Are we the only ones who thought of Apple’s famous “1984” commercial when we saw Obama’s videotaped Fall-of-the-Berlin-Wall speech? Obama’s speech even comes with the right echo.
Are we the only ones who thought of Apple’s famous “1984” commercial when we saw Obama’s videotaped Fall-of-the-Berlin-Wall speech? Obama’s speech even comes with the right echo.
Kind of eerie, isn’t it?
President Obama still managed to find time to phone in a speech from an undisclosed part of the White House on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But you can bet he won’t be too busy to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize in person.
In between whatever he was so busy with, President Obama still managed to find time to phone in a speech from an undisclosed part of the White House on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But you can bet he won’t be too busy to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize in person.
During his prerecorded speech, President Obama made this self-referential observation, “Few would have foreseen … that a united Germany would be led by a woman from Brandenburg or that their American ally would be led by a man of African descent. But human destiny is what human beings make of it.”
Few would have also foreseen how the One would deftly work in a tribute to Himself during his tribute to the fall of the Wall. However, Obama’s Teleprompter somehow forgot to mention Communism, the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Lech Walesa or Pope John Paul.
In Obama’s telling, the Wall just got built by itself, and was mysteriously torn down one day for no apparent reason.
Source: HotAir.com
The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of the most celebrated and iconic events of the late 20th Century. So where’s Barack Obama when the rest of the world is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall?
The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of the most celebrated and iconic events of the late 20th Century. So where’s Barack Obama when the rest of the world is marking the 20th anniversary of the fall?
You may recall that before he was elected president, Obama wanted to speak in front of the Wall’s historic Brandenburg Gate. Back then, it was all about Him, not some anniversary party and he wanted to be seen in a historic context. Sadly, his request was denied by German authorities. So candidate Obama had to settle for speaking in front of the Victory Column during his Hope and Change Express World Tour 2008.
Could that be part of the reason why Obama is snubbing Berlin? Who knows?
It’s certainly not because he doesn’t like to travel. “In his first year in office,” Columnist Rich Lowry notes, “Barack Obama has visited more foreign countries than any other president. He’s touched ground in 16 countries, easily outpacing Bill Clinton (three) and George W. Bush (eleven).”
Remember, this is the same president who jetted over to Denmark for ONE HOUR to pitch Chicago for the Olympics. So why miss this historic occasion? Is the health care crisis or the state of climate change really so dire that The One can’t take a day to celebrate the triumph of liberty over tyranny? Can’t he delegate something to Joe Biden?
“His schedule is reportedly too crowded,” Lowry explains.
John F. Kennedy famously told Berliners, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner.’ On the 20th anniversary of the last century’s most stirring triumph of freedom, Obama is telling them, “Ich bin beschäftigt.” That is, “I’m busy.”
All of which begs the question: Where is Obama today anyway? Let us know if you find out what was more important than marking the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Must be a beer summit somewhere. Or a golf course that demanded his undivided attention.
Source: RealClearPolitics.com, spiegel.de
The Berlin Wall came down twenty years ago today. So this might be a good time to take a look at Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech from June of 1987.
The Berlin Wall came down twenty years ago today. So this might be a good time to take a look at Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech from June of 1987.
A note of explanation for Barack Obama: Mr. President, sir, if you happen to be reading IHateTheMedia.com, this video is a dandy instruction guide. Please watch it a few times and follow Reagan’s example next time you have to deal with a ruthless dictator.
Because your current approach ain’t working.
