you very much, President Obama. As you say, we have had a wonderful conversation and it is because we feel that we are so close to the way President Obama’s administration is understanding the world, its challenges, and how to build relations with (inaudible) of the countries of Latin America.

Of course, he is an idol in our country. I mean, everybody was so enthusiastic about this meeting. And that is because of real reasons, because we understand that the way you are developing your leadership is one who inspire us and makes us feel very comfortable and very confident, too.

And we have congratulated President Obama because of all its foreign policy, all of its efforts to not only nationally but also internationally have a good response to the economic crisis. We have been exchanging points of view on how we can also be part of the solution in the Latin American region to cope, to respond to this economic crisis, how to assure that the countries of Latin America can have the capitals, the flows of capital that they need in order to recover the economy, and be able to tackle challenges like poverty, like health problems, and educational problems, and so on.

Of course, he already mentioned that we have been signing today, earlier today, this cooperation through energy and we are really enthusiastic about clean energy as we share the idea that the crisis should be responded -- also trying to tackle with climate change issues. And clean energy will be a very important, I would say, a support in this direction. Chile has great conditions for solar energy and some others, so we are really enthusiastic about these common efforts.

We will continue also with other initiatives like Chile-California plan, like equal opportunities plan where lots of Chileans have come to the United States to make master degrees, postgraduate studies to help with Chile’s development. And also, Chile is willing to be a very good partner of the United States in this cooperation within the region so we can have a closer relation with the United States and all the Latin American countries.

We’re also are working on health in cancer, but also we have been working with the people -- with the CDC regarding the human flu, and I think it will be very important also for the United States, because when -- in autumn, there will be another probably -- another wave of the human flu. Whatever is learned from Chile, we have good diagnostic capacities, good registration capacity will be upheld for future treatments here in the United States, for vaccine use and so on.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: And since the President is a doctor, you can take her word for it, that’s very helpful.

All right, guys. Thank you, guys. Thank you very much.

Q Just two questions, Mr. President.

MR. FINKENBINDER: Thank you, this way --

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Actually, Ben, I’m going to make an exception. We’ll get one question from the Chilean press. How’s that?

Q Mr. President, yes, I’d like to ask you, I realize that your agenda is moving forward. But I’d like to ask you, President Bachelet in a previous trip to the United States made echo of an old joke: "There’s never been a coup d’état in the United States, because there’s no American embassy." The point being that almost --

PRESIDENT BACHELET: That was a joke from an American guy. (Laughter.) I just said it was a good joke.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Yes, it is. (Laughter.)

Q The point being that almost no Latin American nation has been free from CIA -- bloody CIA intervention, Chile being a prime example, President Bachelet being one of its victims. Is it time for a historical apology?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, look, I think you answered your own question right at the beginning, which is I’m interested in going forward, not looking backward. I think that the United States has been an enormous force for good in the world. I think there have been times where we’ve made mistakes. But I think that what is important is looking at what our policies are today, and what my administration intends to do in cooperating with the region.

And I was very clear in Trinidad and Tobago at the Summit of the Americas that we are interested in a partnership in which we are focused on, how can we improve the day-to-day living standards of ordinary people? And that that focus on human development is one that transcends boundaries, should transcend ideologies. I don’t have a litmus test in terms of, you know, whether a government is center-right, center-left, this or that. My approach is if the United States is working together with a country to promote the well-being, the health, the education, the economic opportunities of people in both countries, then we’re going to have a good relationship. And I’m confident that we are moving in that direction and I think that Chile is going to be an excellent partner in that process.

As President Bachelet mentioned -- you know, I think this -- the flu situation is a good example of what the 21st century is going to look like. There are no borders on the flu. This is not an American problem or a Mexican program or a Chilean problem; this is a world problem. And given that the flu season is happening now in the southern hemisphere, if we get good information and we’re both assisting countries in the southern hemisphere, but also learning from the data that is being generated, that will then help the people of the United States. And it’s a good metaphor, I think, for a whole range of issues -- from climate change to poverty to terrorism -- whatever the issue, so many of these issues now cross borders. We can’t look at them in isolation, and that, I think, is going to be the basis for a strong working relationship in the future.

So, thank you.

Q Last question. There is -- there is in Latin America clearly --

Q When are you coming to Chile?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Sorry, everybody is --

Q When are you coming to Chile? When are you --

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m looking forward to coming soon.

Q President Obama, can you take a photograph with the Chilean press, please?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: A photograph with the press?

Q Yes.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Okay. Why don’t we go outside?

END
3:34 P.M. EDT