[myknowledge]

Obama is fascinated by the Great Wall, isn't he?

[IbJensen]

I wish he lived there.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

In another failed attempt to emulate President Reagan, Obama gave an impromptu speech.

The highlight of his speech came as, reading from his teleprompter, he pleaded,

“Mr. Hu, tear down this wall!”

[Never on my watch]

Inspired and exicted by the majesty of this product of total dictatorial power, slave labor and countless lives, Obama begins to levitate.

[sphinx]

Obama walked down the last ramp by himself in a choreographed moment for photographers. White House aides were exultant afterward that "the shot" they had planned turned out perfectly.

Huh? This is a triviality, but WH aides were "exultant" that a photo op came off as planned? And AP finds that newsworthy?

Why would a reporter waste space on the staging of a presidential photo op when he has the Great Wall to write about?

Oh well. Bookmarking for my daughter, to see if she remembers that part of the wall. It looks like the restored section north of Beijing, which is on the standard tourist circuit. Well worth visiting.

[WVKayaker]

BY HIMSELF!

[Condor51]

"It's magical," Obama said, walking down a ramp alone, his hands in his pockets. "It reminds you of the sweep of history and our time here on earth is not that long. We better make the best of it."

You're right Barry. Our time 'here' is short.

And it was really short for the millions of Chinese Peasants who were conscripted by the numerous Emperors who wanted that wall be built and continued on.
(Many died on the spot on were buried in it. (Its not all brick and mortar))

btw Barry, that wall was built by non union labor. Better get a hold of SEIU's Andy Stern. Maybe he'll want to set up a picket.

[potlatch]