Photo Gallery: Berlin Prepares for Obama Speech

[LSK]

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Berliners are getting excited about Thursday's visit and speech by US presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama.

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Fans have begun handing out cards advertising the speach. No tickets are required, but you'll save yourself a lot of headaches if you don't brings any banners, bags or placards. They're banned!

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After much wrangling between federal and city officials, the Obama camp chose to deliver the speech at the Siegessäule, or Victory Column, which sits on a traffic circle in the middle of the Tiergarten, the city's central park

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Between the Brandenburg Gate and the Siegessäule is a kilometer-long stretch of road named the Strasse des 17. Juni. TV cameras will be aimed to capture images of the famous gate behind Obama as he speaks.

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The stretch of road played host to hundreds of thousands of soccer fans during the 2006 World Cup and the 2008 European Championships. Huge screens will be set up for those needing a better view of the speech, just as they did during these games.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-33559.html

Also see the story on Obama - An American Idol in Germany

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,567148,00.html

This is going to be huge folks!!!

:popcorn:

[polichick]

1. Will there be television coverage here??

[muryan]

2. You better believe it

[polichick]

5. Have the networks announced coverage (I don't trust them)?

[Better Believe It]

10. Better Believe It!

[LSK]

3. no idea

But here is one of the biggest TV networks in Germany:

http://www.dw-world.de

Also here is a good german news website (where the Maliki interview is):

http://www.spiegel.de/international

[polichick]

7. Thanks! :)

[flpoljunkie]

18. Thanks for the Berlin photos and the links, LSK.

[LSK]

6. dupe

[ThatsMyBarack]

4. Is it me, or....

Does the whole world simply ADORE Obama? :loveya: :patriot:

[Saturday]

9. They love him and want to love the USA again. nt

[mopinko]

11. ding, ding, ding

we have a winner. we have been pretty hard to love for a little too long.

[Egnever]

17. Its undeniable isnt it

They do want us to be the shining beacon again.

[mia]

8. Thanks for the news!

:kick:

[intheflow]

12. Wow! I can see MissHoneychurch and 48percenter in that last shot!

;)

Well, okay, I can't see them, but I know they're down there. Everybody wave to the DUers representing us! :hi:

[Eurobabe]

16. Leaving tomorrow

I hope they don't ban me because of all my photo equipment!! :banghead:

[intheflow]

19. I hope they don't ban you b/c of the equipment, etiher.

I can't wait to see the photos you two come up with! :hi:

BTW, I misread the OP, thought the event was being held today. So where I first read your reply, I was afraid you'd either miss the event or you feared not be readmitted to the US. :)

[Eurobabe]

20. No those crowd photos are probably from the EuroCup last

month. I am on that plane at 2ish. No worries!

[LSK]

22. yes they are, see the caption under the pics

[CitizenLeft]

25. man do I envy you

Have a wonderful time!!!!! :hi:

[argyl]

13. No banners needed. One million cheering Berliners should be sufficient.

[SurfingAtWork]

14. I like the flyers. They remind me of rave flyers from back in the day.

[Indenturedebtor]

15. Ah those were the days... sigh

To tell the kids about those when they grow up or not :P

Man I wish I could be at this rally! :bounce:

I would hand out jelly doughnuts!

[BklynChick]

21. gave me chills!

[jazzjunkysue]

23. When's the speech?

[crimsonblue]

24. it's bullshit that the speech isn't at brandenburg

Merkel has shown herself to be a very good water carrier for Dumnya.