Linda Bergthold: Should We Care What the World Thinks About Obama?

Barack Obama's speech in Berlin in front of 200,000 spectators has generated a flurry of commentary in U.S. and world newspapers, online and in print. Bloggers in many countries have analyzed the speech, the blue tie, the brilliance of his smile, the way his entrance seemed to have him floating on water as he approached the podium. Most of the coverage has been positive, noting that the speech gave a positive signal to Europe. Commentators in Germany say the speech did what it had to do - address the world as well as his constituencies back home. Some complimented him for bringing up the issue of sending more German troops to Afghanistan, an issue not very popular in Germany. In the U.K. newspapers called it a "historic" speech. The French Le Figaro online praised the phrasing of People of Berlin, Our time has come. In... [read full story]