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metacafe.com - 8/29/2008
2008 DNC: Barack Obama Tribute (video)
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The DNC Obama tribute on the 4th and final day of the convention.

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Ben Smith's Blog:  Obama's movie

TalkLeft:  The Obama Bio Video

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Obama's movie
Ben Smith's Blog — Here's the convention's Obama tribute, directed by Davis Guggenheim, who made Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth." It's the latest entry in a corny but affecting genre, and you can see elements of the Man from Hope and Peggy Noonan and Fred Thompson's 2004 Bush tribute in this one.

The Obama Bio Video
TalkLeft — Al Giordano is right, the Obama bio video that preceded his nomination acceptance speech was fantastic. If you missed it, here it is: ...

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