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Obama's Acceptance Speech Hit Some High Notes, but His Themes Won't Hold Up

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WHY WOULD OBAMA EVEN CONSIDER USING A REPLICA OF THE THRONE . KNOWN AS THE THRONE OF SATAN. THE SAME THRONE HITLER USED FOR HIS FAMOUS SPEACHES. NO SYMBLISM THERE FROM THE ONCE THOUGHT CHRISTAIN NOW KNOWN MUSLIM. WHO HAS GONE AGAINST EVRYTHING HE SAID HE REPRESENTED

CHRISTAIN of NC 8:19PM July 14, 2010

lOL

BAONANA of NV 8:25AM June 18, 2009

If you attack Obama for people he is associated with then why not state who McCain is associated with? Keating 5 ring a bell?
Obama was not the main characters in any of your "scandals," only associated with them.
McCain was the main character in his scandal and associated with them.
Fishing to make reference to Pergamon - indirect ad hominem argument is very subtle but reveals much about you.

Michael of TX 12:31AM September 07, 2008

I do not follow the election cause it is the same that it is all year that all of the canidates are lieing just to get into office. Once that they get there they are not going to do what they say that they are going to do anyway.

Earl of OK 10:54AM September 03, 2008

Obama may not be able to deliver? My "friend" he has already delivered. He delivered a cohesive, exciting vision of what we can be, with a thoughtful, educate and informed government.
His "themes" won't hold up? What is this the 4H - oops - I forgot, the PTA is a substantive Executive position!!!
Hey, Middle Class - one thing we know for sure - Republicants and McCain have become completely absurd.
I wager they will deliver more of the same -
Same ridiculous policies
Same cynical political acts made for the 5pm news cycle
Same secrecy and destruction
Same lack of respect for our constitution
Same disrespect for women's right to reproductive choice
Same pretense the Frankie and Annette were "saving it for marriage"!
Same nonsense the GOP always offer - "would you like some fear on your fear with some dark chocolate fear?"
Same bait and switch "TOUGH TALK"
Same old "Liberals are the problem"
Same lack of substance regarding real issues -(just Turd Blossom silliness)
Watching the GOP Convention was downright painful! It was as if everyone had "charisma bypass surgery"!
People, haven't these "Values Voters" trickled on you enough?
I think Obama said it best -
AMERICA, WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS!

Faith Wellman of OR 4:52AM September 03, 2008

Obama’s desperate enemies, the Neo-Con Republicans and Neo-Lib Democrats in positions of power in government, education, industry, teacher and labor unions, and news and entertainment media continuously strive to induce presidents, congressmen, and judges to serve as their political prostitutes. Their Crypto-Neo-Marxist divisive politics and notorious subversive contempt for nationalism, Christian culture, Constitutional Law, Kennedy Liberals and Reagan Conservatives make them an increasingly intolerable threat to the American People fighting in the escalating Cultural War.
Having had their notoriously vicious and crooked candidates, Leiberman Neo-Lib Clinton and Podhoretz Neo-Con McCain defeated; they have stopped their hate-baiting and slandering, and have cunningly started their tactical systematic ingratiation to Obama, with flattery and money.
Shall Obama prostitute himself; or shall Obama prosecute the war against them? Shall he keep counsel with Liberal Kennedy and Conservative Reagan, or shall he keep counsel with Neo-Lib Clinton and Neo-Con Bush? Shall he be their master, like Kennedy and Reagan; or shall he be their slave, like Clinton and Bush?

Jeugenen of MA 6:05PM September 02, 2008

is obama going end the war???????

colin busch of CO 3:28PM September 02, 2008

WELL MR. BARONE, I SUPPOSE THAT YOU ARE USED TO IT. THE HATE, I MEAN. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE REGISTERED AND I DON'T REALLY CARE.
HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THOSE HATE SPEWING COMMENTS (ABOVE) ARE FROM FEARFUL DEMOCRATS. AFRAID THAT "OBAMA THE GREAT" WON'T BE ELECTED AND THEY WILL ALL GO WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THEIR MEDICAL CARE.

FRANK of CA 3:04PM September 02, 2008

You have highlighted what is so obvious about the Obama Plan. It is all a pack of lies and distortions. He will, in fact, raise taxes enormously on everyone except the very poor, who pay virtually no taxes now. There is no other way to pay for the programs which he and the majority Democratic Congress will pass. And the health care plan will be the biggest, most inefficient system imaginable because it will be run by our bureaucratic government. People need to wake up to this man and his "Change" plan. It will be disastrous.

Wide Awake in Carolina of NC 1:38PM September 02, 2008

"(By the way, why wasn't there any reference to individual investment accounts in a speech delivered in a stadium to which Invesco bought naming rights?)"
Because it's a pathetic GOP-sponsored flop that has no traction in a bear market. and I don't think Obama felt compelled to script his speech based on Invesco's buy a stadium's naming rights.

Olaf 10:24AM September 02, 2008