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OBAMA SPEECH IN FULL: A MORE PERFECT UNION — “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” — Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy.
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Charles Murray / The Corner:
Have I missed the competition? — I read the various posts here on “The Corner,” mostly pretty ho-hum or critical about Obama's speech. Then I figured I'd better read the text (I tried to find a video of it, but couldn't). I've just finished. Has any other major American politician ever …
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Obama's Lies — Not so much lies as a sort of slippery sleight-of-mouth. I'm starting to really dislike Obama. … Segregation was not “the law of the land” in the 1950s. It was the law in a minority of states. … If, as Obama seems to be claiming, those are the sentiments …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public — (updated below) — I haven't written about the Obama speech yet (video here) because I spent much of the day reading the instantaneous reactions of virtually everyone else, and because the issues raised by the speech …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Speech — Alas, I cannot give a more considered response right now as I have to get on the road. But I do want to say that this searing, nuanced, gut-wrenching, loyal, and deeply, deeply Christian speech is the most honest speech on race in America in my adult lifetime.
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Obama's Speech Was Brilliant, But — Will the complexity of his message reach the people it needs to? — Today, Barack Obama gave a brilliant, inspiring, intellectually supple speech—but one that may have done little to solve his festering problem with working class white Americans.
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:Obama's Speech — I am watching it live. Seems to be, well …
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A McCain Gaffe in Jordan — AMMAN, Jordan — Sen. John McCain, traveling in the Middle East to promote his foreign policy expertise, misidentified in remarks Tuesday which broad category of Iraqi extremists are allegedly receiving support from Iran. — He said several times that Iran …
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard Blog:
McCain Was Right, Iran Works with Al Qaeda — Some bloggers are jumping all over Senator John McCain for his supposed “gaffe” today. According to The Trail, a blog over at the Washington Post, McCain said that Iranian operatives were “taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.”
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
John Murtha Endorses Hillary Clinton — LANCASTER, Pa. — Rep. John P. Murtha has announced his endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, bringing his clout as a 17-term member of the House and a prominent anti-war Democrat to bear with more than a month until the primary here in his home state.
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Mr. Obama's Profile in Courage — There are moments — increasingly rare in risk-abhorrent modern campaigns — when politicians are called upon to bare their fundamental beliefs. In the best of these moments, the speaker does not just salve the current political wound, but also illuminates larger …
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Convention Floor Fight Here We Come — We are now virtually guaranteed to have a floor fight at the convention, since no Michigan revote will take place: … Barring a miraculous deal on Michigan that both the Clinton and Obama campaigns agree to, the failure to secure a revote in Michigan …
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Clinton Widens Lead Over Obama In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Momentum Shifts To Her, But Racial Split Grows — The momentum in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary battle has shifted back to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who now leads Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 53 …
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Roger L. Simon / Pajamas Media:
'BARACK, I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THIS': AN HOMAGE TO ANDREW GOODMAN — Barack Obama's speech today moved Roger L. Simon to poetry for the first time since high school. He apologizes for the inadequacies. — Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers — Barack, I didn't do it for this.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to strike down D.C. handgun ban — Several justices indicate they believe the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution protects individual rights. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices, hearing a historic argument on the meaning of the 2nd Amendment …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Spine — A reader points out: … I don't know if it will “work” against the likes of O'Reilly and Hannity and cable news, which seems unable to show any other of Wright's speeches except the now-almost mind-numbingly familiar clips. What I do know is that it was the right speech, with the right nuance and brave.
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CNN:
The beer v. wine vote — (CNN) - As some Americans recover from hangovers induced by St. Patrick's Day, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Tuesday suggests a voter's drinking preferences may also reveal their political preferences. — Beer drinkers appear more likely to vote …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Right And Obama's Speech — For me, this is an epiphany of sorts. Not that I have changed my mind about the things I wrote in “The Conservative Soul.” Not that I have stopped believing in limited government, individual freedom, personal responsibility, pragmatic change.
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