Obama Draws Criticism for Sitting Out Berlin Wall Anniversary
Boy President will sit out the anniversary of one of thegreatest milestones of the late 20th century.
Voting "Present" once again.
President Obama squeezed in a trip to Copenhagen last month to lobby, unsuccessfully, for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plans to travel to Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, an award that even Obama has said he does not deserve. And this coming week, he sets out on a weeklong tour of Asia.But the president does not plan to travel to Germany to attend the 20th anniversary celebration Monday of the fall of the Berlin Wall, drawing heated criticism from those who say he's ignoring a shining triumph of American-inspired democracy.
"A tragedy," is how former House Speaker Newt Gingrich described Obama's absence.
Some question whether the decision not to go was a nod to Russia, with which the Obama administration is trying to mend relations, or just another attempt to play down the perception of the United States as an exceptional superpower.
For its part, the administration is citing a scheduling conflict. The White House says the president simply does not have the time to go, with the trip to Asia starting Wednesday.
4 comments:
That's because it was a sad day for Obama when the Soviet Union fell. It's something he'd prefer not to remember.
Pastorius,
I wonder why he wanted to sit this out. Obama could have made an inspirering yet completely uncontroversial speech on the fall of the Berlin Wall, now that the soviet Union is gone. It might have increased his popularity somewhat. After all, he'll need all the votes he can get come next election. Off course he could be underestimating how difficult it might be for him to win the next election.
Total,
Obama may not be Communist or a Marxist, but he does share many of their ideals. Still, this will not help his reelection bid.
Obama sat on the wall
Obama had a great fall
And all Rahm Emanuel's horses and all his men
Could not put Obama back together again
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