He’s only here for the day.
Quick trip down to MoneyGall to visit some distant cousins and then back to Dublin to give a speech at College Green.
Weather this morning was nasty but it’s brightening now. Would have loved to go down for the speech but have to work, boo!. I went to see Clinton speak in the same place and it was amazing.
Watching him now on the phone from my desk. He looks very animated and chatty.
It’s wild windy today, I hope the thing in College Green goes ok.
Very cool.
It’s not a proper trip to see the family history in Ireland if there isn’t a pub crawl.
The Blackhawk was mightily empressive.
About 50 people walking on the road I was on just stopped and looked to see WTF was making the noise. Over a house came the Blackhawk flying low and slow. Everyone just stopped and watched.
Hopefully the weather will calm down and give the thousands in College Green a good day. ~20K are expected. Clinton had better weather
Heh! Still on US land in the Embassy so it wasn’t our fault 
In Moneygall now. Wet crowds waiting for the main man. They don’t look bothered at all.
And now the sun comes out just as he’s on the way into the town.
Mother Nature is Irish today 
Fair play. He did a walk around in the village and shaked hundreds of hands. He’s now taking shelter in the old family house while another shower goes over the village.
Ha! He just went into the local pub gave a speech, got a family photo taken and then went to the bar plonked down some cash and ordered a round. Then drank the Guinness in big gulps and is currently shooting the shit with the barman. He’s playing the Irish even better than Clinton did. Removed from local politics he’s a PR master.
Class act.
Sorry about the multiposts but I really liked this tweat. A Garda is a cop BTW.
Lol.
Ha, I was gonna post that.
Here’s the story:
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136558537/in-ireland-a-homecoming-of-sorts-for-obama
Aha, so he’s really a secret Irishman, then.
Probably a secret Catholic as well.
This inspired an abrupt channelling of Cleavon Little.
College Green is at capacity. 25K people waiting for him.
I don’t think we need more than one thread on this.
I can’t wait for the picture when he encounters Jedward. Many LOLsome moments from the visit today. The tweet about the Guard is classic. Reminds me of an old D’unbeliveables sketch “Ya can’t be at that lads”
