This is obviously the major news of the day, so I suspect that a number of posts will be in order here. Before I get to the text of the... [More]
March 18, 2008
Obama's Speech, The Text
Here is the prepared text of today's speech: "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that... [More]
Obama's Speech, The Video
UPDATE: Higher quality version courtesy of the Obama camp:... [More]
Obama's Speech, My First Reactions
Honest. Nuanced. Deeply personal. Impossible to sound bite. A critique not just of our politics but also of our national discourse. He both expects and demands that citizens think and... [More]
Obama's Speech, The Reactions of Others
Given that I suspect history will mark this speech as a major turning point in the campaign, I'm going to put together an extensive compilation of reactions from around the... [More]
Obama's Speech, The Reactions of Others (Part II)
If you prefer something shorter than my last post, go read Jonathan Cohn. UPDATE: Like Cohn, TNR's Eve Fairbanks and Josh Patashnik were once an Obama skeptics. Like Cohn, this... [More]
A Silver Lining?
One last thought, courtesy of Steven Benen: Anyone who still believes Obama is a Muslim, after all of this, probably needs some kind of medication.... [More]
March 19, 2008
Obama: "The World Beyond Iraq"
In the second of three consecutive speeches on three different topics, Obama took on the subject of Iraq. While I'm looking for video of the speech that contains more than... [More]
March 21, 2008
"Amateur Hour"
TPM: On a conference call with reporters just now, Hillary spokesperson Phil Singer characterized the Obama campaign as "amateur hour." Singer claimed that a discussion this morning on MSNBC suggested... [More]
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