Obama's Speech in Berlin

[GoodWitch58]

I find it hysterical that McCain's camp (see other thread about how bad they are) decided to have him appear in front of a German restaurant.

Wrinkled flags, bad backdrops, yeah his campaign is just gearing up for some major debacles.

...and don't forget having him appear with Daddy Bush yesterday, just when he is trying to say he is not McBush!

 

[6thGen]

From the McCain camp:

"While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a 'citizen of the world,' John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide this election. Barack Obama offered eloquent praise for this country, but the contrast is clear. John McCain has dedicated his life to serving, improving and protecting America. Barack Obama spent an afternoon talking about it. "

 

[Mango]

What's so wrong with being a citizen of this world?

 

[scooterbug44]

From the McCain camp:

"While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a 'citizen of the world,' John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide this election. Barack Obama offered eloquent praise for this country, but the contrast is clear. John McCain has dedicated his life to serving, improving and protecting America. Barack Obama spent an afternoon talking about it. "

With apologies to Miss Kitty: MEOW!!!

 

[6thGen]

A few more emails to NRO. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy (that's from me).

"And so Obama came to Berlin to build up his image on national security. If only appearances matter, then he did himself some good. The substance of his remarks was different. He credited the 1948 Berlin Airlift to international cooperation. ?It was this spirit that led airlift planes to appear in the sky above our heads,? he said, as if some global vibe called aircraft from the vasty deep. Actually, it was Harry Truman. As Elizabeth Spalding recounts in The First Cold Warrior, 'At first, Truman was almost alone in thinking that an airlift would work as an effective response to the Soviets.'

Truman made a tough, risky decision. That?s what presidents do. Obama did not acknowledge this point. He didn?t even mention Truman?s name."




"'But in the darkest hours, the people of Berlin kept the flame of hope burning. The people of Berlin refused to give up. ?.' - in reference to the Berlin airlift period.

Why did the people of Berlin keep the flame of hope burning? They did because they believed that America would not abandon them despite the hardship and risk associated with the flights, that?s why.

This from a man who was desperate to abandon Iraqis at the very moment that they were in their darkest hours. If Iraq is any indication, he would have abandoned Berlin.

He has some chutzpah to even mention the benefits of fortitude in a speech."

 

[6thGen]

I really hope I'm missing something here, but Obama cancelled his trip to Rammestein AFB to shake a few more German hands. Rammestein sees every US soldier injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. GQ had a great article on it last month. Uneffingbelievable, but I'm sure the camp has a lame excuse.

 

[traderx]

Here's the AP story on the cancellation. There has to more to this story than we are being told. The reason Obama offers for aborting his trip were known well in advance of the planning phase of his trip.


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D924E4KO0&show_article=1http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D924E4KO0&show_article=1

 

[Matt J]

I really hope I'm missing something here, but Obama cancelled his trip to Rammestein AFB to shake a few more German hands. Rammestein sees every US soldier injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. GQ had a great article on it last month. Uneffingbelievable, but I'm sure the camp has a lame excuse.

Here's the AP story on the cancellation. There has to more to this story than we are being told. The reason Obama offers for aborting his trip were known well in advance of the planning phase of his trip.


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D924E4KO0&show_article=1

So if he visits you'd bash him for using wounded service members as a campaign ploy, and if he doesn't then he's dissing them? Seems to me it's a no win with you guys.

 

[traderx]

So if he visits you'd bash him for using wounded service members as a campaign ploy, and if he doesn't then he's dissing them? Seems to me it's a no win with you guys.

No, you're wrong. I would have applauded him for visiting solders, especially wounded soldiers. There is no better gift to a soldier lying in a hospital bed than a supportive visitor from the US.

How do you feel about Obama cancelling his trip to visit the soldiers?

He had time to meet with Chancellor Merkel, to addess thousands of Germans in the street and he even had time to visit a Ritz-Carlton to workout. This decision will come back to haunt him.

 

[Beemn]

You all want to pay lip service to vets, but you don't want to be one! Getting us out of the mire means more to the soldiers than another photo op! Being republican, and therefore probably not an ARMY or marine vet, you wouldn't understand!