Roanld Reagan created his own moment, Barack Obama's moment will be based on his marxist ideology that has already been consigned to the ash and rubbage heap of history.
But he's doing his darndest to resurrect it right here.
Posted on 07/08/2008 3:43:26 PM PDT by Laverne
Only US presidents have been given the honour of speaking in front of the 18th Century gate, whose chariot of victory overlooked the Berlin Wall and the ecstatic party that followed its destruction in 1989.
Angela Merkel's office this week made it clear that Mr Obama would be welcome in Berlin, but no more or less than his rival Senator McCain.
"The mayor would be delighted to have Mr Obama take advantage of speaking at the Brandenburg Gate to spread his message," said the mayor's spokesman.
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I think this is a great idea. Even the MSM will not be able to make this empty suit look like Reagan or Kennedy. Especially when he asks for the wall to be put back up!
I can’t wait to see his torch-wielding followers march into the shape of his logo.
Roanld Reagan created his own moment, Barack Obama's moment will be based on his marxist ideology that has already been consigned to the ash and rubbage heap of history.
But he's doing his darndest to resurrect it right here.
What kind of challenge could Obama make in the speech?
"Mayor Wowereit, save me a place in the hot tub!"
A more appropriate German venue for Obama’s speech would be Hitler’s beer hall in Munich.
Berlin’s openly homosexual Mayor Wowereit (quote:”I’m gay and that’s good!”) probably wants to launch his personal investigation on the Larry Sinclair matter.
Wasn’t JFK’s “Ich bin eich Berliner” speech translated to actually mean “I want a jelly donut”?
In Obama’s case, he IS a jelly donut. All gooey on the inside.
“Ich bin ein Stuck Sheisse!”
Wasn’t JFK’s “Ich bin eich Berliner” speech translated to actually mean “I want a jelly donut”?
Urban legend. He said “Ich bin ein Berliner.” It means “I am a citizen of Berlin.”
Somebody posted an “Ich bin ein arugula” graphic yesterday...funny!!!
Allowing the candidate to speak there is absurd and the Mayor should be taken to task by the people of Berlin. He is making a real clymer of himself, imho. Barak does not deserve this kind of reverence, and by providing it, the Mayor diminishes the speeches by PRESIDENTs past.
Merkle should not meet with Obama as a result, now that would be a fitting response to the Mayor.
Obama is just a candidate. dammit. This is really depressing.
Visit the areas inhabited by either Muslim Turks, German Neo-Nazis or Communist-voters?
If he had said it correctly, in that he was a fellow citizen of Berliners, then he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner!"
I translated for four years in Germany. Kennedy was correct.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/jfk_berliner.htm
“Ich bin ein Berliner!” and “Ich bin Berliner!” are both correct for saying “I am a citizen of Berlin!”, while the first is contextually better. However it can be also said in reference to the jelly donuts, while the second can’t.
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