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Obama Welcomes African Leaders For Unusual Dinner ["The Blood of Africa Runs Through Our Family"]
Guardian (UK) ^ | August 5, 2014 | DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Posted on 08/05/2014 8:10:03 PM PDT by Steelfish

Obama Welcomes African Leaders For Unusual Dinner August 5 2014 DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Take a White House state dinner and multiply it by 50. The result is the most elaborate and unusual dinner of President Barack Obama's administration, a one-of-a-kind affair put on Tuesday night for a one-of-a-kind gathering of several dozen leaders from countries across Africa.

The leaders are attending a three-day conference organized by the White House and aimed at boosting U.S. ties to the continent. Obama wasted little time highlighting his own personal connection to Africa during a brief toast. Guests were shuttled down to a massive tent erected on the South Lawn because the White House, as big as it is, does not have any rooms large enough that can hold the more-than-400 invited guests.

"I stand before you as the president of the United States, a proud American. I also stand before you as the son of a man from Africa," Obama said drawing applause. "The blood of Africa runs through our family, so for us, the bonds between our countries, our continents are deeply personal."

He warmly recalled family visits to Kenya before he became president, as well as stops at historic sites in Ghana, Senegal and South Africa with his family while in office. And he offered a toast to "the new Africa, the Africa that is rising and so full of promise."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africaleaderssummit
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To: Qiviut

Obola ....lol. It fits.


21 posted on 08/05/2014 8:45:43 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey NSA!)
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To: Steelfish

I wonder what wine is best paired with rotted bat meat?


22 posted on 08/05/2014 8:47:19 PM PDT by diplomatic_immunity
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To: Steelfish

How very Freudian.


23 posted on 08/05/2014 8:55:37 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: TheCipher

ROFL! You win.


24 posted on 08/05/2014 9:34:35 PM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (Epesians 6:12 becomes more real to me with each news cycle.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The economies of subSaharan Africa, quietly and without fanfare have been developing at a rapid rate. No credit to do-nothing Obama of course, but yeah, Africa has been on a growth binge for years now. Of course starting from a very low baseline, there is still a long way to go.
25 posted on 08/05/2014 9:36:23 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: FlingWingFlyer

No kidding, guess who’s paying for this orgy of racial politics.


26 posted on 08/05/2014 10:05:15 PM PDT by usacon (United we stand divided we fall.)
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To: Steelfish

Barack Hussein Obama, illegal President of the United States, is a pandering racist. Can you imagine a caucasian president of any country saying “The blood of Northern Europeans flows through my veins.”? Actually Barack Hussein Obama could say that, too....but he would never do so. He hates his white side. He is a dangerous bigot.


27 posted on 08/05/2014 10:15:24 PM PDT by Words Make the Man
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To: Steelfish

28 posted on 08/05/2014 10:18:14 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: Steelfish

The menu included monkey skewered with vegetables cooked over a grill and Curried dog with fresh chutney.


29 posted on 08/05/2014 10:27:20 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: Steelfish

Obama hosts a festival of third world kleptocrats - on our dime.


30 posted on 08/05/2014 10:29:37 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: Steelfish

They served Long Pig


31 posted on 08/05/2014 10:32:49 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: Doc91678
I was going through customs at Baltimore International about 15 years ago. Behind me was a family of passengers off of Air Ghana. Their luggage included something under a tarp that stank like hell. Looking closer - there was a hoof sticking out. Kid you not. These folks were trying to bring an impala hindquarter into the USA.

Customs stopped them. But that was then. Under Obama, I'm sure they would get a "bon appetit" -- along with instant green cards.

32 posted on 08/05/2014 10:38:06 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: Dagnabitt

A big PING! to that.


33 posted on 08/05/2014 10:40:55 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: LeoWindhorse

You forgot raping female babies as a folklore cure for AIDS.


34 posted on 08/05/2014 10:47:48 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Steelfish

Unusual how? Was monkey on the menue?


35 posted on 08/06/2014 1:16:51 AM PDT by Figment
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To: Steelfish
"The Blood of Africa Runs Through Our Family"

And the gentle breezes flow through the ears of the 57-state-stupid POTUS.

36 posted on 08/06/2014 6:04:50 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: Steelfish

Not going to say what I’m thinking....no sir, no way, nohow.


37 posted on 08/06/2014 6:21:51 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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