It was interesting to see Putin and Trump meet. This was touted as their ‘first face to face meeting’. We would respectfully disagree. What we saw was two men who were quite familiar with each other and had a strong friendship going which to us looked as though it had developed over several years.
From the very familiar way they greeted and were with each other this was not a first time meeting. The handshake was not a traditional Trump handshake. He was not trying to gain the superior position.
Grabbing Putin’s arm in addition to the handshake is not something one normally does upon a first meet.
Reaching his arm behind Putin to put on his back is a very intimate gesture one makes with a friend not a brand new stranger person.
Putin’s response was the same. He clearly was face to face familiar with Donald Trump before this meeting and probably in intimate get togethers – familial, friendship or both.
The “optics” as they say, spoke volumes about their daily life and choices – everyone in the room for this meet and greet was white and male – and that included the interpreters. A very different visual from that of others shown at the G20 – women were in attendance, participation and as interpreters. The old boys club was on full display, in more ways than one.
And, Trump continued to diss Obama. His white privilege and superiority is much shattered by the elegance and success of Obama’s presidency – kind of a symbol for what is going on with the rest of Trump’s base. Trump needs to constantly reassure himself of his superiority over African Americans, at least, by attempting to tear down Obama and his presidency. Sad! And, isn’t that what his travel ban is all about? Very sad!
We could be wrong, but………………
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Trump and Putin Meet, but clearly not for the first time!
It was interesting to see Putin and Trump meet. This was touted as their ‘first face to face meeting’. We would respectfully disagree. What we saw was two men who were quite familiar with each other and had a strong friendship going which to us looked as though it had developed over several years.
From the very familiar way they greeted and were with each other this was not a first time meeting. The handshake was not a traditional Trump handshake. He was not trying to gain the superior position.
Grabbing Putin’s arm in addition to the handshake is not something one normally does upon a first meet.
Reaching his arm behind Putin to put on his back is a very intimate gesture one makes with a friend not a brand new stranger person.
Putin’s response was the same. He clearly was face to face familiar with Donald Trump before this meeting and probably in intimate get togethers – familial, friendship or both.
The “optics” as they say, spoke volumes about their daily life and choices – everyone in the room for this meet and greet was white and male – and that included the interpreters. A very different visual from that of others shown at the G20 – women were in attendance, participation and as interpreters. The old boys club was on full display, in more ways than one.
And, Trump continued to diss Obama. His white privilege and superiority is much shattered by the elegance and success of Obama’s presidency – kind of a symbol for what is going on with the rest of Trump’s base. Trump needs to constantly reassure himself of his superiority over African Americans, at least, by attempting to tear down Obama and his presidency. Sad! And, isn’t that what his travel ban is all about? Very sad!
We could be wrong, but………………
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Want to join us? Have a home that you want to open to become one of Bettina Network’s Hedge Schools? Call us and lets talk – or email us.
Ed. Note: Members of the Bettina Network Lifestyle Community can contribute to the Bettina Network Blog whenever they have anything they want to say and be heard by this fantastic group of people. Send your blog to bettinanetwork@comcast.net or mail it to us at P. O. Box 380585 Cambridge, MA. 02238 or call us on the telephone at 617-497-9166 to tell us what you want to say and we will write it for you.
Volunteer with Bettina Network Foundation, inc. to work estate sales; to help move items from one home to another; to contribute your ideas on how we can better use our resources in this effort to relieve and eliminate homelessness and poverty. We also need photographers; designers; and more. However much or little time you have, we are grateful.
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Tags: Barack Obama, bed & breakfast, Bettina Homes, Bettina Network Educational Institute, Bettina Network Hedge Schools, Bettina Network's Lifestyle Community, Donald Trump, Guest Comments, politics, Racism, Sexism
This entry was posted on Saturday, July 8th, 2017 at 11:42 am and is filed under Barack Obama, Bed & Breakfast, Bettina Homes, Bettina Network Blog, Bettina Network Educational Institute, Bettina Network Hedge Schools, Breakfast Table Talk, Donald Trump, Guest comments, politics, Vladimir Putin. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.