when president obama was in san jose he had to know
spanish
and while visiting los angeles this morning, he had to speak
spanish
but this afternoon in rancho mirage, he'll have to know some
chinese
now we all know that chinese sounds like pots and pans
falling from the cupboard and hitting a ceramic kitchen floor
- bing-ding bhaaa, bang-bing ching, whooooo- ching pow
but the real sound the president is really ready to hear
is that sound from his fat presidential driver on his tee-shots
ping
the chinese president's wife will join the fun and is looking
forward to enjoy the other famous sound in this desert paradise
shop-ping
obama has been anxiously waiting to play sunnylands for years
it’s a 20th century oasis, green and lush and it makes
anyone who plays there feel as if they’ve left the regular
world and entered into something serene and beautiful
- at least that's what he's read in the brochure - that's why
the decision was made to hold this summit in california
while unusual
it's intended to allow both leaders to hash out critical
national security and trade-related issues far from the
political fishbowl of a world capitol or a multi-national summit
the meeting is especially critical given recent tensions
between the US and china over accusations of
cyber-hacking, stealing intellectual property and arming and
aiding everyone from the north koreans to the syrians to
hezbollah in the south china sea
the estate’s vast collection of chinese cloisonné art
- a collection dating back to the ming and qing dynasties
and a chinese-themed pavilion will make that ping sound
- sound all the more like home for president xi
this very important meeting will give obama a chance to drive
(he only is allowed to drive just one vehicle)
