Originally Posted by SonOfaBeach

Sorry... Obama got *used* by Chavez. He calls Obama out as ignorant, states that he needs to read up more on the history of LA, then proceeds to hand him the "gift" of a book for him to read said history.



Obama stood there all wide-eyed and smiley. It made him look weak (and yeah, I guess ignorant).

You're right - it was politics - but it was Chavez playing the role of master politician in this scenario. Calling out the American president and then giving him some reading material so that he can go educate himself... Nice... The move just bolstered Chavez that much more amongst his socialist support base.