Obama's Victory Column
Berlin Gets Ready for Obama's Big Speech
Obama is going to give a big speech at Berlin's Victory Column next week. Personally, I think it's kind of tacky because he hasn't won yet.
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Post a CommentJa, it was a bit tacky. Thanks for the video, though! And thanks for zooming in on the Brandenburg Tor a few times to show us where these places are, too. Pretty impressive column, I say.
For further information (Tempelhof Airbase / Airlift): http://www.be-4-tempelhof.com
Press Release: Presidential Candidate Barack Obama to visit Tempelhof-Berlin, Germany
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is to visit Tempelhof Airport during his stay in Berlin - before its untimely closure.
Probably influenced by pressure from the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit prevented Barack Obama´s speech in Tempelhof, a visit by the United States Presidential Candidate to the historic site is still on the agenda.
The extensive discussions in preparation for his visit have served to demonstrate that the future of Tempelhof is still an internationally controversial subject and that the Airport is a monument of historic importance.
No one has formulated this as succinctly as the veteran "candy bomber" Gail Halvorsen: "In America, we´ve got a symbol of freedom, it is called 'Statue of Liberty'. I believe that Tempelhof Airport is the German equivalent of the Statue of Liberty. Freedom in Germany began in Tempelhof during the years 1948 and 1949."
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