Obama About Lula "The Most Popular Politician On Earth"

They were chatting happily through the translator and the Obama said "the most popular politician on earth." The had a good conversation. Lula was talking about Brazil, it was hard to hear, but then I heard Obama saying "may be I'll retire there."

I don't know what prompted Obama saying "the most popular politician on earth." However, recently Lula made some big international headlines ahead of the G-20 meeting when he said the white people with blue eyes are responsible for this economic crisis.

Speaking in Brasília at a joint press conference with U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown, Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva blamed the global economic crisis on white people.

“This crisis was caused by the irrational behaviour of white people with blue eyes, who before the crisis appeared to know everything and now demonstrate that they know nothing. I do not know any black or indigenous bankers so I can only say [it is wrong] that this part of mankind which is victimized more than any other should pay for the crisis."

"Obviously Obama said this in connection with the press conference back in Brazil. There is some charisma going on," reads the comment in the discussion board organized by 10 Downing Street covering G-20.