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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 10/30/2008
The power of the crowds
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Fouad Ajami has an interesting perspective on the crowds that are lifted by the Obama presence.On the face of it, there is nothing overwhelmingly stirring about Sen. Obama. There is a cerebral quality to him, and an air of detachment. He has eloquence, but within bounds. After nearly two years ...
Obama and the Politics of Crowds
online.wsj.com - 10/30/2008
Obama and the Politics of Crowds
— online.wsj.com — There is something odd -- and dare I say novel -- in American politics about the crowds... that have been greeting Barack Obama on his campaign trail. Hitherto, crowds have not been a prominent feature of American politics. We associate them with the ... (more) Obama and the Politics of Crowds

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'Never Seen Crowds Like This'
washingtonpost.com - 10/28/2008
'Never Seen Crowds Like This'
— washingtonpost.com — As Region Braces for Record Turnout, Group Sues for Va. Voting Provisions Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday,... October 29, 2008; Page B01 (more) 'Never Seen Crowds Like This'

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Obama Draws Huge Crowds
blogs.wsj.com - 10/28/2008
Obama Draws Huge Crowds
— blogs.wsj.com — Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Fort Collins, Colo. If big rallies are any indication... of voter turnout, then the Democrats appear to be in good shape. Barack Obama has spoken to roughly a quarter million people over the ... (more) Obama Draws Huge Crowds

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Chicago Boyz — Fouad Ajami on Obama and the politics of crowds. Excerpt: My boyhood, and the Arab political culture I have been chronicling for well over three decades, are anchored in the Arab world. And the tragedy of Arab political culture has been the unending expectation of the crowd — the street, we call it — in the redeemer who will put an end to the decline, who will restore faded splendor and greatness. Via Betsy, who has some interesting commentary: I heard Mark Steyn say the other day that so many schools today have posters ...

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Obama and the Politics of Crowds The masses greeting the candidate on the trail are a sign of great unease. By FOUAD AJAMI There is something odd -- and dare I say novel -- in American politics about the crowds that have been greeting Barack Obama on his campaign trail. Hitherto, crowds have ...