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| November 6, 2009 Obama takes heat for skipping Berlin Wall anniversary Posted: November 6th, 2009 07:28 PM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Obama is taking heat for skipping the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.' (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is taking aim at President Obama's decision not to travel to Germany next week to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the latest in a string of conservatives to criticize Obama's decision to skip the ceremony on November 9.
"Some consider President Obama's refusal to attend the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany next week an outrage, I consider it a tragedy." Gingrich wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Washington Examiner.
"To commemorate, after all, is to remember. And Americans need to remember, not just that the Wall fell, but why it fell," Gingrich added. "We need to remember that the Berlin Wall was the symbol of more than just the Cold War, more than just the division of Europe."
While the president had originally planned to be on hand for the event, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs confirmed earlier this week scheduling conflicts and preparation for his impending 10-day trip to Asia have instead caused Obama to stay in Washington.
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Obama!!!! Get off your lazy dumb chicken legs and attend the meeting!!! Damn Communist Sympathizer!!! |