I Feel Like We Owe Europe An Apology

Proof  •  November 9, 2009

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. I can remember being a 10 year old watching bewildered, not sure what was going on, as people clambered onto the wall and chipped away at it with hammers. I remember there being a sense of euphoria about it all.
Later in my life, as I began to explore the more modern aspects our nation’s history, I found President Regan’s speech demanding that the wall be torn down and even viewing it years after it actually happened I couldn’t help but be moved:


Given how integral the United States was in the Soviet regime falling, and how integral our President Ronald Reagan was in the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is no doubt that our country has a special place at the celebration of the 20th anniversary.
And there will be US officials at the event. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in attendance. World leaders from France, Great Britain and (obviously) German will be in attendance. But for a major celebration of an event of this magnitude shouldn’t the President be in attendance?
Barack Obama campaigned on strengthening our ties with the rest of the world. Well, what better way to further that goal than to attend a commemoration of one of the most important gifts America has given the world? Why not use the moment as an opportunity to remind the world of how much good we’ve done? Obama has certainly spent a lot of time apologizing for the rest of the world for all the evils he perceives our country as being responsible for, and while you can agree or disagree with his perceptions, shouldn’t he also highlight the good we’ve done?
It is an absolute travesty that the American President won’t be in Berlin to celebrate this important anniversary with our European friends. And because of that, I think we owe Europe an apology for the sleight.
Shame on you, Mr. Obama. And we’re sorry, Europe.

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  • http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

    Something tells me that the Marxist Obama doesn’t see the Berlin Wall coming down as a good thing.

  • sayanything-2

    We do, for allowing Russian socialist hegemony to murder so many of them.

  • http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

    We know what his wife thinks. How long will it be until Obama is finally proud of his country?

  • Barb

    I so miss Ronald Reagan.

  • sayanything-48

    Love it… Dis the Germans, Snub the British, Honor the Saudi’s, Embrace Hugo… The Uniter is certainly making great strides…

  • cargosquid

    I don’t want Obama there. He would taint the celebration as his ilk supported the other side.

  • sayanything-221

    Whistler, you are right. Obama does not celebrate the failures of his idols.
    There is also speculation that Obama is pouting and mad because Germany would not let him make a campaign speech at the Brandenburg Gate in 2008. They told him that was an honor reserved for special occasions.
    I’ll take my ball and go home!
    What a jerk!

  • http://sayanythingblog.com robport

    I won’t go quite that far, but it’s clear he’s no committed advocate of freedom.

  • sayanything-7743

    Not to worry, when a new oppressive socialist/Marxist government comes to power and begins to restrict peoples’ freedom and movements, Obama will be there to help build a new wall. Like all good socialists and Democrats, Obama does not believe in individual freedoms and liberty but government control and micromanagement of peoples’ lives.

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