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Obama's proposed speech in Frankfurt, Germany
Feb 16, 2018 00:25:11   #
hasslichhog
 
It's never made the news, but Obama so admired President Kennedy and Kennedy's grasp of the English language and his oratory sk**ls.. When he was President, Obama was planning a trip to Frankfurt, Germany, and planned on giving a speech using the words Kennedy used in a speech in Berlin. And, the words Obama loved and admired the most of Kennedy's speech were the words "Ich bin ein Berliner." In saying this, Kennedy meant, of course, to ally himself with the German populace, and didn't realize that in German "Ein Berliner" meant a jelly donut. Kennedy more properly should have said, "Ich bin Berliner."

Can you imagine Obama addressing a crowd in Frankfurt, using the same lingo Kennedy used about Berlin........"Ich bin ein Frankfurter?"

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Feb 16, 2018 01:14:51   #
Joe Blow
 
"Ich bin ein Berliner." may mean either. It depends upon the inflection.

I'm picturing Trump giving a speech in Athole New Hampshire addressing his Presidency. ...

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