German Chancellor Merkel on Obama: "he is well-equipped -- physically, mentally and politically.""

[sabra]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL2304285220080723

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is an admirer of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama -- even though she has not yet met him in person.

Asked at a news conference on Wednesday what she thought of Obama, Merkel responded: "I would say that he is well-equipped -- physically, mentally and politically."

...

Bush was famously caught on camera at a G8 meeting in 2006 giving Merkel a quick backrub and the chancellor was asked on Wednesday whether she expected more massages from Bush's successor -- whether it's McCain or Obama.

"That's not really up to me," she joked. "But I wouldn't resist.

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

1. Oy.

[ErinBerin84]

2. lol. "physically, mentally and politically"?

Oooh la la.

:blush:

[undeterred]

5. She's hot for Obama.

Eat your heart out, George and John.

[GarbagemanLB]

3. what does 'physically equipped' mean?

[VolcanoJen]

Ummm....

;-) ;-) ;-)

[NYCGirl]

13. Non-sexually, maybe she means he doesn't need to take a nap in the afternoon.

:shrug:

[Apollo11]

17. Good Spin NYCGirl!

Because it couldn't be even possible that some white women (like Angela Merkel) actually believe some of the stories they heard about black men (like Barack Obama) being physically well-equipped ...

Good idea - go with the "nap" explanation! ;-)

[cliffordu]

32. Or maybe he doesn't have to get up and go pee 3 times a night....

[Cha]

39. And Obama works

on weekends! Yeah, baby:bounce:

[MarjorieG]

15. my first response...

[demokatgurrl]

36. Well I know what I mean when I say it......n/t

[dsomuah]

37. I was about to ask the same question.

Equipped?

How the hell does she know what he is 'equipped' with?

**lmao**

[Jersey Devil]

38. Umm, she probably read on the internets that Obama is a large man

if you know what I mean. O8)

[MonkeyFunk]

51. oh fercrissakes

knock it off

[kskiska]

43. Maybe…

I had a rear shot of Merkel changing from her bathing suit, but Photobucket censored it.

[RNdaSilva]

44. Freudian?

[Hutzpa]

4. Dang!! I can't help it

its at the tip of my tongue... about to come out...oh God help meeee


:hide:


:rofl:

[uponit7771]

30. Me either!!!

[Pirate Smile]

6. OMG - after she included "physical" in how "well-equipped" he is.

:rofl:

[Alter Ego]

12. "When asked to respond to Chancellor Merkel's comment, Senator Obama smiled

and said, 'In the words of Paul Mooney: Brothas be packin'.'"

[austinboy]

26. LMBAO!!

:rofl:

[Rocky2007]

42. OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

Surely, I didn't just read what I think I read :freak:

Edit -- Sorry, that was to good to pass up :blush:

[Blondiegrrl]

46. ...

:spray:

[vaberella]

49. That's too much. Ah, Paul Mooney is the man.

[TwilightGardener]

Bwaahhh!!! I wonder if she realized how that sounds....n/t.

[Inuca]

7. Thanks for the laugh!!!

I can only hope that it's a language or "lost in translation" thing. Well equipped physically.... OK I am laughing again :rofl: That ANgela, more than meets the eye....

[Colobo]

8. She wants some Obama...

[Thrill]

9. WOW JUST WOW LMAO at 'well-equipped'

[Alter Ego]

10. So we can translate that as

"I'd totally hit that" from world leader-speak?

[Gabi Hayes]

50. Jawohl

[DevonRex]

11. I wouldn't resist either. And I suspect...

...neither would most women. :)

[Apollo11]

14. Apparently, Germans also have that same stereotype about black men ...

But I am a little suprised that Angela Merkel decided to share her thoughts on this issue with the media! ;-)

[jakem]

16. hmm...

[AspenRose]

41. "It's TWRUUUE!"

:rofl:

[LeftishBrit]

18. I think she probably meant health-wise (and thinking of McCain's age, etc.)

but a slightly unfortunate way of putting it, especially given the Bush back-rub incident!

[Median Democrat]

20. Yikes - Perhaps In German It Means Something Innocuous

I think the translator was probably having some fun.

[LeftishBrit]

25. I believe that during Carter's presidency

he visited Poland and said something in English to the effect that "I desire an understanding with the Poles" but the translator turned it into a Polish sentence which meant "I desire the Poles carnally"!

[truthisfreedom]

19. C'mon, people, get your minds out of the gutter.

Merkel would never suggest anything untoward about Obama.





















































Would she?

[bklyncowgirl]

21. Someone with more skills than I really should photoshop Chancellor Merkel as Obama Girl

[opihimoimoi]

22. OMG...he wows thems so they wanna fuck him too.....we got a rock star politician

He has Groupies forming...the Bimbos are crashing the hotels....OMG

[AndyTiedye]

23. We Know Which One She'd Rather Have Rub Her Back, Yes

[windbreeze]

24. Is there another way to interpret this comment?

I think not...but..perhaps that's cause my mind automatically goes there when I hear someone say such things?? I gotta say though...I AM more than a little surprised by her comment, did she forget herself???LOL..wb

[uponit7771]

31. She could've left out any NOTION of "physical" in German & still made the point. But It's a plus for

...our guy :)

[eridani]

57. Maybe someone could dig up the original German? n/t

[elf]

27. LOST IN TRANSLATION

:toast:

[crankychatter]

28. "It's TWUE, it's TWUE!!!" M.K. nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

33. How about another schnitzengruben?

[Jack from Charlotte]

35. LOL. That's what I thought of too. (NFM)

*

[uponit7771]

29. K, air-body.......bring your mind back....come on....you can hold on

[bdamomma]

34. well equipped mentally,

he certainly is and is not like the GOP candidate.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

40. "Also he didn't physically assult me."

[woolldog]

45. Oh my.

:blush:

What an unfortunate turn of phrase.

[snowbear]

47. She's right...

Just wait till she actually gets to meet him!

[Gabi Hayes]

48. could this story have a

''happy ending?''

[MrSlayer]

52. I can't wait to see what the corporate propaganda machine does with this.

Should be interesting.

[Kaleko]

53. Um... don't want to spoil the fluffy mood,

but I bet everyone five hunnert bucks that Merkel spoke in German, and there simply is no such double entendre in my native tongue. She probably said, "Er ist gut gerüstet (he's very fit), physically, mentally and politically."

...Which could also be interpreted as a subtle swipe at the mentally and politically unfit W. Bush or the totally out of shape in every respect McCain.

Given our corpmedia, I wouldn't even presume Merkel said anything resembling the exact phrase quoted in the article.

But carry on. Obama is the sexiest politician alive, ja?

[snowbear]

54. Ah c'mon, read it again Kaleko...

I don't know German, but I could of sworn the intepretation comes out to read:

"Damn, I'd like to jump his bones"

Come on, the least you could do is fib to us!


........

[Kaleko]

55. ... Okay, the dowdy German Chancellor wants to go on record

here, folks: she needs some black ass to SQUEEZE, and she needs it now, like, TODAY, right under that Victory Pillar!!

What the heck, no, the WHOLE of Germany is ready for your magnificent Schniedelwutz, Mr. Oh'Bama, oh ja, ja, dankeschön und auf ein baldiges Wiedersehn!




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[eridani]

56. Careful there, Angela. I've heard that Michelle's karate chops are really lethal n/t