Saturday, March 01, 2008

Obama-Rama VI (For Those Who Need a Fix)

In anticipation of the March 4 primaries, here is another round-up of Barack Obama-related articles:

In The New York Times, Jeffrey Rosen explores Obama's civil libertarianism.

E. J. Dionne, Jr., in The New Republic connects Obama with Ronald Reagan.

In The New Republic, Michael Crowley explains how Obama has disarmed white supremacists?

Gary Younge in The Nation sees a touch of aristocracy in American politics.

E. J. Dionne, Jr., again in The New Republic notices the influence of Paul Wellstone in the primary campaign.

In The New Republic, John B. Judis compares Obama to a biblical Adam.

Robert Creamer at The Huffington Post stresses the importance of Obama's ability to inspire.

Kate Zernike in The New York Times looks to how personality can help a candidate.

In The New York Times, John M. Broder attempts to explain the parties' delegate rules.

John Heilemann in New York says that Obama has benefitted from a press story-line.

Jack Shafer in Slate investigates Obama's rhetorical style.

And YouTube hosts a parody video depicting what Hillary Clinton would like to do to Bill.

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