Category: GermanyBy NoQuarter on Jul 24, 2008 in Barack Obama, Germany | 201 Comments
DID any of the rest of you notice that the “million people” expected in Berlin turned into a paltry 200,000 — one-fifth the estimated crowd, many there surely to hear the rock concert?
Now this, via a naughty reporter at Politico.com:
Did today’s Obama speech remind anyone else of …
This groundbreaking moment? Which reminds us of what [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 24, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Germany, John McCain, Joseph Wilson | 179 Comments
Jake Tapper’s story today is Obama On Tonight’s Berlin Speech: “A Crapshoot”. Last week, the razor-sharp Tapper zeroed in on a story that we’ve covered here at No Quarter many times. Joe Wilson, Larry Johnson and I, as well as other writers, have all noted that Obama has failed to DO HIS JOB [...]
By Charles Lemos on Jul 22, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, German politics, Germany, Obamaisms, Qualifications | 151 Comments
I am beginning to wonder if Obama actually went to law school and taught Constitutional law. In fact, I wonder if he went to grade school. Back in May, Obama referenced having visited 57 states; today on Face the Nation, the very junior Senator from Illinois said this:
“[T]he objective of this trip was to have [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 21, 2008 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Cult-Aide, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Obamatopia, Patriotism | 506 Comments
Barack Obama used donations to refurbish and repaint his campaign plane, and has removed the flag of the United States from the tail of the plane. Reports Bonnie Kapp for Fox Embed:
[T]he plane that once had an American flag on its tail now sports the Obama “O.” “Change We Can Believe In” and the candidate’s [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 20, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, German politics, Germany | 234 Comments
You’re all familiar with the uproar in Germany over Obama’s original plan to speak in front of the Brandenburg Gate. In her fine essay, “The Adulation of a Leader: a Cautionary Tale,” Medusa noted that Obama was attempting “an ancestral hat trick,” evoking both Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy’s speeches at the site.
Well, [...]
By Uppity Woman on Jul 19, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Current Affairs, DNC, Democratic Nomination, Germany, Hoodwinking | 223 Comments
Shamelessly stolen from The Real Barack Obama’s Freedom Fairy:
It seems that Sen. Obama’s dream of delivering a speech before thousands in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the very same place where two great American presidents—John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Ronald Reagan—have so proudly stood, is not to be.
And so, it seems that Barack Changeling Obama shall [...]
By Uppity Woman on Jul 12, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Elitism, George Bush, Germany, Hoodwinking, John F. Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Obamedia | 134 Comments
In 1939, James Thurber published a short story entitled, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Standing the test of time, this story was depicted in a movie and later, in the 60s it was a short-lived TV series. The book was published through the late 70s and it remains available today.
Because of the character of [...]
By Charles Lemos on Jul 11, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Germany, Qualifications | 127 Comments
Dear Senator Obama:
John McCain has now been to Canada, Colombia and Mexico. He met with leaders of these countries and held talks. In Ottawa, he gave a speech to the Economic Club of Canada. In Cartagena, Senator McCain toured the historic city Cartagena, met with Colombian leaders as well with ordinary Colombians in a meet [...]
By Charles Lemos on Jul 8, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Germany | 59 Comments
Der Spiegel has another update on Obama’s hopes for a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Barack Obama wants to hold a speech at the Brandenburg Gate when he comes to Berlin later this month. The city’s mayor wants to grant him his wish, but the German chancellor has misgivings.
The warning from the Chancellery was [...]
By Charles Lemos on Jul 8, 2008 in Barack Obama, Germany | 118 Comments
To Obama, all the world is a stage, hence a stadium in Denver or the Bradenburg Gate seem fitting backdrops to his delusions of grandeur. Misanthrophic is the word that comes to mind. Contemptuous is another. However, the Germans do not seem to be willing to play his games.
Via Germany’s Der Spiegel:
