A Little Carter, A Little Reagan - Barack Obama, White House

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 1/21/2009

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The speech , I thought, was a sometimes-dissonant, sometimes-successful attempt to marry expansiveness and sobriety. The language of realism was woven throughout - "our collective failure to make hard choices ... the time has come to set aside childish things ...the challenges we face ... will ...

blogs.abcnews.com - 1/20/2009

Carter Snubs Clinton

— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' David Wright reports: Today may be a day when the nation briefly sets aside partisan... enmity for the peaceful transition of power, but personal enmity? That’s another matter. One small example: as the ex-Presidents gathered in the crypt... (more) Carter Snubs Clinton

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foxnews.com - 1/25/2009

Will Jimmy Carter Meddle in Obama's Foreign Affairs? - Presidential Politics | Political News

— foxnews.com — There they stood, all four living U.S. presidents at the White House, smiling and posing with the... soon-to-be newest member of the club, Barack Obama. But at that historic gathering earlier this month, one member of the group, Jimmy Carter, appeared to ... (more) Will Jimmy Carter Meddle in Obama's Foreign Affairs? - ...

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tvbythenumbers.com - 1/22/2009

Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

— tvbythenumbers.com — Final Update : The Obama inauguration was watched by 37.8 million, second only to Reagan’s 41.8 million... in 1981. Another update : still haven’t seen the viewer numbers but James Hibberd reminded me that a household ratings point is larger today than ... (more) Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for ...

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The American Scene: Inaugural Impressions

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Quick Obama Speech Take: WTF?
Jules Crittenden — ... .” Coming on the heels of two Bush inaugs, that must be pretty bad. The lefty in question spent hours in the cold and could hear anything. Don’t worry lefty, you didn’t miss much. Ross Douthat : “A little Carter, a little Reagan.” You know, that’s about exactly how much sense any of it made. Like trying to mix Carter and Reagan. Topics: ...

Obama Inaugural Speech Signalling Unity Era: Good Not Great
The Moderate Voice — ... on, and being brave and courageous and curious and ever-hopeful, ever-ready to turn the tide… I felt a conviction that all this will turn out okay. In my own life and in America. I was so proud this morning, standing in the office training room watching the swearing-in, surrounded by my incredibly diverse coworkers, all of us wiping away tears and looking at each other with huge smiles and waves of hope surging through our collective hearts. –Ross Douthat: The speech, I thought, was a sometimes-dissonant, ...

Inaugural Impressions
The American Scene — ... I think Ross hit the nail on the head by calling it a mix of Carter and Reagan: it was Carteresque in the description of our current economic predicament (I almost expected to hear the word “malaise” – which, as I understand, wasn’t actually uttered in Carter’s Malaise Speech either) and Reaganesque in the soaring tribute to those who came before us and the promise that the best is yet to come. And I thought that combination suited the national mood, and the political needs of the new administration, perfectly. ...