On June 30, 2008, John McCain ran a 30-second TV ad in which the narrator calls Barack Obama "the biggest celebrity in the world." The soundtrack of the ad used the crowd chants of "Obama, Obama" from Obama's speech in Berlin. The visuals showed photos of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
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Monday
Tuesday
Global Citizenship
On this day in 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama continued his Middle East and European tour, making a surprise visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall wearing a yarmulke and placing a prayer in the wall. Then he was off to Berlin where he met with Chancellor Merkel before speaking to a crowd estimated at 200,000 in front of the Victory Column. Stressing the "burdens of global citizenship," Obama told the crowd: "Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity."
President Obama is staying stateside during the summer of 2012, but his opponent Mitt Romney leaves today for London where he will kick off a week-long trip to Britain, Israel and Poland. Before leaving U.S. soil, Romney spoke to the VFW and delivered - according to the Los Angeles Times - "a scathing indictment of President Obama's defense and foreign policies." National polls however, show the public giving the president good marks on his foreign policy record.
President Obama is staying stateside during the summer of 2012, but his opponent Mitt Romney leaves today for London where he will kick off a week-long trip to Britain, Israel and Poland. Before leaving U.S. soil, Romney spoke to the VFW and delivered - according to the Los Angeles Times - "a scathing indictment of President Obama's defense and foreign policies." National polls however, show the public giving the president good marks on his foreign policy record.
Sunday
Over There
In late June 2008, the Obama campaign announced plans to travel overseas in mid-July, with visits to Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, France, Germany, and London. Initially, the stop in Berlin was to include a speech at the Brandenburg Gate, where U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Reagan gave memorable speeches. But the Berlin location was later changed to the Victory Column.
Early in July 2012, GOP candidate Mitt Romney announced plans for a foreign trip this summer to include stops in Israel and London, with consideration also given to Germany and Poland.
A recent US News & World Report article states that Romney has said he will "do the opposite" of Obama on Israel, but has not specified details. The article also quotes an Obama spokesman's reply: "Governor Romney has said he would do the opposite of what President Obama has done in our relations with Israel. Now he must specify how - does that mean he would reverse President Obama's policies of sending Israel the largest security assistance packages in history? Does it mean he would let Israel stand alone at the United Nations, or that he would stop funding the Iron Dome system? Does it mean he would abandon the coalition working together to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions?"
Early in July 2012, GOP candidate Mitt Romney announced plans for a foreign trip this summer to include stops in Israel and London, with consideration also given to Germany and Poland.
A recent US News & World Report article states that Romney has said he will "do the opposite" of Obama on Israel, but has not specified details. The article also quotes an Obama spokesman's reply: "Governor Romney has said he would do the opposite of what President Obama has done in our relations with Israel. Now he must specify how - does that mean he would reverse President Obama's policies of sending Israel the largest security assistance packages in history? Does it mean he would let Israel stand alone at the United Nations, or that he would stop funding the Iron Dome system? Does it mean he would abandon the coalition working together to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions?"
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