The Audacity of Hype

-  William Safire
BY choosing the venue of a vast outdoor stadium as John Kennedy did for his “new frontier” acceptance, and by speaking on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” address, Barack Obama — whose claim to fame is an ability to move audiences with his words — deliberately invited comparison [...]

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Obama distances himself from “hair-trigger” campaign criticism

At a stop in Monaca, Pa., Barack Obama seemed to distance himself from his campaign’s first, harshly critical response to the Palin pick.
“I think that, uh, you know, campaigns start getting these, uh, hair triggers and, uh, the statement that Joe and I put out reflects our sentiments,” he said, according to the pool report, [...]

More hypocrisy coming from Dems

Led by their Obamessiah, the left-wing media has picked up the thread.  Gov. Sarah Palin, chosen by Senator John McCain to be his running mate, is to be attacked on the basis of her experience, or lack thereof.
Andrew Sullivan writes:
The first criterion for a veep – and I’m simply repeating a truism here – is [...]

Obama Campaign’s reaction to McCain’s VP pick

Informed of the selection (of John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin), a Barack Obama spokesman questioned Palin’s experience:

“Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big [...]

Hillary Rodham Clinton sold PUMAs out for her own self-interest

PUMA4McCain:
It was disappointing for my fellow PUMAs when Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton stopped the roll call vote on Wednesday, thereby making the Democratic Presidential nomination official for Senator Barack Hussein Obama.
But the spin cycle was ready. The spin cycle is always ready among die-hard supporters of any candidate.
They called her a hero. They said she [...]

And If Obama Loses?

By Patrick Buchanan
DENVER — After the phony roll call vote was taken here to formally nominate Barack Obama — a roll call that did not remotely reflect the true delegate strength of Hillary — the media exploded in an orgy of celebration about the historic character of the moment to which [...]

Jimmy Carter calls Barack Obama a “black boy”

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Blogosphere reactions to The Anointed One’s speech

The “I Have A Scheme” Speech – No Sheeples Here
Barack Obama knows how to deliver a speech; that fact is indisputable. His acceptance speech last night at INVESCO Field before an adoring swarm of zombies was familiar well-worn, oft-uttered, high-minded rhetoric.
Continued…
Obama’s Speech -Louisiana Conservative.com
I sat through Obama’s speech, towards the end I was ready for [...]

There is not much that is bipartisan about Barack Obama

Jonathan Gurwitz
Where have you gone, Barack Obama? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Like many Americans, the first time I heard Barack Obama speak was at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. I had only heard about him shortly before that.
“Wow,” I thought after hearing his message in Boston. This is [...]