"He does not just speak about the American Dream. He is the American Dream." The Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny proudly declared before a jubilant crowd in Dublin yesterday, celebrating the visit of President Barack Obama.
This trip, unlike official state visits by U.S. presidents in the past, was highly anticipated by the people of Ireland -- not just the political elite. It was especially endearing to the residents of the small town of Moneygall, which boast a population of only 350. During the trip, President Obama proudly embraced the ancestral home of his maternal great, great, great grandfather who left in 1850 to pursue a better life in America.
What is most beautiful about this particular visit was the often non-verbal adulation that the president was not just of Irish descent -- but black as well. And if Obama's state visit has taught us one important lesson, let it be summarized in the simple phrase: we are all one.
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