Barack Obama Dnc Speech

Brand First, Equivocate Later: The Message of Denver and the Importance of Defining McCain-Palin Before They Define Themselves

Drew Westen | Posted 05.25.2011

Drew Westen

The position Palin and others on the right have articulated gives every rapist the right to pick the mother of his child. That position is tantamount to a Rapist's Bill of Rights -- those are McCain-Palin's "family values."

Oh-Bama!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

Call me Michelle Obama, but I feel damned proud of my country right now. Though he still has a major hurdle to climb in actually winning the presidency, our nation has truly entered a new era.

"Bush & McCain & Pray for Rain"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert S. McElvaine

The weather turned out to be beautiful. We await a reaction from Dr. Dobson. God is neither a terrorist nor a political partisan.

Barack Obama Democratic Convention Speech (VIDEO) (TEXT)

Posted 05.25.2011

Watch Obama's speech. Scroll down for report of convention and full text of speech. Scroll down for the text of Barack Obama's speech. From th...

A Night of Unity

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.25.2011

Madeleine M. Kunin

When the two couples appeared on the stage with their multi-hued families, it seemed natural that white and black would be on stage together. This is how it should be, aware of color, and yet, color blind.