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Michelle Obama meets with Mandela in South Africa
cnn.com ^ | June 21, 2011 | CNN Wire staff

Posted on 06/21/2011 11:38:49 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(CNN) -- First lady Michelle Obama met with former South African president Nelson Mandela Tuesday as part of a weeklong visit to the continent, according to a spokeswoman for the first lady.

Accompanying her on her visit with Mandela were her nephew Avery Robinson, 19, and niece, Leslie Robinson, 15, children of Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, according to Semonti Stephens, deputy communications director for Mrs. Obama.

Obama was expected Tuesday to began visiting other luminaries in the country after arriving in Pretoria on Monday night.

Obama, traveling on what officials have said is her second solo official visit to the continent, has brought her daughters Sasha and Malia and her mother in addition to her niece and a nephew.

"The trip is a continuation of Mrs. Obama's work to engage young people, especially girls and young women, at home and abroad," the White House said.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badwig; manchelle; marxist

1 posted on 06/21/2011 11:38:52 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Were there any other communists at the meeting?


2 posted on 06/21/2011 11:43:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("We didn't lose Vietnam. We quit Vietnam." ~Gen. Al Haig)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It’s amazing what passes for world news these days.

A better article would have been about how she and her socialist husband are taking our money and using it to travel the world making fools of themselves....and us!!


3 posted on 06/21/2011 11:55:25 AM PDT by mardi59
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“I ain’t gonna play Sun City!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjWENNe29qc


4 posted on 06/21/2011 11:57:35 AM PDT by Bodleian_Girl
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Out globe trotting on our dime again?


5 posted on 06/21/2011 12:02:48 PM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Graca Machel Mandela, veteran marxist revolutionary, a real “beacon” of hope to the oppressed

(my bad)


6 posted on 06/21/2011 12:07:00 PM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

must have been discussing the relative merits of 22s over mud and snow tires for “necklace” killings.


7 posted on 06/21/2011 12:11:16 PM PDT by Jeff Vader
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The First Lady met with Mandingo? The black porn actor?

8 posted on 06/21/2011 12:14:34 PM PDT by Daaave ("Oh. That's very different. Never mind.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Mandela presented her with an autographed copy of his new book, “NECKLACING FOR DUMMIES.”

Watch for it to come to YOUR neighborhood soon.


9 posted on 06/21/2011 12:17:52 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Never mind the communists. Was Bono present to sanctify this meeting in the name of Holy Celebrity? (and make a pitch for donations)


10 posted on 06/21/2011 12:40:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: Daaave

Good one. I sure miss Emily.


11 posted on 06/21/2011 12:42:46 PM PDT by Faith
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hispanic Vote: trip to Puerto Rico, CHECK!
Black Vote: visit Nelson Mandela, CHECK!

What’s next on the taxpayer funded vacation/junket/campaign stop circuit?


12 posted on 06/21/2011 1:01:52 PM PDT by Tallguy (You can safely ignore anything that precedes the word "But"...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Ooops, forgot one!

Irish-American Vote: Trip to Ireland, CHECK!


13 posted on 06/21/2011 1:03:03 PM PDT by Tallguy (You can safely ignore anything that precedes the word "But"...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not since Stanley met Livingston has Africa witnessed such a meeting.


14 posted on 06/21/2011 1:10:31 PM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Simply one thug meeting another.


15 posted on 06/21/2011 1:22:32 PM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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