Rhetorical devices
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Wikipedia Why Obama Gave a Christian Speech Without Mentioning Jesus
In a nation built on the separation of church and state, the line a Christian president walked at a ceremony for a murdered Christian preacher
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Associated Press It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! SOTU Edition
What a year-six State of the Union address sounds like
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Brian Snyder / Reuters For Memorial Day, Another 'End the War on Terror' Speech
A message I have been waiting to hear.
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Why 'Turd Blossom' Is Metaphor but Not Metonym
The same is true of "blood-sucking leeches."
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The Impossibility of Being Barack Obama
Every now and then we see how hard his balancing act is.
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Barack Obama, Editor
If the politics business hadn't worked out for Obama, the path he might have chosen
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Why Obama Never Said 'Not Red States or Blue States but the United States ...'
The day when Barack Obama was furious at John Kerry
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Separated at Birth
Are you now, or have you ever been, on the North Korean payroll?
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Annotated SOTU Coming (but Not Right This Second)
"The State of the Union is ... "
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The Two Most Powerful Allusions in Obama's Speech Today
Blood drawn by the lash and drawn by the sword
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Obama's Startling Second Inaugural
I was expecting a little tone-poem. I was wrong.
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Obama on Inouye: Another Interesting Speech
One Hawaiian about another
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Today's Ignoramus-Nation Moment: 'Best Revenge'
The unbelievable cynicism and know-nothingness of the 'vote for revenge' attack ads
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More on 12-Dimensional Chess and the Discombobulation of Mitt Romney
Has a commander-in-chief learned how to get under a CEO's skin?
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Your 12-Dimensional-Chess Strategy Memo for the Debates
'If you throw a knife, he'll respond with a knife.' A hidden mind-game in the debate?
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The Last Debate: What the Candidates Should Be Asked
A wish-list for Bob Schieffer
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The Picture That Encapsulates the Debate
The first debate left us with an image of Obama scowling. This one, with a very different image of Romney.
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VP Debate Morning-After Reaction
The debate probably didn't move many votes, but it had some interesting implications.
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Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet, Page 2: 'Romney = Bush'
Is the president too 'prissy' to make this simple argument?
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Your VP-Debate Prep Sheet: Follow Along at Home
A check list for the points made, and missed, tonight.
