My 83 Year Old German Grandmother Probably Had a Heart Attack Yesterday

200,000+ enthusiastic Berliners showed up to hear a Black man from America give a speech yesterday. You've probably heard of this Obama guy. Man, myth, legend, rock star? Wait, he's just some Senator from Illinois? He hasn't even finished his first term, and he's running for President? Craziness.

The speech Obama delivered in the city formerly divided between Western and Communist ideals was not only extremely moving, but immensely inspiring. Put aside your political preferences and listen to his vision for America and repairing it's image and role on the world stage. It just might surprise you:



And fortunately, my German grandmother did not suffer a heart attack yesterday, but I'm pretty sure there were at least several panic attacks. After all, she does vote Republican, and while Obama was in the midst of setting Germany ablaze, Republican Nominee John McCain was munching on sausage at some German restaurant in Ohio. Is Stephen Colbert moonlighting on his campaign staff? Somebody ought to tell McCain that Colbert only plays a conservative on TV.