What is happening, politically - as the Democratic convention is coming to an end - when a key voice in the national media starts probing, jabbing and pricking at the Barrack Obama mystique...and only comes up with more questions? It's interesting to see the long knives begin to come out tonight. Just 2 hrs ago this story was updated...
I'm not talking about some Fox News reporter, nor some talking radio head. Nope, it's the....
I'm reading the NY Times' Jodi Kantor...and I'm feeling more than a little awkward as I read the piece....and I'm a progressive conservative. Hmmm...what's next?
Here are some key parts:
"There is little about him that feels spontaneous or unpolished, and even after two books, thousands of campaign events and countless hours on television, many Americans say they do not feel they know him."
"Mr. Obama groomed himself more carefully than he sometimes admits. In an interview this year, he denied that he wrote “Dreams From My Father,” the post-law-school memoir that has enchanted so many followers, with political ambitions in mind. But his Harvard law school classmates say Mr. Obama was already talking about a future run for public office."
"Mr. Obama has heard the accusations before. Long before the presidential race, some around him seemed to resent his ability to galvanize a following. “Bluebooking is not important for celebrities,” fellow students joked about him in the law review parody, referring to the tedious process of checking citations.
As for the messiah accusation, Michael Madigan, the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and a Democrat, once publicly called Mr. Obama the same thing."
For the full article, visit this link at MSN.com
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