According to a report released by CBS News, Obama spoke in Berlin not as a potential president, but as a global citizen. However, if we were there at Obama's speech, we wouldn't have known this as more than 200000 people cheered as Obama delivered his address. Obama declared that “People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment, this is our time”, reminding some of Ronald Reagan who said “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christians and Muslims and Jews cannot stand. ”
Eloquent speech aside, speculation is rampant about who Obama's running mate will be. A “worst list” is already out with the likes of Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Geraldine Ferraro, Michael Pfleger and Bill Clinton (who ruined Hillary Clinton's campaign). Hillary Clinton has strong working class roots, as evidenced by her huge wins in California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. So perhaps Obama should pick someone with Clinton's working class roots, but is less combative. Perhaps that “someone” is John Edwards?
