tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/21/2009
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The following is the prepared text of President Obama's speech today on national security. You can also watch the speech live .
These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two wars. We face a range of challenges that will ...
weeklystandard.com - 5/21/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
THE WEEKLY STANDARD has obtained an advance copy
of VP Cheney's remarks as prepared for delivery later
this morning at the American Enterprise Institute. I've read it quickly. I think fair-minded people will find it very well-argued and powerful. ...
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Text of Cheney's AEI Speech
scotusblog.com - 5/21/2009
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scotusblog.com —
In our continuing examinations of the decisions of
judges rumored to be under serious consideration for nomination
to the Supreme Court, below are summaries of a number of Judge Sotomayor’s decisions that provoked dissents from other panel members. ...
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Judge Sotomayor’s Opinions with Dissents – Part I
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 5/21/2009
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
by Andrew I'm on vacation, I know, but
a speech of this maturity and magnitude demands some
kind of comment on a blog that has been deeply disturbed by and engaged in these questions of the laws of war, torture, abuse, detention, interrogation and ...
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The Re-Balancing
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Live Blogging Obama Speech
Talking Points Memo —
10:37 AM ... Obama's making a very powerful case for the familiar and powerful argument that setting aside our values to protect ourselves actually makes us less safe. Pulls in McCain, to make the point that both parties nominated candidates who opposed torture last year. Actually, takes a shot at journalists too for not doing their job in recent years.
10:40 AM ... Again, referencing McCain.
10:41 AM ... Here's the transcript of the speech, as prepared for delivery.
10:43 AM ... Obama: The existence of Guantanamo probably created more ...
The Rude Pundit —
... Sure, the Rude Pundit's biased, but, c'mon, no matter what side you're on, you gotta admit: President Barack Obama knows how to nut up. Attacked on the left and right for what both perceived as weakness either on his promises of change in Bush policies or on security itself, Obama spoke today at the National Archives to say, more or less, "Stop acting like the other guy is still President, you poor, traumatized bastards." ...
Phil Bronstein: Obama and Cheney Don't Play Safe in Battle Over Security...
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... and the ensuing public eagerness and his Administration's response for action, and Barack Obama's return to the Jimmy Carter projection of human rights and reason as an international missionary position. ...
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techPresident —
... a call for deep breaths and reflection. Now, you may have heard that the Obama White House took some major steps towards openness and transparency yesterday with the launch of the Open Government Initiative and Data.gov. You also may have heard that President Barack Obama gave a major national security address yesterday at the National Archives in DC. If you missed the speech itself, the New York Times has a copy of the transcript. So does Politico. So does Talking Points Memo. So does the Huffington Post.
In fact, the one ...
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powerlineblog.com 5/20/2009 — Today, President Obama spoiled graduation ceremonies for a more than de minimis number of University of Notre Dame students and/or their close family members by delivering the commencement speech and accepting an honorary degree. He did so to advance ...
Stray Thought
corner.nationalreview.com 5/21/2009 — There are, of course, 10,000 things to say about President Obama's national-security speech today, and I said just a few below. Once you start, it's kind of hard to stop -- sort of like eating potato chips. But let me offer just one more point -- a ...
Dueling Speeches, Part II —
Power Line
I wrote earlier today that President Obama's speech today was deeply dishonest. Here's the first reason why.
Obama portrayed himself, as he so often does, as a uniter, above the political fray. He decried the "politicization" of national security issues. He said that he had "no interest in ...
Today's National Security Debate —
Political Punch
World News with Charles Gibson devoted extended coverage to the two major national security speeches today. I covered President Obama's speech: ABC News' Jonathan Karl covered former Vice President Dick Cheney's speech: What do you think? - jpt
Rachel Maddow is not happy with President Obama —
The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Rachel Maddow is more than a little steamed right now. She is not at all happy with President Obama's "prolonged detention" policy. I liveblogged a few excerpts on Twitter: Rachel: So you can be locked up for 10 years... This is a beautiful speech from Obama today. But he's ...
The Group Five problem —
TigerHawk
As everyone knows by now, President Obama and former Vice President Cheney both gave speeches today on the topic if U.S. national security.The text of President Obama's speech is here, and the video is here.Former Vice President Cheney spoke at the American Enterprise Institute, and the text of ...
Changiness —
Unqualified Offerings
By Mona
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That's largely what The One and the Democratic Congress are giving us. See Greenwald and Digby, commenting on Obama's rhetorically pretty but internally inconsistent speech today.
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Greenwald:
The fact that a Democratic President who ran on a platform of restoring Constitutional ...
Silly Geese? —
The Corner on National Review Online
At Commentary's blog, John Podhoretz speaks of President Obama's use of fear. In his speech today, Obama said, "Our government made decisions based upon fear rather than foresight." This will stick in a lot of conservative craws, I suspect.
And I was reminded of President Carter's speech ...
Vatican gives tepid approval to Notre Dame speech —
News
The Vatican today gave President Obama a cautious thumbs up for his Notre Dame speech, saying the president was looking for "common ground" on abortion.
From the Associated Press:
The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said Obama's speech at the leading Catholic university on Sunday ...
Hugh Hewitt: Three For Monday —
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
John Mark Reynolds on President Obama's Notre Dame speech.My Townhall.com column on "the government option."And my Washington Examiner column on the man who knows too much.The "100 Days of Obama Tour" is in Philly today...
The World Did Not End Today —
Booman Tribune
Somewhat surprisingly, President Obama gave the commencement speech at Notre Dame University today and the world did not come to an abrupt end. I can't tell you how boring I found this whole controversy and how thankful I am that it is now over. Obama's speech is below the fold. It mainly ...
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