-Caveat Lector-
Actually, what Kennedy said means "I am a jelly doughnut." He should have
said, "Ich bin Berliner", which *does* mean "I am a Berliner."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alamaine Ratliff [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: [CTRL] By Birth or By Choice
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> -Caveat Lector-
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> From http://www.ahram.org.eg/weekly/1999/453/op2.htm
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> {{<Begin>}}
> By birth or by choice?
> By Edward Said
> One of the most frequently cited phrases uttered by John F. Kennedy was
> "Ich
> bin ein berliner," on the occasion of his 1961 visit to the city which had
> been
> recently divided by an East German wall. "I am a Berliner," he said to the
> tumultuous acclaim of his audience there, as well as in the whole world.
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