STOP PRESS: Kerry accused
STOP PRESS: Kerry accused of using old Kennedy speech in flying visit to Iraq:- "Ich bin ein Baghdadian!"
Strangely enough, Bush used similar words when addressing a white supremacy group.
"Ich bin ein Baghdadian!" ?
Um, similar does not mean identical. Thanks for playing though.
Gigatron
22-10-2004, 22:47
Well.. Kennedy has been misquoted on that one. Or at least the quote has bene taken out of context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner
"Ich bin ein Berliner" is a famous phrase by John F. Kennedy. On June 26, 1963 in Berlin, he made a speech containing the sentences:
"Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was civis Romanus sum. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Berliner."
"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!."
According to the context of the speech, Kennedy meant that he stood together with West Berliners in their struggle to maintain their freedom against Communist aggression.
Gigatron
22-10-2004, 22:51
Hey just noticed that speech was made exactly 17 years before I was born :)
Superpower07
22-10-2004, 22:53
Does that mean kerry is a Baghdad donut? (if translated rite)
Ashmoria
22-10-2004, 22:55
Well.. Kennedy has been misquoted on that one. Or at least the quote has bene taken out of context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner
"Ich bin ein Berliner" is a famous phrase by John F. Kennedy. On June 26, 1963 in Berlin, he made a speech containing the sentences:
"Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was civis Romanus sum. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Berliner."
"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!."
According to the context of the speech, Kennedy meant that he stood together with West Berliners in their struggle to maintain their freedom against Communist aggression.
as opposed to the common misconception that he was under the delusion that he was a form of german pastry?
Does that mean kerry is a Baghdad donut? (if translated rite)
LOL I was surprised it took this long for someone to mention that :p