Obama Said Planning to Visit Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Ha'aretz ^ | 5/8/09

[nickcarraway]

U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald during his upcoming tour of Europe, official German sources reported Friday.

The U.S. administration has yet to confirm the report, but secret service units have already been sent to Germany to examine the security at places Obama is expected to visit during his trip. The secret service personnel were sent to Dresden, among other places.

Obama is scheduled to visit the concentration camp on June 5, one day before taking part in a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the 1944 invasion of Allied forces in Normandy. A German government spokesman said that Obama may "visit historical sites that represent different aspects of World War II ? destruction and reconstruction, extermination and the breakdown of civilization."

If Obama does visit Buchenwald, he will be tracing the footsteps of his great-uncle Charlie Payne who participated in the liberation of the camp. Payne's story was the source of some embarrassment for the American president during his campaign, when he said ?I had an uncle who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps. And the story in my family is that when he came home, he went into the attic, and he didn?t leave the house for six months." It was later pointed out to him that it was Buchenwald, and not Auschwitz that his mother's uncle had helped liberate, as Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Is that the one Obammie the Commie's uncle “liberated” during WWII?

[cripplecreek]

His Jewish support has slid considerably in the last few weeks.

[Liberty Ship]

Hope he doesn’t get any ideas.

[from occupied ga]

Obama Said Planning to Visit Buchenwald Concentration Camp

No doubt to get some ideas on how to better deal with the nonsupportive bitter white middle class males who cling to their guns and religion.

[Freedom Dignity n Honor]

Another European trip? Sheesssh, we need a President not a rock star on tour.

Does Mr. WeMustSacrifice know how much of the people's money he is wasting?

[Doogle]

And the story in my family is that when he came home, he went into the attic.....

...much like he uses Air Force One

[Diogenesis]

[BuffaloJack]

Probably looking for ideas on handling conservatives.

[Dallas59]

What on earth for? His visit would disgrace all who died there.

[mollynme]

Probably looking for ideas on handling conservatives.

That was my first thought, too.

[AIM-54]

This is just another insincere propaganda photo-op.

[LibLieSlayer]

Ok... lock the ba$tard up then!

[Conan the Conservative]

Trying to pick up a few design ideas.

[from occupied ga]

Still from a training video for Obama's new "Civilian National Security Corps" Heil Obama

[bgill]

Trying to pick up a few design ideas.

Beat me to it. This isn't even half joking. He's the type who would and with all he's been pushing through so quickly, it's coming sooner than anyone can suspect.

[nonliberal]

Obama lost another uncle in the Holocaust. It seems the uncle died when he got drunk and fell out of the guard tower.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Hopefully he isn’t there for a Grand Re-Opening.

[wny]

To apologize I'm sure. In Obamaworld, the Nazis did what they did because the US wasn't nice to them.

Will he go before or after he sacrifices Israel to the Iranians?

[RU88]

Obama will be be Israel's greatest enemy.