Thousands cheer Obama today in Berlin

[book_worm]

Obama speaks at landmark Berlin Christian convention

Rockstar welcome

Thousands of people cheered when Barack Obama took to the stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Thursday. The former US president participated in a public discussion that was part of the Protestant "Kirchentag," or Church Day, in Germany's capital.



http://www.dw.com/en/obama-in-berlin-for-landmark-church-assembly/a-38961665

[dalton99a]

1. A real American president.

[Scarsdale]

8. YES!!

So proud of President Obama. Seems the only decent Presidents have all been DEMOCRATIC ones. Looks like a larger crowd than the Orange Mistake had at his inauguration.

[Left-over]

21. An example of a leader we can look up to!

[c588415]

66. Agreed !

[sheshe2]

2. Woot!

That's my President~

[irisblue]

41. Woot x 1000000

The American President.

[sheshe2]

43. A hell....

let's just make it woot x infinity~

[BlancheSplanchnik]

56. Ill go with that!

!!! ❤️

[sheshe2]

58. Ha!

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Fake News

"Can't be more than 10 people there". That's tomorrow's tweet in advance

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. HA!

[Maraya1969]

4. Look at how our Democratic presidents are after they have left office.

1. Carter is a gem to everyone, still teaching Sunday School and getting right out there in the dirt helping people.

2. Bill Clinton, (and Hillary) have a very large 5 star rated charity that helps people and especially children in the hardest hit parts of the world

3. Barack, who is just months out of his presidency but still filling people with hope everywhere he goes.

[murielm99]

23. All three of them still have

rockstar popularity.

[ailsagirl]

5. Nice turnout!!

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Rockstar Welcome, indeed







WOW!!!

[George II]

13. That first picture is from the summer of 2008 when he visited Germany before being elected.

[ailsagirl]

18. Oh

Thanks for pointing that out-- I'll substitute it for another

[George II]

22. It's a great picture though - I remember it and Obama's trip to Germany back then very well....

...I think the Germans and Europeans in general were looking forward to no longer having to deal with bush.

I'm sure they miss Obama as much as we do.

[ailsagirl]

25. I'm sure they do

How nice to be united around this one incredible man!!

[samnsara]

14. wow!!!!!!

[furtheradu]

27. Awwwww! Lovin THIS💖

Thanks!
& THANKS, OBAMA!

[ailsagirl]

29. Made my day

PBO looks GREAT-- relaxed, involved, happy

[NastyRiffraff]

6. A president we can be proud of!

Too bad we don't have one now.

[peggysue2]

7. WOW!

You know this will burn DT. Obama gets rockstar treatment, while Trumpy gets protests in Brussels. But then, he did receive Saudi love for that massive arms deal. Nothing like paying for affection, aka prostituting America in public.

The whole world is watching this stunning humiliation.

[flibbitygiblets]

12. Ah! You beat me to that comment! :-)

Brace yourself for a barrage of especially petulant tweets once SCROTUS finds out where they hid his phone.

[NCjack]

10. The turnout for Pres. Obama is bigger than that for #45. nt

[Lil Missy]

11. A bigger crowd than the Inauguration of the orange jackass!

[tblue37]

15. Trump also drew crowds of thousands--of protesters:

http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/3407016/original/?width=630&version=3407016

[They_Live]

16. awesome.

Nobody likes 45, and the reasons are obvious to everyone but him and his blockhead followers.

[blue-wave]

17. Wow!

That's impressive.

[maryallen]

19. So proud ...

He's our guy!

[onecent]

20. This is JUST AWESOME. Wish we could send this to Drumpf!!!

[ATL Ebony]

28. Send him an "Isn't this AWESOME" tweet.

[onecent]

33. I haven't learned how to "tweet" yet...

Going to my kids house this Saturday I will ask the 14 years old twins to show me..GOOD ONE.

[ATL Ebony]

35. It was a great idea -- I'll send a tweet.

[onecent]

36. Thank you ATL Ebony...I will owe you one!

[ATL Ebony]

42. No problem, DONE. Enjoyed it.

Sent additional photo of his "Brussels welcome" -- so he can't deny the comparison.

