Taro Aso's a lucky guy. He isn't all that smart, and he barely reads Japanese, but he got to be the first foreign dignitary to meet Barack Obama since he became president. Why do they always take this cheesy happy handshake photo? Click through for a cheesy handshake photo of Taro Aso with Hillary Clinton.
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March 06, 2009
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Actually, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, was the first foreign 'dignitary' to meet with Obama.
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Posted by: Nelz | March 06, 2009 at 05:18 PM
In photojournalism, those photos are are known as "grip and grins."
Posted by: kazzy | March 06, 2009 at 08:53 PM
Could have been worse: he could be giving the peace sign!
Posted by: James | March 07, 2009 at 08:57 PM