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JFK and Reagan at the Berlin Wall
My Two Cents Worth —
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Given on June 26th, 1963 at the Rudolph Wilde Platz in then-West Berlin, President John F. Kennedy gave one of his more memorable speeches. The speech was short and to the point, particularly when responding to those who had good things to say about Communism: “Let them come to Berlin”. Even though President ...1 hour ago -
words that mattered
Attack Machine —
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People forget how things were. How a government built a wall to keep its citizens from fleeing it evil awfulness, then shot them in the back if they tried to escape. When Reagan called the Soviet Union evil, the intellectual elites gasped at his supposed lack of sophistication. Why, we had to get along with that ...2 hours ago -
Berlin Wall: Youve Come a Long Way Baby
Eternal Remont: —
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"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987 What once divided East from West... ...is now a backdrop for the MTV Video Music Awards. Youve come a long way baby.2 hours ago -
Necessity of Negotiating From Strength
South Bay Chat —
Authority: 164
Rudy Giuliani, NY Daily News In the 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union is viewed by some commentators as the result of systemic weakness. While it is true that the free nations of the West had significant economic, social and political advantages, the reality is that any ...2 hours ago -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
April Lorier Perspective —
Authority: 127
On June 12, 1987, then-President Ronald Reagan, in attendance of Berlins founding celebration, stood on a podium in front of the Brandenburg Gate; the graffitied Berlin Wall in the background. Mr. Reagan cited some of that graffiti in his epic speech that day saying, "As I looked out a moment ...2 hours ago -
It’s time to end the Other Cold War- the one between Mom’s
Extreme Adventures in Motherhood (and life and knitting and photography and trying to keep a house with 3 boys from smelling like a locker room!) —
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“Mr Gorbachev, Tear down this wall. “ I was 21. When Ronald Reagan made that demand. It resonated through my being. I was really not much more than a kid, without political understanding, but even I could see how wrong that wall was. I saw that wall as an ugly reminder of how differences of perspective (a ...2 hours ago -
Remembering some of todays heroes
MyQuest —
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Margaret Thatcher -- She took a hard line against the Soviet Bloc, promoted a real alternative to leftist ideology, defended an open society, and was the first leader in the west to identify Gorbachev as a rising figure who could be worked with John Paul II -- This fiercely anti-communist Polish pope helped to rattle ...3 hours ago -
La redistribution
Antagoniste.net —
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Pour retourner à l’équilibre budgétaire, le gouvernement semble privilégier une hausse de ses revenus. Pourtant, avant de dévaliser (une fois de plus) les contribuables, Jean Charest devrait plutôt s’attaquer au Léviathan qu’est devenu l’État québécois en réduisant les subventions aux entreprises. ...3 hours ago -
I Hate Clowns and So Should You
Nuestra Voice —
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I was watching the Latin Grammys and was surprised to see circus performers handing out the award statues. Some of them were clowns while others were the actual presenters. I remembered a MacDonalds hamburger commercial back in the day about a Latino-looking Dad who was trying to make his little daughter laugh. It ...3 hours ago -
Thanks, Ron
RightWingBob.com —
Authority: 127
The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is an appropriate time to remember a truly transformational president. The excerpted speech below, via YouTube, was one Ronald Reagan made in 1964 in support of the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater (Bob Dylan’s “favorite politician,” circa 1961, ...3 hours ago -
Not Worth The Trip? Lovely.
insignificant thoughts —
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What a sad day, the 20 th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, because the world is celebrating without us. Barack Obama chose not to attend despite a specific invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel . An excursion to New York for a “date night” was a promise kept. A quick trip to Europe to try ...3 hours ago -
And It Was Torn Down
Seldom Wrong, Never in Doubt —
Authority: 414
On this anniversary of the Berlin Walls apocalyptic destruction, we link a recording, of Ronald Reagans remarkable 1987 speech that momentously called for that very event. The speech has been edited into three parts to conform to the time limits imposed by YouTube. We link this extensive digest as opposed to briefer ...3 hours ago -
Willfully blind banksters. And changing public opinion
Politics in the Zeros —
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FutureJacked For those of you keeping tabs on the building anger and making notes for the future show trials, pay special attention to the story about how Goldman Sachs got more H1N1 vaccine doses than Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. How can these bankster playerz be so blind? This is pouring gasoline on dry ...3 hours ago -
To-do: Monday 11/9
Fayetteville Flyer —
Authority: 531
If you were looking to rock out tonight, you’re out of luck, buddy. Unless you know of something we don’t, there isn’t a single rock show scheduled in town for tonight. Or hip hop. Or metal. Or jazz, country, folk, etc. Not even any sweet, sweet grunge. (what?) That’s not to say there isn’t anything going ...4 hours ago -
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
OpenMarket.org —
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall ~ 20 Years Later
Gazing at the Flag —
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The Brandenberg Gate - then and now A site where President John F Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan both delivered speeches supporting a free and united Germany Dancing on the wall as the Soviets lift travel restrictions The Iron Curtain Adding coiled razor wire to the top of the wall, ...4 hours ago -
The Berlin Wall and Its Fall
Libertyblog —
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Wall Street Journal : Fulfilling that duty came at a price—71 British and American servicemen lost their lives during the Berlin Airlift—that more “pragmatic” politicians might have gladly forgone for the promise of better relations with the Soviets. Not a few NATO generals thought the defense of Berlin ...4 hours ago -
Armey says health care reform will kill innovation
CNN Political Ticker —
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Armey says the health care reform bill will stifle innovation. (CNN) - Dick Armey, the former House majority leader whose leadership of FreedomWorks has proved vital to organizing opposition to Democrats health care reform efforts, told CNN Monday the recently-passed House health care bill could cripple the ...4 hours ago -
Benjamin R. Barber: Dispatch from Berlin: Forgetting Why the Wall Fell
The Huffington Post —
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In the orgy of Reagan revisionism and capitalist triumphalism that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago, we have largely forgotten how and why the Cold War came to an end. It would be almost impossible to discern its real origins from todays Disney style celebration of the "Mauerfall" that began on ...4 hours ago -
Counting Jobs Saved by Obama’s Fiscal Stimulus
Jeff Frankels Weblog —
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The National Journal asks: “Is the Obama administration’s stimulus plan helping to create or “save” 650,000 jobs, as the president and his aides say? Is that an appropriate way to measure the stimulus’ impact?” I am astounded by claims that fiscal stimulus under recession circumstances doesn’t ...4 hours ago
