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Title: O takes a Lech-ing~Snubbed by Solidarity hero in Polish visit
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NY Post
URL Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/intern ... ech_ing_SKCuP5yWPdv4PvxNSKMZlI
Published: May 28, 2011
Author: GEOFF EARLE
Post Date: 2011-05-28 09:11:49 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong, Obamatuer Hour
Views: 1280
Comments: 2
WASHINGTON -- President Obama wraps up his European tour in Poland today, but he won't find any solidarity with the nation's one-time leader. Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity movement founder, snubbed Obama on the last day of his four-nation trip, refusing to meet with his fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner. "I expect this meeting would only amount to a photo opportunity," Walesa, the heroic figure who helped lead his country to freedom from the Soviet bloc, told Agence France-Presse. "It's difficult to tell journalists what you'd like to say to the president of a superpower. This time, I won't tell him, I won't meet him, it doesn't suit me," Walesa told a Polish news station. Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/int...4PvxNSKMZlI#ixzz1NeVeamQL
Lech Walesa
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
But but Obama is pro union.
Lech knows a loser when he sees one, after dealing with the Soviets he's an expert......
"I love the 45 caliber M1911, I respect the 9MM M9 Beretta but I only carry a CZ for my own personal protection". Quote courtesy of Lt Col John Dean Cooper, recognized as the Father of Modern Handgunning
#2. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity movement founder, snubbed Obama on the last day of his four-nation trip, refusing to meet with his fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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