Friday, January 1, 2016

Clinton email: Merkel despised ‘Obama phenomenon’

The Hill: Sydney Blumenthal sent Clinton a memo on Sept. 30, 2009 with background information on John Kornblum, who was at the time taking over as Germany’s foreign minister.

“Kornblum strongly suggests you try to develop your personal relationship with Merkel as you can,” Blumenthal writes. “He says she dislikes the atmospherics surrounding the Obama phenomenon, that it’s contrary to her whole idea of politics and how to conduct oneself in general. She would welcome a more conversational relationship with you.”

Obama had only been sworn into office eight months earlier. 

Obama Berlin 2008

Has the Obama phenomenon given rise to the Trump phenomenon? 

Trump Dallas 2015

4 comments:

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

I dislike the atmospherics surrounding Hillary and her hack press.

bagoh20 said...

Very similar dismissal of anything negative, and the ignoring of a leftist past for the sake of hearing the words that supporters are enamored with. One big difference is that Trump has actual experience, and accomplishment.

bagoh20 said...

I dislike the atmospherics in my head this morning.

edutcher said...

Then why did she turn out so much like him?