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'Out of deference,' Obamas to meet Mandela family but will not visit hospital
NBC News ^ | 6/29/13 | Jeff Mason, Mark Felsenthal, Pascal Fletcher

Posted on 06/29/2013 5:03:24 AM PDT by Libloather

PRETORIA, South Africa -- U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will meet on Saturday with relatives of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, but they will not visit the hospital where the former South African president is critically ill, the White House said.

Obama is in South Africa on the second stop of a three-nation Africa tour. His visit had triggered intense speculation that the United States' first African-American president might visit 94-year-old Mandela in the Pretoria hospital where he has spent three weeks being treated for a lung infection.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; family; hospital; mandela; obamaafricavisit; obamamandela
Uh, oh. Is Nelson gone already?

South Africa's Mandela 'improving' as Obama flies in

1 posted on 06/29/2013 5:03:24 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Maybe the family doesn’t want him there.


2 posted on 06/29/2013 5:04:23 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Libloather

Or Obozo doesn’t want to walk in just when the old Commie croaks.


3 posted on 06/29/2013 5:09:09 AM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: Proud2BeRight

Hussein can’t even attempt a drive-by healing?


4 posted on 06/29/2013 5:11:19 AM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Libloather

it must grit the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue grifter tribe that they can’t pose with Mandela’s corpse

totus probably had the eulogy already written about how barry’s struggles and suffering have been so much like mandela’s


5 posted on 06/29/2013 5:14:03 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: cripplecreek

maybe they afraid he bring a pillow ...


6 posted on 06/29/2013 5:14:41 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: cripplecreek

Sounds possible-—

“Out of deference to Nelson Mandela’s peace and comfort and the family’s wishes, they will not be visiting the hospital,” the White House said in a statement.


7 posted on 06/29/2013 5:16:58 AM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: cripplecreek

Let’s be real...Mandela has tubes and drips and crap all over him...Just won’t make a great photo op.


8 posted on 06/29/2013 5:18:27 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

The BBC has given the Mandela death watch pretty extensive coverage. From their man on the street interviews it sounds like the people have already accepted him as gone.


9 posted on 06/29/2013 5:21:07 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Libloather

How big of him.


10 posted on 06/29/2013 5:28:13 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (NRA Life Member)
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To: Libloather
"Out of deference to Nelson Mandela's peace and comfort and the family's wishes, they will not be visiting the hospital," the White House said in a statement.

As they say....That's mighty white of him...err' half white...I mean

11 posted on 06/29/2013 5:28:42 AM PDT by Popman (Godlessness is always the first step to the concentration camp.)
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To: Libloather
'Out of deference,' Obamas to meet Mandela family but will not visit hospital

Obama didn't clear another background check.

12 posted on 06/29/2013 6:11:57 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Sacajaweau
Let’s be real...Mandela has tubes and drips and crap all over him...Just won’t make a great photo op.

I'll bet Mandela is already dead but obongo doesn't want them to release the news just yet because that would upstage him.

13 posted on 06/29/2013 6:16:02 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: Sirius Lee

I got it. King hussein must believe that if he were to visit nellie mandelie just the enormity his mere presence would more than likely be so overwhelming to poor old nellie that he would probably have heart failure and pass away. He would at least get much sicker and take a turn for the worst. I mean I’m pretty sure that if I were ever subjected to his presence I’d get sick. No, I’m damn sure. Hell I get sick to my stomach if I accidently stumble on to his visage on tv.


14 posted on 06/29/2013 6:29:21 AM PDT by rktman (Inergalactic background checks? King hussein you're first up.)
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To: rktman

Best post of this Saturday morning, my FRiend! Anyone as sick as Nellie would probably pass away just hearing his voice...gotta save Nellie a few days longer from the hell he is about to see.


15 posted on 06/29/2013 6:42:41 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: Sacajaweau
Let’s be real...Mandela has tubes and drips and crap all over him...Just won’t make a great photo op.

That's what I've been saying Sac. Sounds to me like a Valerie Jarrett decision, or maybe one of the Davids.

16 posted on 06/29/2013 7:09:02 AM PDT by jimfree (In November 2016 my 13 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Thank you. Thank you very much. LOL! Old nellie mandelie will be soon meeting up with hugo, che, mao, pol pot, teddy(?LOL!), malcome x, and a whole bunch of other folks who trampled peoples rights to just exist. Hope he packs some short sleeve shirts and some shorts. It’s gonna get warm.


17 posted on 06/29/2013 7:26:59 AM PDT by rktman (Inergalactic background checks? King hussein you're first up.)
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like several of these posts...

I believe Mandela is already gone...and they are waiting for oBama’s trip to be over...don't want to overshadow the king now do they???

we will learn the truth any way..it will LEAK OUT..

18 posted on 06/29/2013 7:28:21 AM PDT by haircutter (,,,)
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To: Libloather

They must’ve heard how everywhere Obama visits...companies, sports teams, etc...things go bad, fast. Companies fold, teams lose.

Maybe they just want the old terrorist to live a few days longer.


19 posted on 06/29/2013 7:31:13 AM PDT by Moltke ("I am Dr. Sonderborg," he said, "and I don't want any nonsense.")
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To: rktman

You are very welcome. My gratis is from the heart. I understand there are extra stocks of brimstone being accumulated to intensify the heat when it is time for the ONE and a few others in DC to join them there. Especially important for algore’s arrival...so as to let him know what real climate change is like.


20 posted on 06/29/2013 9:02:21 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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