Posted on 07/13/2006 6:08:54 PM PDT by ohioWfan
At the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Bush traveled to northeastern Germany in advance of his participation in the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. Chancellor Merkel hosted President Bush today in the towns of Stralsund and Trinwillershagen, which are in the Chancellor's electoral constituency. The visit, which took place in what had been communist East Germany, underscores our two nations' commitment to advancing freedom and prosperity, and to strengthening the transatlantic partnership.
The President and the Chancellor took part in a joint press conference in the Straslund Town Hall, and the President also spoke in the historic market square. The First Lady visited a Kinderbibliothek (Children's Library) and toured Straslund City Archives and Baroque library, and attended a luncheon.
The First Couple visited St. Nikolai Church and toured it with Pastor Peter Neumann, and later traveled to the village of Trinwillershagen on the German Baltic Sea for a wild pig barbecue.
In tumultuous times it is reassuring to have a President who stands firm on principle and in strength of conviction and courage. Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on a MONSTER Dose!
Sorry about that!
Then the answer is MOST likely YES. :)
Hi, Kate!
"The hurrier I go, the behinder I get."
Got to go now. Next time I'll read more carefully. :)
AW! Don't cry!
Picture after picture proves that he is liked if not loved by the majority of people in and out of this country, bet history will count him as being the most popular, well liked, great President of his time.
As he once said when he looked into Putin's eyes he saw his soul well look into our President's eyes and his integrity is undeniable.
I once was put down on a thread and told to stop cheerleading well know what? I will darn "cheerlead" all I want...so there :)
I happen to have a close contact inside the State Department now, and if I remember, I'll ask.
Somewhere inside every one of these bashers, they KNOW what a fine, honest man he is...........and they know he's a better man by far than they are.
That's why it makes them so mad when we talk about his character. It makes them look bad by comparison.
So I say........let's keep it up, shall we? :)
Hey there, Anne! How's DC these days? :)
You bet!!;)
HOT HUMID HAZY AND HUNDRED!
Well maybe not HUNDRED yet! LOL!
Got a son and d-i-l in nearby VA for a little while. :)
Hey there! How have you been?
I definitely could be wrong about this, but I thought that they fly vehicles over for him to use while overseas. Does anyone know?
Must be arthuritis or something like that but I can't work on the computer for long periods of time.
I've been working the mouse (which is for right-handed people) with my left hand. very slow and ackward. I've been going to PT for the arm.
I turn 50 this year and I think that is too young to have problems like that.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! :o)
NOT LONG!
This was on a vanity thread asking for a caption. I'll ping you to it.
I definitely know that the presidential limos are flown in from Washington. They´re in the jet that lands prior to AF1. And regarding Marine One - I don´t think that they have such a heli in a European US base. I believe they have flown it over the pond, too. Unbelievable, the enormous expenditure.
I knew Germans were familiar with ovens, I didn't know about the barbeque. /sarc
It seems an enormous expense, but I would guess that it's done for security reasons, in case someone might have tampered with a vehicle in another country.
IMO, it is always a priority to keep our President alive when he travels abroad. They must deem it necessary to have U.S. vehicles travel with him.
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