Ich bin ein Berliner.

[zephyrofgod]

Twenty years ago, Germans with a dream and a couple of pickaxes tore down the wall that divided their city, their country, and their hearts.

That night, Berlin joined the rest of the world.

Tonight, I am a Berliner.

Comments

[silk-noir.livejournal.com]

You're a jelly-filled doughnut?

[zephyrofgod.livejournal.com]

That was misreported as a gaffe. (See here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/jfk_berliner.htm)) No matter your opinion of Kennedy, this is where misattribution and urban legends (surprise, surprise) got it wrong.