"Hey Fritz, look up there. It's Obama!!"
Barack Obama, wrapped in his exploding ego, is showing his total ignorance of German history in his determination to follow in the footsteps of JFK and Reagan in making historic speeches in Berlin. Now that his efforts to give a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate have met with proper rejection, Obama has a new brainstorm. Now he intends to give his speech in front of Berlin's Siegessaeule (Goddess of Victory) Monument.
The Siegessaeule Monument is another structure built to commemorate German military victories in a by-gone era (in this case, built to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Prussian-Danish War in 1864. The gilded figure at the top was added to commemorate later victories over Austria and France.) Originally situated in front of the Reichstag (Germany's Parliament Building), it was re-located a short distance up the road by none other than Adolf Hitler. It is arguably, after the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most imposing structure.
What is the thinking that led to this curious choice of a site for an Obama speech? For that matter, why is it fitting and proper for a presidential candidate to give a speech at all in Europe? If Obama is going to give any speeches in Berlin, why not in a more subdued setting, such as a university or convention center-or a beer hall, perhaps? This has to be judged as nothing less than an exercise in self-aggrandizement. It not only calls into the question of Obama's taste, but once again, his judgement. Hopefully, the Europeans, who are so smitten with Obama, will see this for what it is and re-evaluate their opinion of this character.
Where does he plan to speak in Paris-on top of the Arc de Triomph?
4 comments:
Gary, you're nitpicking. I don't think it matters where he speaks, he has to make this appearance.
Ingrid,
Why does he have to make such an obstentatious speech in such an obstentatious place? And I am not the only one pointing this out.
While you could certainly accuse him of being ostentatious, I have to wonder what the big deal is - he just wants something that looks good in the photos and TV broadcasts. If McCain was picking places like this, and folks were criticizing him for it, I'd give the same "meh" response that I shall give to you.
Meh.
Are you running out of crazy preacher friends of Obama to write about? Heh.
I just think it might be more fitting if he were actually president. Apparently a few of his German hosts do to, like Angela Merkel.
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