Obama: 'This City Knows the Dream of Freedom' »
Posted by: jovial 1 month, 2 weeks agoUS Presidential Candidate Barack Obama started his much-anticipated trip to Germany on Thursday, and the expectations are massive. SPIEGEL ONLINE is following his every move through Berlin with its Live Ticker.
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Klarissa1 month, 2 weeks ago
The message that has come forth from other blogs and news sources are that Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center was awaiting him but Obama's large number of press people were not allowed in to the facility that the military would control the crowd...and with this restriction Obama desired not to go see the wounded troops. The Army did not want a spectacle and thus it was OK for the Senator but the press would have limitations....VERY POOR DECISION ON OBAMA'S PART......VERY BAD TASTE TO THE TROOPS BASED SOLELY ON PRESS CONCERNS!!!
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FSU92grad1 month, 2 weeks ago
Great Speech ?
Are you high ? Please.....
Even the NY Times, a liberal rag, disagrees with your take on his speech...
Wake up libs....Osama is on his way out...Once McCain announces his VP running mate which I'm betting it will be Mitt Romney, Osama is dead in the water....People are seeing his inexperience and his inate ability to fake everything...and do it well....Talk about drinkin' the Kool-Aid....
McCain needs to come out swinging and suggesting that while Obama wants to be president of the world, I want to be president of the United States....
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/opinion/25brooks.html?ref=opinion
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
I don't know if links work in the comment section, but here goes..
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slate1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yeah Obama thinks so too, he even said 'WE' are the one's we've been waiting for,,,,,, he certianly does play the narcissist role very well. I'm glad the telepromter worked throughout the speech you could imagine if he'd actually had to say something off the cuff and say how he actually feels.
It was a well Written speech, I think I'm goning to vote for whomever wrote the speech.
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ecotourusa1 month, 2 weeks ago
jovial-
do not speak for me. I know the only person who belongs in the seat of President of the USA, the man who lives by our Constitution and will protect our rights as Americans, is RON PAUL.george soros and strong media interests controlled this whole election process. (or, did you notice?)
good, solid men like Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel and Ron Paul ...and there are more, were kept out of the light...in the dark. no one was given an opportunity to see just how valuable these are.It's called the DUMBING OF AMERICA. and, Obama is the blatant result of the DUMBING OF AMERICA.
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joey-evans1 month, 2 weeks ago
"Did he actually say anything meaningful in his speech?"-Locky
You should ask your mommy or daddy to explain what the nice man said.
I think it is great that children like Locky are interested in adult matters, it bodes well for the future of our once great nation. :)
JOEY EVANS
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Locky121 month, 2 weeks ago
Of course not. It also bothers me that this jerk thought it appropriate to apologize to Europe in front of a German audience no less!
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What a moron!
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Dionys1 month, 2 weeks ago
The US has a lot to apologise for. Better to get started early so that we can work with the world again instead of telling it what to do at gunpoint.
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Tangent0011 month, 2 weeks ago
If Obama had gone to the hospitals anyway he would have had to contend with the fact that the Pentagon recommended against the visit and the inevitable view that he 'shamefully used the injured troops as a campaign photo-op and to subtly 'bash' Bush and McCain war policy'. You KNOW that would be the eventual McCain talking point.
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stephen-johnson1 month, 2 weeks ago
[A U.S. military official tells NBC News they were making preparations for Sen. Barack Obama to visit wounded troops at the Landstuhl Medical Center at Ramstein, Germany on Friday, but “for some reason the visit was called off.”
One military official who was working on the Obama visit said because political candidates are prohibited from using military installations as campaign backdrops, Obama’s representatives were told, “he could only bring two or three of his Senate staff member, no campaign officials or workers.” In addition, “Obama could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama’s visit.”
The official said “We didn’t know why” the request to visit the wounded troops was withdrawn. “He (Obama) was more than welcome. We were all ready for him.”]
