Obama in Berlin
July 23rd, 2008 by Erin
The city is abuzz over Obama’s visit tomorrow. His impending speech has caused quite a stir here and abroad. Talks of him speaking at the Brandenburg Gate have left some with a bad taste in their mouth but leave it to those who know what they’re talking about to put things in perspective.
Obama will be speaking at the Siegessäule monument (Victory Column) tomorrow evening. As if the debate over his address at the Gate wasn’t enough, politicians are criticizing this new location as being one full of Nazi-related symbolism. On the contrary. The debate continues.
One city official anticipates a turnout between 10,000 and a million people. (How are these numbers remotely helpful?)
I’ll be sure to take some photos of the event.
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