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malaise

(269,050 posts) Wed Jun 19, 2013, 09:29 AM Jun 2013

Obama live from Berlin now on GEM$NBComcast n/t

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Obama live from Berlin now on GEM$NBComcast n/t (Original Post) malaise Jun 2013 OP

I had left the TV on CNN - their caption was 'Kennedy's "words our timeless"' csziggy Jun 2013 #1

50 years after Kennedy reorg Jun 2013 #2

Nice pics malaise Jun 2013 #3

I was watching it live on German TV reorg Jun 2013 #4

Looked bigger than that to me malaise Jun 2013 #5

csziggy

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1. I had left the TV on CNN - their caption was 'Kennedy's "words our timeless"'

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 09:43 AM

Jun 2013

Since I wasn't paying attention, I am not sure what Obama's exact words were but I suspect HIS speech read 'Kennedy's "words ARE timeless'"!

reorg

(3,317 posts)

2. 50 years after Kennedy

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 10:01 AM

Jun 2013

held his famous speech before hundreds of thousands thronging in front of the Brandenburg Gate:

Obama speaks to a small number of invited guests:

Just a few years after he promised: Yes, we can:

malaise

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3. Nice pics

Reply to reorg (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 10:05 AM

Jun 2013

Thanks

reorg

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4. I was watching it live on German TV

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 10:13 AM

Jun 2013

and found it really embarrassing. 6000 listeners were reportedly invited, but from the live images it appeared there were far less. Very sad.

malaise

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5. Looked bigger than that to me

Reply to reorg (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 10:21 AM

Jun 2013

The US continues its hawkish foreign policy and people prefer action to words.

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