Obama, I’d like to introduce you to Google. Google…meet Obama.

Obama wants to hold a public speech in front of Hitler’s enormous phallic symbol, the Siegessäule, which was erected (hee) in memory of Prussia’s victories over Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870/71).  Is he completely clueless?

 The Siegessäule column originally stood in front of the Reichstag but was moved by Adolf Hitler to its current location in 1939.

Hitler didn’t just move the monument to its more central location.  He had a taller column built for it as well, to emphasize its message of German military domination over Europe.  He saw it as a message to Germans of their destiny — as well as to other Europeans as their destiny as well.  It was never meant as a symbol of peaceful, multicultural co-existence.

One has to wonder how France, Denmark, and Austria will feel about Obama rallying German masses under the Siegessäule.The more basic question is why Obama feels the need to conduct a campaign event among Germans.  Meeting with foreign leaders makes sense for a man with no foreign policy experience whatsoever, but that doesn’t require massive rallies among people who aren’t voting in this election.  In his rush to look impressive for no one’s purposes but his own, Obama has made himself look ignorant and arrogant all over again.

If only Obama knew how to Google, he wouldn’t make these mistakes…one would hope.

via Hot Air