I have changed my tagline, it is now: Ich bin ein homosexueller

[Fumesucker]

In solidarity with my gay fellow citizens and in remembrance of JFK's immortal line: Ich bin ein Berliner.

That is all.

[BlooInBloo]

1. If I can't support them as I am, then the whole point is defeated, imo.

Others are welcome to make their own judgements on the matter, of course.

[Fumesucker]

2. I fail to see your point, JFK wasn't *really* a Berliner and I have not changed one iota.. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

4. (shrug) I suppose, then, that would fall under the...

"Others are welcome to make their own judgements on the matter, of course" clause.

My apologies if that wasn't clear enough.

[Fumesucker]

6. Umm...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner

"Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a Berliner") is a quotation from a June 26, 1963 speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. He was underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after the Soviet-supported Communist state of East Germany erected the Berlin Wall as a barrier to prevent movement between East and West.

The speech is considered one of Kennedy's best, and a notable moment of the Cold War. It was a great morale boost for West Berliners, who lived in an enclave deep inside East Germany and feared a possible East German occupation. Speaking from the balcony of Rathaus Schöneberg, Kennedy said,

[BlooInBloo]

8. Would you record yourself reading an entire book about it, and send it to me please?

Maybe THEN I would understand.

[Fumesucker]

9. Maybe if you actually explained what it is you are objecting to, then *I* would understand. n/t

[uppityperson]

10. Rather like many in the world, after 9/11 said "we are new yorkers" or whatever it was(senior moment

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Better than being a jelly donut.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/jfk_berliner.htm

[Fumesucker]

5. It depends on who is eating the jelly donut...

:evilgrin:

[ColbertWatcher]

7. Here are two other versions of the image from the original thread ...