So, Barack Obama gave his big speech today in Berlin. This aroused memories for many of the Cold War-era speeches given there by both Presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. ABCNews has the scoop on the transcript (in about 4 pages), if you are like me and you don't have TV, or you just want to skip the punditry:
No, I haven't read it yet. I figured I'd get the link/news up first. A good review probably demands its own entry anyhow.
I was expecting to post McCain's transcript as well later on, but it seems that flying out to a gulf oil rig during hurricane season turned out to not be the brilliant idea that he thought it would be. I actually think that this is probably better for his image anyhow: He's trying to distance himself from Big Oil and the Bush administration. It does absolutely no favors to that image to give a speech to a privileged selection of folk that have been selected to appear on a giant oil well with him.
Here's an idea, Sen. McCain: fly out to West Texas and give an energy independence speech against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and the numerous windmill generators out there. Organize bussing to get an audience out there to listen. Then maybe, just maybe, I will actually believe that you are serious.
Additionally, another happening today that should bring up nostalgic memories of the Cold War (for those of us lucky to remember any of it):
As of now, however, Russia has not confirmed these rumors, and some officials have denied their validity. However, I find it an interesting coincidence that the Obama speech happened and this missle story broke on the same day.
For those interested, the title is "Yes We Can" run through the German translator at google.com.
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