Posted on 11/17/2016 8:23:36 AM PST by Olog-hai
US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely seen as the new standard bearer of liberal democracy since the election of Donald Trump.
On the last leg of his final European tour as president, Obama will underline shared values, try to ease fears about the future of the transatlantic partnership and thank Merkel for her friendship during his two terms, White House officials said.
As Western leaders brace for potentially radical changes with Trump moving into the Oval Office in January, Obama wrapped up a visit to Athens Wednesday warning that globalization required a “course correction” to keep voters from drifting to extremes.
“When we see people, global elites, wealthy corporations seemingly living by a different set of rules, avoiding taxes, manipulating loopholes… this feeds a profound sense of injustice,” he said. …
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Merkel’s shelf life has expired.
From 2008...
German publishing’s man in the White House
https://pjmedia.com/blog/german-publishings-man-in-the-white-house/
An Indonesian Communist and an East German Communist.
What torch?
Oh so the Communist International is meeting in Berlin today?
Hopefully, Jerry will be smart enough to toss Merkel out on her tush in their next election, and replace her with a rational being.
Good riddance king of all subversives.
The torch that Muslims use to burn buildings when they riot over perceived offenses to Islam.
Don't flame me....just voicing what will happen in the future.
In another vein.....will Obama slip her a "secure" phone?
Some idiot reporter called her Angie...
They have to find one first. Very few over there who even consider the kind of constitutional republic that the USA was founded as; they’re still stuck with ideas that originated with Bismarck for the most part.
Merkel’s overtures for peaceful relations with Putin are still ongoing. The press ignores them for the most part.
Okay, I’d settle for a marginally-rational being.
Passing the torch of Islamic supremacy?
The headline writer mis-spelled “anvil”...
Yes, indeed. Make no mistake Obummer and Mackerel are COMMIES!
Comrades in selling out the west to islamonazi invasion and takeover. (. At least Merkel is a German citizen.... )
The same people are holding Barry’s and Bumdestag’s leashes. My bet is Barry is there to get his last set of marching orders. Expect major incoming.
Berlin.
Where candidate Obama proclaimed himself a “citizen of the world” to the cheers of anti-American Europeans.
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