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'He belongs to the ages': Obama, US leaders mourn Mandela's death
FoxNews.com ^ | December 5, 2013 | Fox News

Posted on 12/05/2013 2:57:44 PM PST by Biggirl

President Obama joined lawmakers and former heads of state Thursday in mourning the death of Nelson Mandela, calling him one of the "most influential, courageous and profoundly good" people to have ever lived.

"He achieved more than could be expected of any man," an emotional Obama said, in remarks from the White House, adding: "He belongs to the ages.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comrademandela; demagogicparty; goodyear; kenyanbornmuzzie; mandela; necklacing; southafrica
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To: free from tyranny
Did his actions unite SA or doom it to the status of the majority of crap countries in Africa?

Was it united before Mandala became president?

81 posted on 12/05/2013 4:08:58 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: skimbell

‘Who axed you?’

Oh my, that’s a cutting remark.


82 posted on 12/05/2013 4:09:25 PM PST by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: fhayek

Mere moments after the “Breaking” announcement, the local pre-6PM newscast cut over to the White Hut for Dear Reader’s words of comfort ... He was so anxious to give homage that he read directly from paper copy, before TOTUS even got a chance ...


83 posted on 12/05/2013 4:11:02 PM PST by mikrofon (Full Nelson)
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To: thesharkboy

The thing is, most of today’s yutes would not have learned this in history class.


84 posted on 12/05/2013 4:11:07 PM PST by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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To: free from tyranny

I cannot understand, the wall to wall coverage on Mandela.


85 posted on 12/05/2013 4:12:08 PM PST by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010 and Mom 4-20-26 12-8-2012)
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To: Biggirl

“An emotional Obama”. Are we seeing another opportunity of crisis to get a little bump?


86 posted on 12/05/2013 4:12:18 PM PST by Toespi
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To: Biggirl
all Mandela...that is all we will hear for weeks...will obama use this death to quiet down his Healthcare debacle?

just turned FOX NEWS off for the evening..had enough of it..

WAKE UP VOTERS...TURN THE SENATE IN 2014..just maybe someone will have the courage to clean up this mess in the White House.

87 posted on 12/05/2013 4:13:09 PM PST by haircutter
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To: Zhang Fei

I agree.


88 posted on 12/05/2013 4:14:03 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Biggirl

I choose to rejoice in the loss of another Marxist racist.


89 posted on 12/05/2013 4:15:19 PM PST by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: fhayek
no telly promoter...he was using notes...writers didn't have time to get their act together..

just more lies from the won...turned him off..

90 posted on 12/05/2013 4:15:21 PM PST by haircutter
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To: Biggirl

“He belongs to the ages”??? Ugh gag me with a spoon. That’s right up there with giving the queen an iPod with his greatest speeches on it. This prez is an embarrassment every single day.


91 posted on 12/05/2013 4:16:33 PM PST by uncitizen (Obama said 'period', but he meant 'asterisk'.)
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To: tapatio
Last of a generation?

A little like Thatcher in that way.

How many foreign leaders today make any impression at all on Americans?

92 posted on 12/05/2013 4:17:26 PM PST by x
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To: Biggirl
At Lincoln's death Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton uttered what became a memorable quote "Now he belongs to the ages."

So to Obama's other qualities, we can now add "plagiarist." I am sure that which ever staff member wrote this for him assumed no one would notice, least of all BO.

93 posted on 12/05/2013 4:17:57 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: Biggirl

“He belongs to the ages”? Another act of plagiarism by the liar-in-chief. He cannot come up with something original?
Not sad about the news from Africa, there are many more things of importance on my mind. I will not watch any of the coverage of the state funeral, Mandela was the least important commie to die today.


94 posted on 12/05/2013 4:18:03 PM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: prisoner6

How does ‘the ages’ in Ebonics translate into English?


95 posted on 12/05/2013 4:20:37 PM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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To: pietraynor

Maybe he had things speeded up to fit his schedule, and provide needed distraction.


96 posted on 12/05/2013 4:25:12 PM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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To: cripplecreek

Are you cereal?

This is from the WH?


97 posted on 12/05/2013 4:25:35 PM PST by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: Rome2000

Yeah, they’re already slapping him around over his “selfies” on twitchy.

http://twitchy.com/2013/12/05/next-step-selfies-narcissist-in-chief-keeps-it-about-him-on-day-of-mandelas-death-pic/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter


98 posted on 12/05/2013 4:30:44 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Biggirl

LOL When I think about me I touch myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM#t=124


99 posted on 12/05/2013 4:39:57 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek; Yehuda; cyn; MeshugeMikey; null and void
This July 1, 2013, screen grab from the Twitter Page of the official White House photographer, Pete Souza, shows a tweet featuring an image of President Barack Obama and his family listening to a tour guide inside Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island on June 30, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa. The White House barred press photographers from this portion of the tour saying it was private, but then released their own photos of from Mandela's cell. (AP Photo/The White House)<<<

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/july-1-2013-screen-grab-twitter-page-official-photo-202948847--politics.html

"Let us pause and give thanks for the fact that..."

...the Obamas are behind bars.

It's like Pharaoh prophesying his own fate with this cheesy narcissistic propaganda photo taken... *in a cell*.

100 posted on 12/05/2013 4:44:53 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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