Race Speech

Election Shocker: People View Long Obama Speeches Online

Craig Newmark | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media

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Craig Newmark

Looking at the numbers, people are turning to substantive speech in long-form online. Jon Stewart captured the gist: people are shocked that Obama's treating us like adults.

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Obama is Nietzschean

Ali Eteraz | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Ali Eteraz

People who read Obama's books see in them a man who doesn't think of himself as a finished product, but as someone who views himself as a canvas upon which life is constantly drawing new lines.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm Meets Barack Obama

Michael Smerconish | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

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Michael Smerconish

I exited Obama's speech last week thinking that if I ultimately do not vote for Obama, it will be for reasons other than his minister.

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Obama's Grandmother

Conor Friedersdorf | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

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Conor Friedersdorf

It is weird that the people who do think Obama implies moral equivalence are outraged that he is comparing his grandmother to a bigot like Wright.

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Finally! A Leader in the House

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Patricia DeGennaro

A true leader can supply us with the motivation and opportunities to save ourselves...by ourselves.

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Obama, Reverend Wright, The Speech: A Problem and An Unanticipated Upside

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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Thomas de Zengotita

There may not be a place in this culture for a history-making speech anymore -- I mean literally, no room for something of lasting value to sit there and be itself, to sink in and define the moment.

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Race Is Not A Black And White Issue

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

This campaign season isn't the last time race is going to be an issue in America. But the next conversations we have may come from a completely unexpected direction.

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