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Special preview of the President-elect’s Thanksgiving address
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Today, American families are gathered to give thanks for the many blessings in their lives.
In a preview of his weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama urges Americans to acknowledge the blessings we all share over this Thanksgiving holiday.
While our nation is faced with tough economic times, President-elect Obama recognizes the value of service in rebuilding struggling communities across the country.
This Thanksgiving, President-elect Obama has asked the nation to celebrate this distinctly American tradition while looking forward to the future we share with hope and promise.
Watch the President-elect's Address now -- then send us ...
Obama Releases Thanksgiving Message (VIDEO)
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Barack Obama's Thanksgiving message: "We can renew our nation the same way that we have in the many years since Lincoln's first Thanksgiving: by coming together to overcome adversity." Watch:
Transcript:
Good morning.
Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation's history, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving. America was split by Civil War. But Lincoln said in his first Thanksgiving decree that difficult times made it even more appropriate for our blessings to be - and I quote - "gratefully acknowledged ...
Weekly Address From The Office of the President Elect
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, 2008 President, Obama AdministrationI'm still trying to figure out what the Office of the President Elect (OOTPE) even is. Actually, I'm getting a little tired of having to put "hyphen elect" after everything. Until the inauguration, I am going to refer to myself as "Tommy Christopher-Elect." I will pepper my conversation with phrases like, "Did you watch The Daily Show-Elect last night?" and "Stop with the pepper-spray-elect!" Anyway, the OOTPE has released a video version of this week's Democratic Radio Address. Yes, it is a slow news day, what of it? Here's the video of the ...
The Early Word: Thanksgiving Edition
The Caucus —
After three straight days of press conferences meant to showcase members of his new economic team and soothe rattled nerves about the financial crisis, President-elect Barack Obama acknowledged in his weekly radio address that Americans are living through a “time of great trial.” But in the address, released early for Thanksgiving, Mr. Obama also struck hopeful themes: “Times are tough. There are difficult months ahead. But we can renew our nation the same way that we have in the many years since Lincoln’s first Thanksgiving: by coming together to overcome adversity; by reaching for – and working for – new horizons of opportunity for all Americans.” The Obamas plan to ...
Obama's Thanksgiving Day Address
Daily Kos —
Good morning. Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving. America was split by Civil War. But Lincoln said in his first Thanksgiving decree that difficult times made it even more appropriate for our blessings to be – and I quote – "gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American people." This week, the American people came together with families and friends to carry on this distinctly American tradition. We gave ...
Obama's Thanksgiving message
Political Animal —
OBAMA'S THANKSGIVING MESSAGE.... I noted yesterday that Barack Obama and his transition team, after seeing the markets reach new lows last Thursday, began a full-court press, emphasizing a new economic message/development every day since. It led, among other things, to three press conferences in three days. I figured there wasn't too much the president-elect would do Thanksgiving, but lo and behold, the streak continued with a new Obama message this morning, recognizing the holiday, and at the same time, reminding Americans that our economic conditions will improve in time. "Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation's history, President ...
President-Elect Obama's Thanksgiving Address
Seeing the Forest —
President-Elect Obama's Thanksgiving Address "In a preview of his weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama addressed the nation on the occasion of Thanksgiving, nearly one hundred and fifty years after President Lincoln called for the last Thursday in November to be set aside to acknowledge our blessings. For more information, visit http://change.gov ." ----> Scroll down to see comments. Posted by Dave Johnson at November 27, 2008 10:41 AM Spotlight Share this post: [image] StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble It! del.icio.us Bookmark this on Delicious
Hopenchange: Who’s up for a little hope and change?
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Hopenchange: Who’s up for a little hope and change? posted at 3:00 pm on November 27, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly A new transmission from Mt. Olympus, replete with another Lincoln reference, of course.
Election Central Morning Roundup
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Obama Briefed On Mumbai By Condoleezza Rice
President-elect Obama spoke by phone yesterday with Secretary Rice to get an update on the Mumbai situation, an Obama aide says. He also received an intelligence briefing on the attacks and is getting regular updates from the State Department Ops Center and the National Counter Terrorism Center.
No Public Events For Obama Today
Here's his Thanksgiving message:
Congressional Leaders Aiming To Have Big Initiatives Ready When Obama Takes Office
Dem leaders in Congress are vowing to have economic, ...
Daily Digest: Did the Internet Matter?
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"Does the Internet Matter?": That's the title of a new report out from Temple University's Institute for Business and Information Technology. Making use of some techPresident data, Temple's Sunil Wattal, David Schuff, and Munir Mandviwalla considered how social media in particular shaped the '08 presidential primaries. Their conclusion? While YouTube and MySpace may help lesser-known candidates find footing, only blogs seem to correlate with boosts in Gallup poll numbers. ( You might notice that the report requires a password, but we've got one for you: ...
Three Nation Roundup
Shadow of the Hegemon —
In America, it's thanksgiving. Obama has a thanksgiving address, and it's pretty good. Krugman has a column, though, and it's better: A few months ago I found myself at a meeting of economists and finance officials, discussing — what else? — the crisis. There was a lot of soul-searching going on. One senior policy maker asked, “Why didn’t we see this coming?” There was, of course, only one thing to say in reply, so I said it: “What do you mean ‘we,’ white man? The moaning about "how it wasn't predicted" does have a point though: Now we’re in the midst of another crisis, the worst since the 1930s. For the ...
William Bradley: Happy Thanksgiving, Mr. President-Elect!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
President-elect Barack Obama's Thanksgiving video address. His message of hope on the economic front is being overshadowed by chaotic events halfway round the world.
While Barack Obama promised "a new and brighter day yet to come" in his Thanksgiving address, seen in the video above, an old and darker day yet to leave reminds that events -- and perhaps political fate itself -- can turn on a dime in presidential politics.
As Obama focuses this week on our grave financial and economic crises, one simmering geopolitical crisis -- that between nuclear-armed India and ...
Obama's Production Tweaks
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Before Broadway shows open in New York City, they're often taken for a trial run out in the American heartland to work out the kinks. And with this latest four-minute installment in Barack Obama's pre-presidential video productions posted on YouTube, you definitely get the feeling that somewhere there's an obsessive director making tweaks before taking a more polished show to Washington DC in seven weeks. (The video's down below.)
Some of the distinctive props we've seen before have made a comeback, though with revisions. The John F. Kennedy book set is back, as is the blurry photograph of what I think is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ...
