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Robert Schlesinger

Entries for August 2008

Sarah Palin—McCain's Ham-Handed Tribal Gamble and Continuing Arrogance

August 29, 2008 03:29 PM ET | Schlesinger, Robert |

Sarah Palin (or Susan Palin, as a Fox News reporter kept calling her this morning in a sign of how truly out of left field—deep, deep north-left field, beyond the Canadian border—this pick was) represents a gamble by John McCain that the Hillary factor is more important than the "experience" issue. It also shows (I hope) how little he understands the women's movement, and displays the arrogance that has marked his campaign so far.

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Tags: presidential election 2008 | Republicans | running mates | McCain, John | Palin, Sarah

Barack Obama is Not An Alien

August 28, 2008 11:32 PM ET | Schlesinger, Robert |

DENVER—In case you weren't sure, Barack Obama is one of us.

Obama's speech this evening addressed three issues—Obama, McCain, and the nitty gritty, and did it well.

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Tags: presidential election 2008 | speeches | Obama, Barack | Democratic National Convention

Obama's Speech—Where's Truman?

August 28, 2008 10:15 PM ET | Schlesinger, Robert |

DENVER—One thing occurs to me on the pre-released Obama remarks we've seen: Where's Harry Truman?

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Tags: Democrats | presidential election 2008 | speeches | Obama, Barack | Truman, Harry S | Democratic National Convention

Invesco Interactivity—Genius for the Obama Campaign or Peril?

August 28, 2008 08:39 PM ET | Schlesinger, Robert |

DENVER—At sporting events the big board is used for various (often inane) gags to keep the fans amused between innings or downs or plays. The Obama campaign is certainly keeping in that spirit.

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Tags: cellphones | presidential election 2008 | Obama, Barack | Democratic National Convention | campaign strategy

Obama Speech Excerpts

August 28, 2008 08:05 PM ET |

DENVER—Here are the first advanced excerpts of Barack Obama's speech tonight, which is apparently called "The American Promise." (Thanks to my colleague Liz Halloran.)

Nothing very surprising here: some good language on national security, the promised greater level of specificity policy-wise, and I like the line about a 10 percent chance on change.

We'll see what the rest of the evening brings.

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Tags: presidential election 2008 | speeches | Obama, Barack | Democratic National Convention | Schlesinger Jr., Arthur

Obama's Stage is No Lincoln Memorial, Mini-Parthenon, or Greek Temple

August 28, 2008 06:25 PM ET | Schlesinger, Robert |

DENVER—You'll see soon enough but the stage tonight looks nothing like a Greek temple, the Lincoln Memorial or a Spinal Tap-esque mini Parthenon. It looks like nothing more or less than a generic Washington, White House-esque building.

Score another for the GOP spin machine.

Tags: presidential election 2008 | speeches | Obama, Barack | Democratic National Convention

Looking Ahead to Barack Obama's Big Speech Tonight

August 28, 2008 02:04 PM ET |

DENVER—Here are a couple of good curtain-raisers on tonight's big speech from The Denver Post and Bloomberg (and I don't say they're good just because they quote the author of White House Ghosts). And of course I commend you to Jack's take as well.

Tags: presidential election 2008 | speeches | Obama, Barack | Democratic National Convention | Schlesinger Jr., Arthur

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Robert Schlesinger is a deputy editor at U.S. News and World Report and oversees all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters.

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