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Barry Obama’s still living large on his European/Central Asian/Middle East luxury basketball vacation, which will finish up with a big speech rally thing in Berlin, the German city where David Bowie recorded Heroes. But just like when JFK and Ronald Reagan went to East Berlin and demanded that Hitler “Tear Down That Wall,” it seems Obama is bringing his own “Ugly American” act to Deutschland.
According to this very crappy/funny translation of a Bild article, Obama’s campaign is treating the Germans worse than a Coachella crowd — nobody can bring anything to the rally, not even OBAMA SUX banners!
Barack Obama forbids protest placards in Berlin
With tension, Barack Obamas (46) speech is expected before the victory column in Berlin. The presidency candidate of the US democrats announced a principle speech. The police expects a million spectator. Yet that must comply with severe rules: Placards, signs, pockets – everything forbidden!
No, not the pockets!
(Thanks to Wonkette Operative PPM for running this through Babelfish.)
Alles verboten; das ist aber schade.
German “pockets” caused World War I. I’d ban them too if I only had the mighty, hope-filled powers Barry possesses.
No pockets?
Oh right. German men carry man-sacks. Man-bags. Man-purses. Whatever.
To me, everything said in German sounds like a Klingon declaration of war. Therefore, the tone of this translation would appear to be spot on.
Wait, no pockets? Good. I can wear my assless chaps.
Der schwarze Kennedy
BLACK KENNEDY IS COMING TO SURF THE SHIT OUT YOU BERLIN! WATCH OUT!
“nobody can bring anything to the rally, not even OBAMA SUX banners!”
In Germany that would be considered Nazi Hate Speech punishable by fifteen years in Auschwitz.
Der Bild is a great newspaper, despised by most women and anyone with a speck of intellectualism. They did a story last year on where in Germany girls are most likely to have sex on the first date. Cologne won. As a sidebar a reporter went out on the streets of Cologne to ask young women, “why are you so easy.” Literally, that was the headline on the story. Anyway, they like to stir things up, aimed at West Virginia-like readers, and lean to a right wing populism, especially on immigration… sort of like that Great American, Lou Dobbs.
Anonymous Office Zombie: I never knew I’d meet someone who felt the same way about German. Even Kennedy sounded like he was extolling venom when he told everyone that he was a jelly doughnut.
“Mrs. Merkel, Tear Down This Victory Column!”
1 million Ger-MAN march.
Ach du…. whatever.
Naaah, taschen in this case is bags, and rucksacks not allowed.
This looks like an order from the GrenzSchutzPolitzei they’re just out secret servicing the secret service.
“worse than a Coachella crowd”?
Ah yes, Coachella. Where you can’t bring in water, but you can bring in all the drugs you can hide in your fannypack. Eat the brownies in the parking lot kids. Then let the ride begin.
yes, but is Bowie ok? All i care about is the Bowie. Just tell me he’s ok and Barry can do whatever he wants to the Krauts…
botlrokit: Anonymous Office Zombie: Today is a good day to be a jelly donut!
Hey but what do you guys think about O’s new ride?
It’s an elitist Airbus. How unamerican!
When do we talk about that David Bowie album cover?
Jeebus, Germany es soo teh gay!
If those Germans don’t stop complaining, we’d be glad to fire-bomb their cities again.
What Would David Hasselhoff Do?
Obama wiederholt die Wörter des Präsidenten Kennedy, die besagt, “I sind auch eine Wurst!”
Tear down that wall, Meister Walnuts!
ColdCupofHope: Ich tadele dei gayz.
Lordy, that sounds tighter than a PaulTard rally..can they at least wear Flair?
Barack Obama hat ein großes schwantz. Something like that. What has it gots in itsss pocketsessss, my Precious? Protesssst signssss, the nasty Germansesss...
Seriously, they should save it for McCain’s visit unless he’s too elderly to make it.
a million people?…dayum…
sounds perfect for pulling the old ‘loaves and fishes’ trick out of his hat……
question for Obama campaign: why isnt Cris Angel on the payroll?…
Also, isn’t that a pic of Marcel Marceau giving an obscene gesture in Mime? Not many people speak Mime anymore.
Can we blame HotPockets on the Germans? Their way of punishing us with the ensuing indigestion and diarrhea.
It’s unlikely that Sir Hopealot will let loose with with a Kennedy-esque “Ich habe ein Graf Zeppelin in mein lederhosn!” for the crowd, but one can always dream.
magic titty: We can talk about it now, although this is the cover of the “Heroes” single, although it’s taken from the same photograph, which is an intentional rip-off of Erich Heckel.
Also see The Idiot by Iggy “Jim Newell” Pop.
Is this where Barry declares himself to be an arugula doughnut?
I don’t believe that is a bad translation - I think the story was written by someone at Red State.
http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/politik/2008/07/20/praesidentschaftskandidat-obama/privatfotos.html
Obama adds on the Highschool and in the college marijuana to have smoked. And if it had enough cash, it even cocaine schnupfte. With the drugs it wanted to displace its own uncertainty whether it was rather white or rather black one.
Oy vey!!
The German bitters can’t even bring der Lastwagen-Nüsse?
He’s gonna throw Papa Doc Jesse Jackson under that new French Airbus his angry wife got as a love gift from Maurice Chevalier before she got all bitter.
“Barack Obamas (46) speech”
Good non-god, they’re taking journalism notes from a Discworld novel!
icedog: lean to a right wing populism, especially on immigration
Right wing populism in Germany–who would have thought?
Ken Layne: Thanks for that tidbit. I was on the verge of thinking there was a moment in the 70’s where Bowie was not awesome and kind of a dick.
magic titty: there is not a single moment where Bowie is not awesome (assuming we have wiped the “dancing in the street” video from our collective consciousness)
Deepthroat: That would have been in the 80’s I think, we he mostly sucked.
Now now, I hear Obama’s people (in his continued “shift to the center”) will allow placards in the newly-introduced “frei sprechen” zones.
what a horror. i remember dropping my pocket once.
has that ever happened to you?
Cape Clod: “Frau Merkel: slide down My victory column”