President Obama and other world leaders are meeting at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing, China.
CBS News’ Mark Knoller explained the APEC tradition:
It's a tradition that each year the APEC host provides shirt or jacket for the other leaders as sign of cooperation. pic.twitter.com/WN3A7K6TZD
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 10, 2014
This year’s outfits rang some bells:
https://twitter.com/PremierofWA/status/531774522962112513
Yikes!
https://twitter.com/cjjosh/status/531774659146944512
Showing typical disregard for international intellectual property, China takes APEC leaders' outfits from Star Trek pic.twitter.com/DoZQNpWTgF
— Ben Bland (@benjaminbland) November 10, 2014
I wonder if China paid for using Star Trek copyright, or just another rip off? #StarTrek #apec #auspol pic.twitter.com/ZkWnNxaBx5
— Col Smith (@Dangerman_2) November 10, 2014
Star Trek APEC, the Previous Generation #APEC2014 pic.twitter.com/mrQVn0RSYL
— HyperBrendan (@HyperBrendan) November 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/531799111381823488
Knoller spotted something missing on Obama’s outfit:
Not all leaders wearing their communicator pins. pic.twitter.com/P6bz0VBi7s
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 10, 2014
Ha! Maybe Obama left it back in DC next to the phaser he uses to put the economy on “stun.”
Guess Obama hasn't graduated Starfleet Academy yet. “@markknoller: Not all leaders wearing their communicator pins. pic.twitter.com/rvqgcc6CDv”
— Joel Mendelson (@JPMendelson) November 10, 2014
@markknoller Haha! "We've located Captain Obama's communicator in the holodeck."
— Frank Ahrens #listentoexperts (@ahrensf) November 10, 2014
@markknoller @instapundit Perfect metaphor, actually. Out of touch.
— Brian (@btskinn) November 10, 2014
There’s only one way to close this out:
@markknoller @CBSNews beam us up scotty
— Andrés Sergheiev (@Sergheiev) November 10, 2014
Indeed.
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