The full quote, according to Politico.com, Time and the Washington post was:
“It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol...”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/Spinning_symbolism.html?showall
http://thepage.time.com/2008/07/30/obama-declares-the-moment/
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/30/house_aides_push_back_on_obama.html
“I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”
I’ve heard THIS quote on tape from Obama’s lips played on the radio this morning. He did say it. This is not in any way an “excerpt” of that quote as reported by Politico/Time-Lies/WashtingtonPo.
The “full-quote”, which adds only faux-humble prelude, does not relieve Obama of responsibility for this breathtaking display of destiny and entitlement. It merely demonstrates that Obama’s speechwriters know there’s a limit to America’s gag reflex.
“The full quote, according to Politico.com, Time and the Washington post was:
“It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol...””
TROLL Alert!
July 30, 2008....Obama Mole