[benpollard]

24. Those were the days when our president wasn't a complete asshole.

Obama made our country better, and Republicans fought him every step of the way.

Trump is doing his best to destroy America, just so the rich can get richer.

[SunSeeker]

26. Wow.

[onetexan]

48. was gonna say he still got it

i'm shocked the Germans still love him as much as we do.

[SunSeeker]

50. You never know what you have until it's gone.

People all over the world are missing Obama being the US President, more than they ever imagined.

[MFM008]

30. Instead

The traffic cone was in Brussels pushing around other world leaders...
................

[yardwork]

64. Traffic cone is a perfect nickname! He'll hate it. No respect. Bad.

[MFM008]

65. Yup

[Bleacher Creature]

31. I really hate the 22nd Amendmemt. NT

[chillfactor]

32. I am so very proud of President Obama!

instead of the asshole president we have now..

[Vinca]

34. I think MSNBC said the crowd size was 70,000. They love O!

[GallopingGhost]

37. Wait for Trump to start whining that nobody

is holding up a "Can we keep you?" sign for him.

[lpbk2713]

38. Something you won't hear about on Faux.

If they do mention it they will say the crowd size was in the hundreds not thousands.
They have their own way of estimating crowd sizes relative to who is speaking.


Thank you Mr President for trying to repair the harm that asshole is doing.

[BigmanPigman]

39. Can we go back in time please!?

[oasis]

40. They know Obama's the "real deal".

[Tarheel_Dem]

44. K&R!!!

[lunatica]

45. It's like he's President of the World

Especially among the young people.

[Cha]

46. Vid.. Barack Obama in Berlin..

[Boomerproud]

54. Thank you for posting this.

Where's the teleprompter, Fox and Friends? I have no doubt they'll either ignore this completely or have some snarky thing to say. I was watching the award presentation live on CNN on my android while eating lunch in a restaurant and got very emotional. HE received a very warm reception and is always the epitome of class.

[Cha]

55. Awww.. you're Welcome,

Boomerproud

[Demtexan]

60. You know this pissed off trump.

President Obama being loved and respected.

[Cha]

61. Yes! It's always part to mix..

DTs will have some nasty lie to spew about President Obama because of it. lol

[Demtexan]

62. O Yes

Everything Trump touches goes wrong on this trip.

Now his son in law is in trouble.

Getting closer.

The pressure is getting to him now.

That is he blew up today.

I watched that video several times and he was barely in control.
The way he wasc so rude to that women at the end.

I am surprised he did not hit her.

[heaven05]

47. more germans in a crowd for an ex-POTUS

than the current one had at his inauguration.......take that bully boy-potus.

[progressoid]

49. Is he on another apology tour?

Said every Trump supporter.

[Eliot Rosewater]

51. outside of Russia Obama is adored, worldwide.

Trump, outside of Russia, is despised, worldwide.

So that means WE are despised.

[FakeNoose]

52. This isn't about politics, it's about religion

The Germans are celebrating 500 years of Martin Luther and the eventual establishment of Protestantism.

Luther hadn't intended to start a new religion, but that's what happened when the Catholic Church excommunicated him in the early 1500's. It is something that all Protestants are celebrating this year, but especially the followers of Martin Luther. Obama isn't Lutheran, but he is a devout Protestant and he was invited to come to the Kirchentag celebration in Berlin. I believe this was actually being planned even while Obama was still POTUS.

The Germans are happy to let Obama know they appreciate him, it would seem. In direct contrast to their feelings about Cheeto 45.

[Honeycombe8]

53. Doesn't he know that those Germans are evil? (At least according to Trump nt

[Scurrilous]

57. K&R

[Puzzler]

59. Yes!!! (n/t)

-Puzzler

[MrScorpio]

63. What's interesting is that Germany has no problem accepting Obama as a fellow Christian

No question about his faith at all.

[nwduke]

67. Coverage?

Why was this not covered in the news?