Barack Obama

The Atlantic: What does he offer? First and foremost: his face. Think of it as the most effective potential re-branding of the United States since Reagan. Such a re-branding is not trivial—it’s central to an effective war strategy. The war on Islamist terror, after all, is two-pronged: a function of both hard power and soft power. We have seen the potential of hard power in removing the Taliban and Saddam Hussein. We have also seen its inherent weaknesses in Iraq,…

Canoe.ca New Pornographers battle Internet leaks on their own terms July 30 2007 “Personally, I don’t have a huge problem with leaks, I’m of the belief that if people get your record for free but they come to your show and buy a T-shirt or whatever, well, it’s the same difference. You’re not really losing much money. It’s better than them not taking the record for free and not coming to your show,” [New Pornographers singer/guitarist/songwriter Carl] Newman says during…

It was so crowded, I didn’t actually get to see him until after the speech. But it was a good speech nonetheless.

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BBC: Mr Obama, who has described the Iraq war as “tragic”, said he was “flattered” by Mr Howard’s statement. He said: “I think it’s flattering that one of George Bush’s allies on the other side of the world started attacking me the day after I announced. “I would also note that we have close to 140,000 troops on the ground now, and my understanding is Mr Howard has deployed 1,400, so if he is (ready) to fight the good fight…

Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m an Obama fanboy. I haven’t been this excited about any political candidate in my entire voting life. I *really* want him to run in 2008. He’s smart, well-spoken and has a very good chance at winning the White House. I was just reminded at why this guy is so freakin’ amazing after reading this Slate article. 2. John McCain can beat anyone the Democrats put up.“Our sense right now is that McCain would beat any…

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