Comments on: Absent from Berlin, Obama Misses Grand Opportunity: Le Figaro, France http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 23:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: pacatrue http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-230040 pacatrue Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:40:03 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-230040 Really? Everyone I know, who are 80% progressive, think this is great. The Velvet Revolution is held up as a people power moment by liberals all over the place. I'm sure there are some partisans who downplay Reagan's role, as there are partisans who play it up, but the role he did have was indeed one of his great accomplishments.<br><br>I really see no evidence for your assertion that liberals/progressives liked the Berlin Wall. Really? Everyone I know, who are 80% progressive, think this is great. The Velvet Revolution is held up as a people power moment by liberals all over the place. I'm sure there are some partisans who downplay Reagan's role, as there are partisans who play it up, but the role he did have was indeed one of his great accomplishments.

I really see no evidence for your assertion that liberals/progressives liked the Berlin Wall.

]]> By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-230025 JSpencer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:32:20 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-230025 <I>"To Obama and the intellectual progressive movement he has been part of his adult life, the wall coming down is not something to celebrate" ~ AR</I><BR><BR>You really believe that? I think it's kind of an absurd notion. Some things transcend partisanship (or should), and I think the wall coming down is one of them. To the extent that Reagan had hand in it (however much his role may have been played up) then I applaud him.</BR></BR> “To Obama and the intellectual progressive movement he has been part of his adult life, the wall coming down is not something to celebrate” ~ AR

You really believe that? I think it's kind of an absurd notion. Some things transcend partisanship (or should), and I think the wall coming down is one of them. To the extent that Reagan had hand in it (however much his role may have been played up) then I applaud him.

]]> By: JeffersonDavis http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-230004 JeffersonDavis Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:51:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-230004 I agree, Spence....<br><br>I wanted my President in Kileen, Texas. That's where he belonged. Europe is right below which socks to choose in the heirarchy of things right now. I agree, Spence….

I wanted my President in Kileen, Texas. That's where he belonged. Europe is right below which socks to choose in the heirarchy of things right now.

]]> By: AustinRoth http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-229989 AustinRoth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:35:24 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-229989 Everyone is missing the real reason. <br><br>To Obama and the intellectual progressive movement he has been part of his adult life, the wall coming down is not something to celebrate, and particularly not America's or even more so Reagan's role in it. <br><br>In fact, they tend to deny that either had anything to do with it; they just got undue credit. Everyone is missing the real reason.

To Obama and the intellectual progressive movement he has been part of his adult life, the wall coming down is not something to celebrate, and particularly not America's or even more so Reagan's role in it.

In fact, they tend to deny that either had anything to do with it; they just got undue credit.

]]> By: essurfer http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-229977 essurfer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:31:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-229977 I understand where they are coming from, but with the health care issue and the attack in Texas, can you imagine the palaver if he would have jetted off to Berlin? I understand where they are coming from, but with the health care issue and the attack in Texas, can you imagine the palaver if he would have jetted off to Berlin?

]]> By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/52741/absent-from-berlin-obama-misses-grand-opportunity-le-figaro-france/comment-page-1/#comment-229969 JSpencer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:03:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=52741#comment-229969 Hey, the guy can't be everywhere at once. Europe needs to relax and take a deep breath. Hey, the guy can't be everywhere at once. Europe needs to relax and take a deep breath.

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