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Yup! You hit the nail on t head! LOL
A nice catch by Jim Geraghty, which I've been meaning to get to all week. Soak in the following passage from a recently-published book about the President Obama, then feel free to justify your foolish ignorance in the comments section, you ingrates:
But amid the bad news and pressures of late 2009, the trip unexpectedly passed like a brief, happy fantasy for the president, a Nordic alternate reality where citizens were learned and pensive, discussions were thoughtful, and everyone was a fan. “It wasn’t hero worship,” said one adviser who accompanied them. “Okay, it was.”...
The answer appears to be, "Yes - all of the above." I genuinely pity you.