Barak obama


The coming Obama backlash

America is still not sold on Barack Obama, writes The American Conservative.

LA Times endorses Obama

The Los Angeles Times has endorsed Barack Obama for president “without hesitation”.

DNC Speakers: Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia

The ex-governor of Virginia who has rejected both the presidential and vice-presidential nominations in favour of quality family time and a bid for the senate.

Joe Biden: just another old white haired guy

All Biden does is draw attention to how insubstantial Obama is on foreign policy, writes Bernard Keane.

Introducing Obama’s VP: Joe Biden

He’s old, he’s mates with McCain, he gaffs to the royal standards of Prince Phillip and he’s the son of a used car salesman — but could Joe Biden be the antidote to a young and inexperienced democratic presidential candidate?

DNC Speakers: Jimmy Carter

Everybody’s favourite ex-president, Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter is the Democrat’s democrat, and despite his refusal to endorse either candidate in January he was clearly all for Obama.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama, African American feminist power icon/supermum?

US08: Not this time

Obama specialises in very minimal phrases that fly straight to the target. Will “not this time” join them? asks Guy Rundle.