It was withdrawn because he couldn't bring his media machine with him.
If I was Obama, I would have gone anyway. News of the visit would have gotten out, and he wouldn't look like the attention grabber that he really is.
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Locky121 month, 2 weeks ago
Why did this jerk apologize to Europe in front of a German audience no less?
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What the heck do we have to be sorry for to these people?!?
How many U.S. Troops have died there giving them what they have today??
He truly hates this country. I pray to God he doesn't get elected. But I think Americans will wake up to his lies and propaganda and arrogance very soon.
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Dionys1 month, 2 weeks ago
"Somebody should ask him why the hell he blew off a trip to see recovering wounded Iraq vets for A SHOPPING TRIP IN BERLIN. "
Someone should ask Bush and McCain (McSame) why they've consistantly voted against bills to help improve veterans medical care, post-war care and educational expenses while lining the pockets of companies like Haliburton/KBR with billions of dollars for nothing.
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bigurn1 month, 2 weeks ago
Somebody should ask him why the hell he blew off a trip to see recovering wounded Iraq vets for A SHOPPING TRIP IN BERLIN. This is his sense of priority, then he doesn't deserve my vote.
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tbkennedy531 month, 2 weeks ago
How is he bringing dignity and respect back to our country? The only thing he's done to date is talk. He started the speech by saying they aren't used to seeing someone like him talking to them. Well I believe the Sec of State for the last 7 years were African Americans.
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
It's already heating up. Nothing he said was that far out of line. We have as a nation made a lot of mistakes. We have done a lot of good too. Lately over the last few years we have been doing more bad than good. We need to get back to doing more good than bad again. I would like to see the day that McCain, Bush, or any Republican you got, could go to a European country and get a reception like that. It just wouldn't ever happen. I know that kills you inside, because it forces you to reconcile in yourself why you hate a man that brings dignity and respect back to our country. Take a long hard look abnd you will see what's really good for this country has nothing to do with your own selfish ideas.
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
Whether it's in love, marriage, business or any other interaction with people communication or "talk" is the first step. Our present administration did much less talk and more dictation. They refused to talk to leaders at all unless they met all kinds of conditions. If you were married to a person that required you to do A,B, and C before they would talk to you, How would you deal with it?
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slate1 month, 2 weeks ago
((Well I believe the Sec of State for the last 7 years were African Americans.)) well she's one of 'those' Africans that don't tow the line and don't count. Hey doesn't Condi have more African heritage than O?
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capecoralM1 month, 2 weeks ago
Would that be because they do not embrace and have as a message of change Marxist and socialist ideals which many Europeans have embraced?
I am glad we do not share the same history as the European people. They nearly destroyed the world more than once. Also, why do you think America exists? Because European countries did not give two hoots about its citizens so they left hoping to find some prosperity in a nation where anyone could make it and still can.
I listened to this so called speech. Him apologizing to the world on my behalf made me resent this guy even more than his socialist and Marxist background does.
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Locky121 month, 2 weeks ago
Your right, it doesn't.
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It doesn't have to do with Obama's either. But there he is. Lying about his record and trashing this country overseas. Of course he got a warm reception over there. I bet you it hurts him with independents. To Obama it's a forgone conclusion that humans are causing global warming when the science is inconclusive! But when prez, he'll regulate how you heat your home, what kind of lightbulbs you have, what kind of low-flow toilet you have, what kind of car you have and how many miles a day you can drive it... All in the name of the environment, of course.
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willottica1 month, 2 weeks ago
"If we could win a battle of ideas against the communists, we can stand with the vast majority of Muslims who reject the extremism that leads to hate instead of hope."
That is a great example of why this man inspires. He does not say we can stand against the extremist Muslims, but rather focuses on standing WITH the Muslims who reject extremism.
Did you hear/read the speech Locky? He doesn't apologize for America, just admits that it isn't always perfect. Can you admit the same?
