Merkel to Obama, regarding Brandenberg visit: "We can work it out."

[jefferson_dem]

Friday, Jul. 11, 2008
Germans Say Details of Obama Visit Being Handled
By AP

(BERLIN) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has a message for presidential hopeful Barack Obama: We can work it out.

Merkel had signaled unease over a possible Obama speech at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate. A Merkel spokesman, Ulrich Wilhelm, said Friday that while details had not yet been worked out, "we are confident that we will reach a mutual and good solution which does justice to the interests of all involved."

While Berlin city officials had said they were delighted with the idea, Merkel questioned whether it's appropriate to bring a foreign election campaign to a site that symbolizes Germany's Cold War division and its reunification.

City officials have said they have been contacted by Obama's Democratic campaign staff about a visit. The Obama campaign has refused to provide specifics on his European trip.

The Brandenburg Gate, which once stood behind the Berlin Wall, was the backdrop for a 1987 speech in which President Reagan urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."

On Wednesday, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the candidate had considered several sites for a possible speech and would "choose one that makes most sense for him and his German hosts."

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[marmar]

1. Obama is probably more popular in Germany than Merkel is.....

.... she can see the writing on The Wall. (what's left of it, anyway).

[LowerManhattanite]

2. Fuck Merkel...

...she's Bush's little Deutschland toady and personal choke-toy.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Lots of troops in Germany.

A few weeks ago, McCain was whining that Obama wasn't visiting the troops in Iraq. So why does he have a problem with Obama visiting Germany?

[leftynyc]

4. I think she thought over the fact

she may have been dissing the next POTUS. Not a great idea. Especially when he's so popular in her country.