Charles Krauthammer skillfully deconstructs Obama’s desire to give a speech at an historic site.
Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate.
He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
Maybe if Obama wrote a nice concerto or something. Until then, I suggest he schedule his next speech at a Bridge to Nowhere(there are several), a more fitting analogy to his current resume. Read the whole article.
UPDATE: Reader email..
Reagan appeared at the Brandenburg Gate because it was symbolic of the challenge he was issuing to the leaders of the opposition to freedom. Since the major leaders of the most vociferous opposition to freedom in the modern world are Islamic, maybe he needs to deliver a speech in Mecca or Medina… Oh, wait, he can’t go there without becoming a Muslim (unclean infidel that he is). Maybe he could stand outside the city gates and say, “Prince Faisal, tear down this wall!”