This man continues to give inspirational speeches that speak to the whole world coming together as one, resolving differences and working together.
Has McCain ever made an inspiring speech?
The POTUS is often called the 'Leader of the Free World'. Finally, it looks like a presidential candidate is willing to lead the world to freedom. I also really liked the part about encouraging FREE AND FAIR trade, since the exploitation of developing countries has often been the chief criticism of (exclusively) free trade.
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tbkennedy531 month, 2 weeks ago
From the speech:
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"This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all." This is redistribution of wealth at it's finest. So I have to disagree that he is willing to lead the world to freedom.
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
I respect your right to disagree, but consider this. Once in a while a leader emerges in history. MLK, Ghandi, Lincoln and numerous others. What are they remembered for? Their "platitudinous speeches" for the most part. History has shown that the type of leaders that were the greatest of all time were great orators. I think Obama fits into that mold. It may be too early for you judge him that harshly.
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
Iraq has had enough. Out of the 12 billion we spend monthly for these "wars" 10 billion went to Iraq. You don't want to pay for this war do you? So when is enough, enough? If you really like this war and feel it should continue, then they should develop a war chest. All conservative and others that think the war should continue, should be taxed accordingly until the debt is payed off. Want to see some lifelong Republicans switching parties in a "New York minute"? Try implementing that.
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saintetienne1 month, 2 weeks ago
I'm so glad Barack Obama (the Messiah) is picking up votes across Europe. They seem to really like him there. Maybe he should run for Kaiser of Germany. That is, if they've gotten over that pesky superior Aryan race thing.
Meanwhile, back on U.S. SOIL, John McCain is making great strides in Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio. While the Messiah's away winning the hearts of Europeans we couldn't care less about, the REAL presidential candidate is gaining ground and closing whatever small gap is left in this race.
Obomb-out's overseas trip is going to prove to be his Waterloo. He looks so ridiculous drawing crowds of foreigners 10,000 miles away, while McCain quietly goes about picking up voters right and left in AMERICA.
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Klarissa1 month, 2 weeks ago
The message that has come forth from other blogs and news sources are that Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center was awaiting him but Obama's large number of press people were not allowed in to the facility that the military would control the crowd...and with this restriction Obama desired not to go see the wounded troops. The Army did not want a spectacle and thus it was OK for the Senator but the press would have limitations....VERY POOR DECISION ON OBAMA'S PART......VERY BAD TASTE TO THE TROOPS BASED SOLELY ON PRESS CONCERNS!!!
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Klarissa1 month, 2 weeks ago
Afghanistan is being supported by NATO troops. When will the Germans realize that he is telling them to contribute more troops?
Most of this trip Obama was traveling as a senator, not as a candidate on campaign money.
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jovial1 month, 2 weeks ago
He's sticking with his vision. It may anger people on the right, because the message of hope contradicts the message of fear that is being sent out by the Republican party. Whether he speaks in Berlin or Kansas his vision for hope instead of fear is the same, and people are tired of being afraid. Tired of being told that their rights and their tax money has to be spent rebuilding and giving democracy to countries that don't even want us there. What happened to the American people. When are we going to be "afraid" to not help achieve a better democracy in our own country. Don't listen to OpEd's from Brooks. Look around and you will see building our own country far outweighs the benefit of pouring billions into Iraq for political power.
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FSU92grad1 month, 2 weeks ago
Great Speech ?
Are you high ? Please.....
Even the NY Times, a liberal rag, disagrees with your take on his speech...
Wake up libs....Osama is on his way out...Once McCain announces his VP running mate which I'm betting it will be Mitt Romney, Osama is dead in the water....People are seeing his inexperience and his inate ability to fake everything...and do it well....Talk about drinkin' the Kool-Aid....
McCain needs to come out swinging and suggesting that while Obama wants to be president of the world, I want to be president of the United States....
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/opinion/25brooks.html?ref=opinion
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