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Archive for July 6th, 2008

Let’s make our nationalist roots continue to grow

Posted in American History, Leading from the Center, Op-eds, Presidents, US Presidential Campaign, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Newsday, July 6, 2008
BY GIL TROY | Gil Troy is a professor of history at McGill University. His new book is “Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents.”     
The Democrats’ dilemma, namely how to blast President George W. Bush without being accused of bashing
America, prompted Sen. Barack Obama to affirm his patriotism in [...]

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Another Obama speech, another hologram

Posted in Politics, US Presidential Campaign, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »

JPost, July 6, 2008

Barack Obama gave another eloquent, thoughtful, thought-provoking speech this week, this time about patriotism in Independence, Missouri. Obama knew that the July 4th holiday gave him an opportunity to undo some of the damage that Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign had done to him.
But rather than being defensive, trying to prove his loyalty [...]

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