Rhetorica: Press-Politics Journal

November 4, 2008

CNN Calls it for Obama

Excellent.

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Posted by acline | November 4, 2008 | Posted in: Rhetoric | Comments (8)

8 Responses

  1. alexander  November 4th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    I have to admit, I am absolutely stunned. Could it be time to have a little more faith in people in this country again?

  2. Jeffrey -- New York  November 5th, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I detest “soaring rhetoric.” “Yes, we can.” Please. One of the aspects of George Bush that I appreciated is that he didn’t go in for this gushing, rousing rhetoric.

    At the same time, however, I’m glad that African-Americans feel enfranchised and proud (one of my sisters is married to a Nigerian and another to an African-American, so I’m pleased for their happiness). As a symbol, Obama is fine. As a real person, I think he’s a con artist, back-stabber, and a dangerous lefty. I could be wrong, of course, but that what’s I learned from researching his background.

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  3. acline  November 5th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Jeffrey… We’re all playing wait-and-see now.

  4. Jason  November 5th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Congratulations on your candidate getting the most votes.

  5. acline  November 5th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Jason. Thanks, but I did very little to make that happen other than cast a vote (I also donated a table to the Obama HQ). I’m hoping now that he moves from being my candidate to our president.

  6. Tim  November 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am

    I voted for Obama. I think the best campaigner won.

    I’m also think the best campaigner has won the Presidential campaign in the past.

    I’m curious to see how (again) campaign quality maps to quality governance.

    An interesting Halperin look-back:

    Halperin and Harris on Charlie Rose (Aug 2007).

    How ‘What It Takes’ Took Me Off Course (Nov 2007)

  7. acline  November 7th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    Tim… Yes, that’s an interesting question re: how campaign quality maps to quality governance.

    Perhaps we should begin to discuss what “quality governance.”

  8. Tim  November 7th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    I don’t think it’s permanent campaigns or measured by polls.