Obama Bans Signs and Posters at Berlin Rally

Monday, July 21, 2008

[kristinn]

The Real Barack Obama reports on the Obama campaign's plans to control the image of his Berlin rally:

“Looks like the Germans figured out why Obama won’t allow anyone to bring anything into his big show,” Beethovenqueen writes.

The Bild headline reads “Barack Obama bans protest signs in Berlin.”

The article then goes on to say:

Obamas Organisatoren wollen nichts dem Zufall überlassen. Auf Handzetteln, die seit Montag für die Rede im Berliner Bezirk Tiergarten ausgeteilt werden, heißt es: „Plakate oder Transparente sind nicht gestattet.“

Aus Sicherheitsgründen sollen die Besucher auch keine Taschen und Rucksäcke mitnehmen dürfen.

Translation:

Obama’s organization is leaving nothing to chance. As of Monday flyers are being passed out near Berlin’s Zoo that read “Posters & banners not allowed.” For security reasons visitors should not take purses or backpacks.

The latter will put off Germans. How are people supposed to stand out there for hours with no water and no worldly possessions? Or is someone making a killing on selling Kool Aid? Anyway, the headline is a hopeful sign that at least some of the German press see through Obama’s “security demands”.

Update #1: Sen. Obama’s website clearly states: “For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.”

Note that the location posted on Sen. Obama’s website is stated as the Berlin Tiergarten (the zoo), with the Siegessaulle (Victory Column) in finer print. One thing we can count on is the Obama campaign’s willingness to distract and distort reality.

Other German newspapers—Zeit Online, Berliner Zeitung—back up the Bild’s story. Word came from the Obama campaign.

Update #2: Both Wonkette and Ben Smith at The Politico got the memo.

Update #3: Aaron Klein at World Net Daily picked up Beethovenqueen’s post. You can read about it, with link back, here.

[kristinn]

The Real Barack Obama did a great job of bringing this news out of Germany to us.

[SolidWood]

Just making sure that no one either brings Obama critical signs, or even more likely anti-American, anti-semitic, Bush-hating signs that will embarrass Obama.

Guess the Obamaführer's National Civilian Security Corps will be issuing only approved party-line signs to the Berliner masses.

[Squantos]

Did they all translate too I am a doughnut ?

[blasater1960]

Kind of Fuhrer-ish dont you think?

[jan in Colorado]

Obama is such a fraud. He had to hand pick which "journalists" can travel with him ( no Fox news, of course), so that he can stage a warm welcome from the troops.

The ENEMEDIA continues to root against America!

Thanks for posting this, kristinn.

[valkyry1]

Wow, just wow..

Clown BHO has the audacity of megalomania.

[Loud Mime]

Notice the low angle, causing you to “look up” to the giant Obama. Stalin did the same. Hitler did the same. I don’t like it.

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: Hey, somebody answer a question for me. Has Obama found Bin Laden yet? Has Obama solved Middle East peace yet? Oh that's tomorrow. Has he made the rivers run with gold yet? Has he stopped the need for war? Has he walked on water yet? That's for Sunday. Man, oh, man, what is Obama doing? He's pimping Bush's ride, ladies and gentlemen. That is precisely the way to describe this, pimping Bush's ride. Here's a guy that's been in the Senate for 143 days, rather, saying we need more troops in Afghanistan when he goes over there?

This is amazing. This guy is getting more fawning coverage than Princess Di ever got, than Mother Teresa ever got, than the Beatles ever got. These are Obamagasms. It is fascinating to watch. It's like the media are helicopter parents. Their little kid Obama has gone off to summer camp, but they can't leave him alone so they have to travel along and make sure that he stays out of trouble and gets good grades and gets along with all the other kids at the summer camp. "Oh, look. This is where Barry will learn about American history, and there's the building he can learn Spanish so he won't embarrass himself like he did at that Mexican restaurant last week. And look, here's Barry talking to some of the professors, wow, he'll teach them a thing or two, and don't tell me there's basketball over there, too, oh, really? Barry can play basketball just like back home. This is so exciting." Why, the media is saying they've never been so proud of somebody as Obama. Little Barry out there at his little summer camp getting all educated and saving the world at the same time. He's really not much different than a kid in college here. He's going overseas on somebody else's money, taking some classes in the hopes that he might learn something, anything, only it's being taped by fawning helicopter parents disguised as the Drive-By Media. (cont.)

Little Barry Obama's Summer Trip

Drive-Bys Prop Up Jerk Messiah

[freekitty]

He is such a gutter pig.

[mthom]

Is that a real poster for the Obama speech? Wow, Germans cant make anything that doesn't remind me of Triumph of the Will.

[KarlInOhio]

I wonder how the crowd will react when the choir starts singing "Barack, Barack über alles, über alles in der Welt"?

[MediaMole]

That poster sure looks familiar...

[Laverne]

The German Government should tell him he CANNOT give a speech in any public venue in Berlin or anywhere else in germany. If Merkle was smart, she would tell him he can meet with her, or give his sermon, but not both.

The Brit media is starting to turn a little on him; hopefully the German media will do the same.

How dare he. The audacity of dope!

It’s his message or no message; will the people ever wake up?

[popdonnelly]

I have no doubt he will try the same thing in this country if he gets elected.

[Will88]

Talk about a control freak. Me thinks Barack is afraid of what sort of support he might attract. Those “Behead those who insult Islam” signs would have been quite a backdrop. Will he also be banning burkas and head scarves, as before?

[Squantos]

Good points ........the nature of the art work / design screams radical asshat per my take from here on the couch !

Stay safe !

[SolidWood]

"Si! Tootti Frooti Mussolini liked low angle look ups, too!"

[SolidWood]

Excellent catch!

[Paleo Conservative]

What’s so unusual about that in Germany? Did anyone ever see protest signs in NAZI Germany?

[Paleo Conservative]

Excellent catch!

That's no coincidence.