...which happens to be rather hilarious too.
Obama is coming to Berlin on July 24th, and even though most Germans have a very positive perception of him, the visit is causing a lot of controversy. There's talk of him speaking at the Brandenburger Tor, the location of Ronald Reagan's famous "tear down this wall!" speech. The argument that allowing him to speak there despite only being a presidential candidate would cheapen the vast historical connotations of that site is a compelling one.
Rumours have it that he'll also throw a German phrase into his speech, taking a leaf out of JFK's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" book. I'm betting on "Ich bin ein Kartoffelkopf", even though the word on the street has it that he'll say "Ich kann zuhören" (I can listen).
Anyway, my point is a big meh. I'll be in rural northern Germany when he is here, and that's fine by me.
So, when's McCain due?
