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:His statement was in German, "Ich bin ein Berliner" and meant that he (1) felt like a resident of that city and (2) sympathized with their plight. At the time, the Soviet Union was doing things like isolating Berlin from the rest of the world (see also [[Berlin Wall]]). To belittle his statement by claiming he misspoke is ... well, let's just not do it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 08:54, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
:His statement was in German, "Ich bin ein Berliner" and meant that he (1) felt like a resident of that city and (2) sympathized with their plight. At the time, the Soviet Union was doing things like isolating Berlin from the rest of the world (see also [[Berlin Wall]]). To belittle his statement by claiming he misspoke is ... well, let's just not do it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 08:54, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
::The most important Berliner-related event was Emile Berliner's invention of the disc phonograph. Without Berliner, vinylite biscuits would not have any jelly in them. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 09:35, 12 April 2007 (EDT)