Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany today

[lizbud]

He is a very charismatic fellow. It would be interesting to see how he
is recieved over there.

[Kirsten]

So far, the people over here love him, wonder how many will come to see him at the Victory Column this evening. And yes, you cannot deny that he has a lot of charisma.

Strangely enough, you don't hear much about John McCain over here ...

Edit: wow, just read a couple of articles and it was said that 150,000 or even 200,000 people came to see him which is much more than he expected. And according to these articles, the Germans liked a lot what he said.

Kirsten

[kitten645]

Yes. I just heard his speach went very well and 230,000 showed up! That's pretty incredible. They talked about his "rock star" status which I think is becoming a bit cliche now
Claudia

[lizbud]

Yes. I just heard his speach went very well and 230,000 showed up! That's pretty incredible. They talked about his "rock star" status which I think is becoming a bit cliche now
Claudia

I happened to be home when his speech started & saw it on CNN. I
thought it was a good speech & the crowd seemed to like it as well.

Read something about there being a music concert afterwards & that was
the reason for the huge crowd. (probably just a dig at Obama)

[Kirsten]

Read something about there being a music concert afterwards & that was
the reason for the huge crowd. (probably just a dig at Obama)

No, that's not correct, the crowd went home after his speech, they only came to see him. It's true that there was a band playing before he spoke, but that was only arranged to entertain people until he arrived.

But it's true that they gave him a welcome as if he was a rock star...

Kirsten

[Lady's Human]

Last time I checked, the election was in the US.

Heck of a place to make a campaign speech, when the majority of the voters are 5000 miles away.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Ladys Human,

SO TRUE!

I guess anything to get your name out there, and to be more recognized, even if it is not where you could actually make a difference

[lizbud]

Thanks so much Kirsten for the real info from across the ocean.
I really enjoyed reading the thoughts expressed in the links.

I especially liked this quote from one of them..............

"Still others -- many others -- expressed joy at being able to get a far-off glimpse of the man promising so much change for the US and the world. "To put it cynically, it's always nice to see a country getting rid of its own junta, even if it elected it itself," said Carsten Winkler, 43, a native Berliner working in the solar industry. "I'm here to show support for the man who might make that happen."

[Lady's Human]

Junta?

Not even close.