Vote Obama 2008

– “…Inspires Crowd”

“This president may occupy the White House, but for the last six years the position of leader of the free world has remained open. And it is time to fill that role once more,” Obama said in a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. — AP

Some analysis here. Read on for the full text of Obama’s speech, “The American Moment“:

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Lots of mixed reaction to Obama’s 23-minute speech in Wisconsin following the horrific massacre at Virginia Tech. Ben Smith, who last month prematurely blogged that John Edwards would withdraw his candidacy for president in light of his wife’s recurrence of cancer jumps on Obama here and here.

Is BO the new “nappy-headed ho” on the block?

Common Iowan liveblogged Friday’s Obama event in Marshalltown, IA here and here.

Good stuff!