Bush Privately Told Germany He Had Misgivings About Obama Speech

[ccharles000]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/10/report-bush-privately-tol_n_111993.html

Yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed unease about a possible Obama speech at the Brandenberg Gate. A spokesman said Merkel felt "great skepticism as to whether it is appropriate" for a U.S. election candidate to speak at "a place with a particular exclusivity, intensity and symbolism."

Today, Der Spiegel reports that Bush administration officials privately told the German government that they don't like the idea:

The respected Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported this week that a member of the Bush delegation approached Merkel's foreign policy advisor, Christoph Heusgen, at the G-8 summit in Japan to discuss misgivings about Obama's planned speech. The government is also acting out of respect for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long enjoyed strong ties to Germany and good personal relationships with a number of high-level government officials in Berlin.

[vaberella]

1. So what we have is the German Government are "taker backers"?!

screw it, he'll eventually get to do it in Jan 2009.

K&R

:kick:

[Kdillard]

2. They must be very nervous about how well Obama's speech will be received in Germany.

[fasttense]

3. The bush meddling in US politics by manipulating Germany.

And they bought into it. If there's a con bush hasn't tried, I'd like to see it.

[global1]

4. Merkel Must Have Liked The Back Rub.......nt