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neo-neocon: Obama’s souffle words in Berlin go pouf!
Flopping Aces: Obama Cancels Plan to Attend 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Fall
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not enough Obama behind the fall of the Wall. World traveler takes a “pass” on proud U.S. history http://bit.ly/1ai7oW 11/17/2009 |
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http://bit.ly/17Fiyj. Obama snubs Berlin (cont) http://tl.gd/sujt 11/9/2009 |
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Behind Obama's Berlin Wall Snub: http://bit.ly/3KjGBS via @addthis 11/9/2009 |
Obama’s souffle words in Berlin go pouf!
neo-neocon —
... Here’s a wonderful piece by Rich Lowry about Obama’s failure to visit Berlin for the anniversary of the fall of Communism. In it he calls the snub “the most telling nonevent of the Obama Presidency.” ...
Obama Cancels Plan to Attend 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Fall
Flopping Aces —
Apparently, he only has time to go to Berlin when it’s all about him!
Rich Lowry points out that:
In his first year in office, Barack Obama has visited more foreign countries than any other president. He’s touched ground in 16 countries, easily outpacing Bill Clinton (3) and George W. Bush(11). But there’s one stop Obama won’t make. He has begged off going to Berlin next week to attend ceremonies commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. His schedule is reportedly too crowded.
Obama had time to ...
Newsweek.com Skips Obama’s Snub of Berlin Wall, Pretends He’s Already Been There
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... presidents to deliver important speeches." No mention is made of the President’s decision to snub German President Angela Merkel and not attend the upcoming 20th anniversary ceremonies.
Further, Kirpalani asserted, "...[Obama’s] plea for the fall of all walls echoed every earlier presidential speech, and the crowd of 200,000 was more than four times the number that attended Reagan's 1987 speech."
However, in a November 3 column, National Review editor Rich Lowry pointed out:
Obama famously made a speech in Berlin ...
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
JammieWearingFool —
... Meanwhile, as Berliners and dignitaries celebrate the Fall of the Wall and remember those who died during their attempt to flee the communist paradise, BarryO won't be there . In his first year in office, Barack Obama has visited more foreign countries than any other president. He's touched ground in 16 countries, easily outpacing Bill Clinton (three) and George W. Bush (eleven). It's an itinerary befitting a "citizen of the world." But there's one stop Obama won't make. He has begged off going to Berlin next week to attend ceremonies commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. ...
Right There, Right Then
Unqualified Offerings —
... the bad guys will win. I could never wish that the Wall never fell: hundreds of millions of lives improved at least tangentially; tens of millions of people were vastly better off for it. But I can’t shake the feeling that all the bubbles and busts and blowback of the last two decades stems from the hubris of that victory 20 years ago. History shot at us and missed and we imagined ourselves immortal. Now we just look ridiculous, never moreso than when telling ourselves we need to revel in old glories even more , like a nation of Redskins fans doting on the first reign of Coach ...
