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

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

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...

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

William Bradley | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


William Bradley

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.

Bereft in Berlin

Marc Kusnetz | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Marc Kusnetz

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?

Three American Freedom Speeches In Berlin

John Tomasic | Posted 08.02.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

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...

An American In Paris

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

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.

What Barack DID Say in Berlin

Jerry Weissman | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Jerry Weissman

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...

How Obama Can Finally Break Free in the Polls: Hillary

Jackson Williams | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Jackson Williams

The final piece to the puzzle may well be adding Clinton's populist economic message to Obama's call for "change we can believe in."

Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama's Wall Speech

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

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.

Oh Canada, I Hid Behind You

Lea Lane | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Lea Lane

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.

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

The Huffington Post | Dan Duray/Katharine Zaleski | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


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...

Ich bin ein... Afghaner?

Abbie Tingstad | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home


Abbie Tingstad

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.

Obama In Berlin: A New Day, A New Hope

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

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.

William Kristol Advises Obama On Iraq

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

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.

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

Reuters | Posted 07.05.2008 | Business


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...