Thursday: John McCain’s BIZARRE Adventure in German Village, Ohio

 

 

 While Senator Obama readied himself for his speech in front of 200,000 people at the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, Senator John McCain made his own little trip to Germany — sort of.  McCain lunched today at Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus in the historic German Village section of Columbus, Ohio.

 

 

McCain ate a bratwurst (a highly seasoned German sausage) at Schmidt’s — making a point of noting that the eatery has no link whatsoever to Steve Schmidt, the aide he recently hired to run his campaign — and indulged in a chocolate cream puff for dessert. His dining companions included best pal Lindsey Graham, the GOP senator from South Carolina, and a group of local businessmen – where was crazy Lieberman?

Thursday: WATCH Obama’s FABULOUS Speech At Victory Column In Berlin

Senator Obama delivered a breathtakingly powerful and inspirational speech at Victory Column Square, Berlin today.  He made me feel exceptionally proud to be an American!

Obama FILLS Victory Column Square

Obama Giving Speech At Victory Column

 

 

“This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands. Let us resolve that all nations – including my own – will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere. This is the moment to give our children back their future. This is the moment to stand as one.”

 

 

Obama At End Of Victory Column Speech

Crowd Reaches For Obama After Victory Column Speech

Text of the full speech below:

 

 

Thursday: Obama Has ‘Very Open’ Talks With Germany’s Chancellor Merkel

  Senator Barack Obama has held “very open” talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin; just hours before he is due to give a major speech on US-European relations.

Obama travelled in a motorcade from Berlin’s Tegel airport to a private meeting with Mrs. Merkel at the chancellery, opposite the glass-domed Reichstag parliament building.  Chancellor Merkel’s spokesman said the German leader had “very open” and wide-ranging talks with Senator Obama, touching on foreign policy issues including Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.

  Their talks also covered the trans-Atlantic economic partnership, climate and energy issues, the state of the global economy and international cooperation to “solve important global questions,” Ulrich Wilhem, Chancellor Merkel’s spokesman, said in a statement.

Merkel and Obama stressed the “great significance of close and friendly German-American relations,” he said, adding that the talks were conducted in “a very good atmosphere”.

Obama paused as he entered the gates of the chancellery to wave at a group of Bavarian teenager school children, whose class happened to be ending its tour of the building.

“We were really close,” an excited Michaela Schmid said. “It was super, a real highlight.”