Jake Tapper reports on the meeting between President Obama and Brazil’s Lula:

PrezObama re: Lula: “That’s my man right here. Love this guy. He’s the most popular politican on earth. It’s because of his good looks”13 minutes ago from web
G-20 moment — PrezObama greeted Brazil Prez Lula-who days ago blamed financial crisis on “irrational behavior of white people w blue eyes”16 minutes ago from web

An endorsement of Lula’s assessment on who’s to blame for the economic crisis?

UPDATE: Tapper follows up on the exchange with a blog post suggesting that the offensive statement from Lula, as well as the posturing of France and Germany, is all an act. An excerpt:

Administration sources say that one of the interesting dynamics playing out here is the rhetoric of these G-20 leaders versus the reality of what they and their representatives are saying behind the scenes. “I was in Brazil last week,” said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday, “and I think President Lula will forgive me for saying this — he said to me, ‘When I was leader of the trade unions, I blamed the government; when I became leader of the opposition, I blamed the government; when I became the government, I blamed Europe and America.’ And he recognizes, as we do, that this is a global problem.” “There have been differences in terms of how should that stimulus be shaped. There have been arguments, for example, among some European countries that because they have more of a social safety net, that some of the countercyclical measures that we took — for example, unemployment insurance — were less necessary for them to take,” the president said. “But the truth is,…that’s just arguing at the margins. The core notion that government has to take some steps to deal with a contracting global marketplace and that we should be promoting growth, that’s not in dispute.”
President Obama alluded to this as well when asked about the rhetoric coming from the leaders of France and Germany against his push for more global stimulus.