Forgetting the Fall (They tore down The Wall - Obama tears up his invitation)

National Review Online ^ | 11/6/2009 | NRO Symposium

[mojito]

President Barack Obama has RSVPed “nein” to Chancellor Merkel’s invitation to Germany to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. National Review Online asked a few experts what this snub reveals about our current president.

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FRANK GAFFNEY:

Nine words say it all: Undermine our allies. Embolden our enemies. Diminish our country.

That’s the Obama Doctrine in a nutshell, and the slighting of Germany with regard to one of the most symbolic and consequential expressions of the quest for freedom undertaken in the teeth of Soviet oppression does all three.

— Frank J. Gaffney Jr. is president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington.

[mojito]

To paraphrase Henry Higgins, "I think he's got it, I think he's got it!"

[Michael.SF.]

They do not want to give credit where credit is due.

[classified]

I heard a caller to Rush indicate that Obama is snubbing Germany because he had requested when he was a unknown senator 20 years ago to be invited to be present for the ceremony dedication of the wall, when it went down and his invitation was turned down because Germany wanted someone more of importance and standing, etc. So he is now snubbing them because he was dissed back 20 years ago.

[himno hero]

“dude” is a disgrace to democracy, freedom, and the presidential office.

This is one of the problems of having a alien educated president. What would you expect from a man who spent his formative years in Indonesia reciting the Koran? That is his reference frame. The man knows nothing about western history.... and doesnt care to. He has his own agenda.

And it AINT American!

[etradervic]

Obama is a stalinist who is about building walls of control - not tearing them down.

[wac3rd]

The celebration of the truly historic fall of the Berlin Wall was symbolic of the fall of Soviet Communism.

Obama-Soetero is a Communist and revels in the philosophy of Karl Marx.

Obama is a fan of what was defeated in 1989, it is like a Red Sox fan coming to the Yankees’ tickertape parade in New York.

[dfwgator]

When Obama was told that the Cold War was over his response was, “Good, now those capitalist pigs will finally answer for their crimes.”

[newfreep]

It’s rather clear - why would a communist like OBOZO go to the wall to celebrate its’ defeat?

[Windflier]

...he had requested when he was a unknown senator 20 years ago to be invited to be present for the ceremony dedication of the wall, when it went down and his invitation was turned down...

20 years ago, Obama was only 27. He was probably still studying Alinsky and faking his way through college at the time.

[classified]

Yep too much wine for dinner. Well deduct the 20 years and pick up when Obama was senator did he request being present at some ceremony affiliated with the Berlin wall? Just caught the tale end of the conversation with the caller and Rush and she indicated that Obama was probably turn down at the time because of being an unknown non-important senator and was not invited. Now that he is President he is of course dissing Germany’s invite. Did anyone hear the conversation with Rush and the caller?

[griswold3]

All commentary , spot on!

[Windflier]

I don’t think that Obama needed to be refused an invitation to some German political function to turn down their invitation to celebrate the fall of the Wall.

He’s a doctrinaire Marxist, so can’t bring himself to celebrate any failure of the Socialist system.

Just as the MSM refuses to connect the dots about Nidal Hasan’s motivations to murder, they refuse to connect the dots on Obama’s associations, statements, motivations, and actions.