If you're tired of the sound-bite media coverage, this is surely the cure. Lengthy and in-depth, this presents a well-rounded picture of Obama through lengthy interviews and contextual information. If you've been paying attention, you likely won't learn much new. But you will get a sense of the man and candidate.

More than an interview, this is a generally favorable portrait of Obama at the current stage in his quest for the Presidency, with a heavy dose of, "will he be able to win over disaffected white males, particularly in Appalachia?' There is a little too much speculation on what the voters are thinking for my taste; however, the piece provides some insight into Obama's approach to bridging the "culture divide" and how his thoughts have evolved during the course of the campaign.

a very interesting and insightful article about Obama. One quibble, discusses Obama's lead with African American voters and doesn't mention that African American voters are 10% of the American electorate.

Some decent cultural analysis here, but a lot of the language comes off as fluffy. The author deviates too much into first person, which is distracting.

This opinion piece has no journalistic merit. It is a campaign ad spread over many pages, in one of the Democratic Party's main media outlets. There is no attempt at balance. It reads like a strategy paper prepared by a member of Obama's staff (and the autrhor may well be on his staff). There is nothing about how McCain and Palin have planned their campaign. Calling Obama "mainstream" (page 6: yes, it was hard, but I actually read that far). is pure propaganda; no independent ... More »