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Obama Cancels Plans to Attend Berlin Wall Anniversary
Der Spiegel ^
| 10/16/2009
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Posted on 10/16/2009 1:45:45 PM PDT by Gritty
US President Barack Obama has shelved his plans to attend festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will reportedly take his place at the Nov. 9 celebrations.
Germany is going to have to wait longer than expected for US President Barack Obama's first official visit. Citing government sources in Berlin, Reuters reported on Friday that Obama will not attend the anniversary festivities marking two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event will take place on Nov. 9 -- just two days before Obama embarks on a long-planned trip to Asia on Nov. 11.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany
KEYWORDS: bhoeurope; bhogermany; bhovisit; nevermind
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:45:45 PM PDT
by
Gritty
To: Gritty
He doesn’t want to offend the commies.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:46:49 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: Gritty
GOOD...he does NOT represent FREEDOM...and should not attend.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:47:00 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Isn't it great....we're heading for a Free Enterpriseless society.....)
To: Gritty
He thought it was going to celebrate putting the wall *up*.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:47:37 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Speak Truth to Stupid.)
To: Gritty
When he realized the wall no longer stands, he canceled. How can he get blueprints for something that doesn’t exist?
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:48:00 PM PDT
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: Gritty
Sounds like he couldn’t line up any good bands to open for him like his last visit to Germany. Nobody really thinks the crowd was there just for him?
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:48:18 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: Gritty
"Send Hillary!"....
To: Gritty
Part of his master plan to kill the Russians with kindness so they’ll gladly go along with sanctions against Iran. /s
To: Gritty
I wonder if he suddenly realized that people were dying trying to get in to West Berlin.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:49:29 PM PDT
by
stayathomemom
(Beware of cat attacks while typing!)
To: Gritty
US President Barack Obama has shelved his plans to attend festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a sad day for Barack Obama 20 years ago. He doesn't want to relive it.
To: Gritty; martin_fierro; mikrofon
Ich bin nicht ein Berliner.
To: Gritty
Obama if he attended would of vowed, Putin rebuild this wall!
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:50:35 PM PDT
by
dancusa
(Czars Czuck)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Another clear signal of where he stands. he may think that the fall of the Wall was tragic since it led to the destruction of the workers’ paradise.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:50:38 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(ECCE HOMO!)
To: Gritty
No need to revisit the prop again, it served its purpose.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:50:39 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The President has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. " Steyn)
To: Gritty
He's stabbed Poland and the Czech Republic in the back. Now he is dropping trou on the people freed in East Germany. I guess he still has Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to insult. Did I miss any of the other countries captured by the Soviet Union after World War II which were freed by the US's constant effort in the Cold War.
I think that Obama is skipping it because the Wall finally fell soon after Reagan's famous "Tear Down This Wall" speech.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:50:43 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
To: Gritty
Another Presidential first for Obama?
President Clinton attended the 10th, Bush the 15th
I wonder if Obama will be the first president to cancel Christmas? Maybe the first to not celebrate veteran’s day?
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:50:44 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: AngelesCrestHighway
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:51:09 PM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:51:34 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(ECCE HOMO!)
To: Gritty
They should invite the first President Bush.
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posted on
10/16/2009 1:51:46 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Gilligan doesn’t care for Oompah Bands.....
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