Moody Eye View

Barack Obama returned to Berlin today, almost five years to the day from when he delivered his famous “Victory Column” speech that cemented his reputation as an international rockstar. Unfortunately, his reception this time was a lot different.

An estimated 200,000 people turned out in July 2008 to see then Candidate Obama deliver an address in front of one of Germany’s most notable landmarks. He took a lot of criticism from Germans for his choice of location and from his U.S. political opponents who weren’t happy about seeing an American presidential hopeful being adored by tens of thousands of foreigners. In June 2013, approximately  8,000 showed up…He’s “demystified” and “no longer a superstar in German eyes.

Obama suffers Smokey Floyd rock moment..

Tags: Raising Hope, Smokey Floyd

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