Obama's Speech: The Doctor Is In

Mother Jones by David Corn | Sep. 10, 2009 (Opinion)

Can a speech change a political dynamic? President Barack Obama and his political wizards obviously hope so. Together they came up with an address that at least on Wednesday night made it seem as if Obama was in charge of the health care reform process--which has not been the case since he handed off the hard work to Congress months ago. Obama finally defined fully the debate, the policy, and the values underlying the need for reform. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., Media, Health
Topics: Obama Administration, U.S. Congress, Media and Politics, Health Care
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Posted by: via Real Clear Politics - Sep 9, 2009 - 8:04 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Patricia L'Herrou (review), Colleen E Bushey (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review), Fabrice Florin (review), JOHN CARL WILLIS (review), Sirajul Islam (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Sep 9, 2009 - 11:11 PM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 9, 2009

Wow, Corn really drinks the water here. Seems he can't quite decide whether this is about the "character of the country" or plain political calculus.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Sep. 10, 2009

Informative perspective from the left about Obama's health care speech to Congress. This article clearly favors Obama's views and is a bit too gushing for my taste. I would have liked to see a more balanced perspective, comparing and contrasting key differences between the views from the left and right. But this piece offers useful context to help interpret this event from a liberal viewpoint.

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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Sep. 10, 2009

it's fascinating to compare this one with the opinion in the wall st. journal. this one takes the president's words at face value to explain them. he puts a positive perspective here, ending with "define the character of the country and the character of his presidency."

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 by Sirajul Islam - Sep. 16, 2009

Yes, it is quality journalism because it tries to dig story behind the story

With his spirited speech before Congress in favour of reform Obama has once again taken the initiative. This comes after weeks of heated and ... More »

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