Via Think Progress: A Novel Idea
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, one of 47 world leaders gathering for the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America to relay his country’s concerns ahead of the summit. During one point in the interview, host George Stephanopoulos asked Medvedev what he thought of President Obama. The Russian leader coyly replied that he believed Obama distinguishes himself from “many other people” — presumably former President Bush — by being “a thinker”:
Watch it:
STEPHANOPOULOS: You’ve now met President Obama many times, at least fifteen meetings and phone calls –
MEDVEDEV: Sixteen times.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Sixteen, OK, I knew it was fifteen, I wasn’t sure about sixteen. What do you make of Barack Obama the man?
MEDVEDEV: [Obama] is a very comfortable partner. It’s very interesting to be with him. The most important thing that distinguishes him from many other people, I won’t name anyone by name, he’s a thinker. He thinks when he speaks.
STEPHANOPOULOS: (laughing) You have somebody in your mind, I think!
MEDVEDEV: Obviously I do have someone on my mind, I don’t want to offend anyone.
A worldwide poll taken last month found that the Obama administration’s global approving rating is 51 percent, a 17 percent jump from the Bush administration’s approval rating during its last year. (HT: Raw Story)
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