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Obama, Patriotism, and Enlightenment

Steve Posner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why was Obama waxing patriotic during his foreign trip instead of touting a universal spirituality that removes the need to make cultural and political distinctions?

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Turkey Hollow Almanac: The Power of Words

David Mixner | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I recounted in my initial thoughts about the Obama Berlin speech, I recalled that Gandhi said we have to value our words as much as our actions. Obama understands that, and our history has shown it to be true.

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McCain: Whiner In Chief (the Angry Penguin Must Win!)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Presidential contests are all about comparisons. What is different this year is that there has been a total role reversal -- the new candidate looks seasoned and the old hand looks inexperienced.

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An American In Paris

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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From Kabul to Baghdad to Jerusalem, in Berlin and now in Paris, Obama's conduct abroad has earned him the right to be considered a respected presumptive commander-in-chief.

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Six Reasons McCain's Lucky He Didn't Make It On That Oil Rig

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here are six reasons McCain is very fortunate he ended up at Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Ohio Friday, rather than on a pitching oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Diminishing Hope: A Leading Palestinian Responds to Barack Obama

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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I interviewed non-violence advocate Mustafa Barghouti yesterday found his hope in Obama being replaced by 'disappointment.'

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Bereft in Berlin

Marc Kusnetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Each time Obama steps on a new stage, the press criticizes his rhetoric as high-falutin' but devoid of content. Do they think Berlin was the perfect time to announce a new initiative for the earned income tax credit?

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Three American Freedom Speeches In Berlin

John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

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For anyone who hasn't surfed over yet, PrezVid has a great three-part line up of videos, a series of what what you could call "the American Freedom Sp...

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Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

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What Barack DID Say in Berlin

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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If I could forecast stock performance as I do rhetoric, I could be the King of Wall Street. In my post of July 22, "What Will Barack Say in Berlin?" I...

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Oh Canada, I Hid Behind You

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

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To avoid stress, and especially since Bush's re-election, I've avoided mentioning that I'm American, and have even resorted to saying that I'm from Ottawa, a lovely capital city I know a bit about.

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Obama In Berlin: A New Day, A New Hope

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tens of thousands of people who have been highly critical of our country gather to hear an American political figure. They wait, as we do, for the new day.

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Obama Berlin Speech: Reagan, Kennedy Comparisons; More Media Reactions

The Huffington Post | Dan Duray/Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Major news organizations are drawing comparisons between Barack Obama's speech in Berlin today and those of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. (They w...

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Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama's Wall Speech

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's speech had high points and deserves applause -- but it's ultimately forgettable because he failed to deliver the most important lines where they most mattered.

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Ich bin ein... Afghaner?

Abbie Tingstad | Posted 05.25.2011

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The equivalent of the dramatic Kennedy or Reagan speeches would have had to take place elsewhere. Sprinkling a speech on freedom with Farsi or Pashto in Afghanistan would have sent a message.

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William Kristol Advises Obama On Iraq

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Usually, William Kristol deploys his New York Times column to try and provide John McCain with some extra intellectual firepower. But today he leaps into the breach to assist Obama. Or so he would have it.

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Man Rips Head From Wax Hitler Figure At Opening Of Madame Tussauds In Berlin

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said...

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