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VIDEO: Obama In Berlin: Reception So Warm, “I’m Actually Going To Take Off My Jacket”

Guest Post by Mara Zebest Obama’s speech in Berlin was luke warm at best. The Berlin crowd in 2008 was reported around 200,000. Obama was hailed a superstar around the world. Today, the pool reporter says only 4,500 were present … Continue reading ?

Krauthammer's Take: Obama's Berlin Speech Addressed "Least Important Issue on the Planet"

Charles Krauthammer called President Obama "continually amazing" for advocating nuclear arms reduction in the United States and Russia in the midst of worldwide crisises. Krauthammer stated that President Obama's June 19th speech inShow More Summary

Barack Obama bombs in Berlin: a weak, underwhelming address from a floundering president

When John F. Kennedy delivered his “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate on June 26, 1963, 450,000 people flocked to hear him. Fifty years later a far more subdued invitation-only crowd of 4,500 showed up to hear Barack Obama speak at the same location in Berlin. As The National Journal [...]

The Five Takes On ‘Audit The IRS’ Rally: The Tea Party Movement Is ‘Roaring Back To Life’

24 minutes agoNews : Mediaite

With the Tea Party Patriots holding its largest rally since 2010 in Washington today, with speeches from Glenn Beck, Michele Bachmann and more, The Five asked whether the tea party movement's big comeback is finally underway. Will the...Show More Summary

Judith Gibson defends the free speech of a poor bouncer

Judge Judith Gibson deserves your praise for showing such sturdy good sense: A Sydney journalist who sued a trendy Oxford Street nightclub for defamation,…

The Economics of Nuclear Arms Reductions

In an important speech today at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, U.S. President Barack Obama called for further reductions to the U.S. and Russian nuclear arms stockpiles. In the relevant part of the speech, President Obama declared: “After...Show More Summary

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Supreme Court Warning

1 hour agoNews : Truthdig

The Massachusetts Democrat vocalized concerns that the Supreme Court is being captured by corporate special interest groups during a speech at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Convention.

Berlin, Brandenburg Gate Become Icons for US Presidents

Summertime in Germany has become a popular time and place for several American presidents over the past 50 years, ever since John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in 1963.

NBC's Todd Excuses Obama's Poor Speech Performance: Crowd Too Small, 'It Was Hot'

Appearing on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd came up with a long list of excuses for President Obama's poor speech performance in Berlin: "I want to give you a little context...Show More Summary

Media Ignore Obama's Catholic School Gaffe in Ireland

The mainstream media in the United States have ignored comments made by President Barack Obama during his a speech in Northern Ireland this week in which he described religious education as a source of conflict. The president's comments...Show More Summary

Obama: Catholic Schools 'Encourage Division'

President Obama wasn't kidding in March of 2012 when he told then-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that he would have "more flexibility" after the election. We got a chilling look at what Obama meant by that during a speech in Northern...Show More Summary

Tea Party Rally May Have Drawn Bigger Crowd than Obama Speech in Berlin

When Barack Obama gave a speech in Berlin in 2008, he drew a crowd of 200,000. Wednesday's speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was a little less popular. White House pool reporter Elmar Jakobs estimated the crowd at only 4,500. Obama's...Show More Summary

Bachmann: I Was An IRS ‘Insurgent’ Because ‘Understanding The Enemy’ Is ‘Best Way To Defeat Them’

3 hours agoNews : Mediaite

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) delivered a short speech the the Tea Party Patriots' "Audit the IRS" rally Wednesday afternoon and used the opportunity to defend her former career with that very same government institution. Claiming she...Show More Summary

Obama Finds Friendly Audience in Berlin, Online Poker a Lifesaver for Pakistani Child, Hoffa Hunt Comes Up Empty Again: P.M. Links

3 hours agoNews : Reason

In a speech in Berlin, where hey love him far more than Americans do, President Barack Obama defended the United States' surveillance program, proposed new talks with Russia to cut back on nuclear weapons, and promised to keep trying o...Show More Summary

Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speech

BERLIN (AP) — Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by one-third if Cold War foe Russia does the same.

Hezbollah defends the people of the Mashreq

Hezbollah defends the people of the Mashreq By Ghaleb Kandil In his speech on the occasion of the day of injury resistant, the secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has defined the strategic framework of the ongoing confrontation...Show More Summary

Osborne promises to get serious on the banks. Believe it when you see it

So now we know why Stephen Hester was sacked. In his Mansion House speech, the Chancellor has confirmed that the breakup of Royal Bank of Scotland Group into a good and a bad bank is indeed under serious consideration, and will almost certainly go ahead provided it is seen to meet three key objectives – [...]

Sen. Warren Opposes Obama Trade Nominee Michael Froman

IN AN extraordinary show of independence by Senator Elizabeth Warren, she has moved to oppose President Obama’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. SEN. WARREN’S FLOOR SPEECH IN OPPOSITION TO MICHAEL FROMAN’S NOMINATION FOR U.S. Show More Summary

Chris Matthews Upset With Sun for Harming Obama's Berlin Speech

Is the sun racist? Pehaps that isn't such an absurd question when using the logic of Chris Matthews in which almost all forms of opposition to Barack Obama can be attributed to racism. And since the setting sun almost ruined Obama'sShow More Summary

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