Archive for August 26th, 2008
NY Mag Namechecks Glasvegas
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New York magazine has a nice writeup of the news Glasvegas album/tour. If you haven’t bought your tickets to their short tour of the East Coast this fall you should do so immediately. Since the Clinton campaign ended I have seen them three different times in the U.K., each time coming away more and more impressed.
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Here is a demo of “Daddy’s Gone,” which is what the Shirelles might have sounded like if they were fronted by a man and recorded in a garage.
A Homerun
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That playbook was dusted off earlier this year when the criticisms of Michelle Obama began.
Last night’s speech was, in part, an effort to counter those attacks — and it succeeded brilliantly:
Michelle Obama successfully rooted herself as the daughter of a hard working middle class family. This will help reassure those blue collar holdouts that the Obamas understand their lives and struggles.
She informed voters that she and Senator Obama have lived the American dream and made explicitly clear that she loves our country. This admission was critically important in countering the charge that she is unpatriotic.
Finally, she and her wonderful daughters helped bring Senator Obama down to size in the best possible way. Through her eyes we saw, not a rock star, but a loving father and husband, peering anxiously in the rear view mirror as he drove his new born baby home for the first time.
Last night was not a night for policy or attacks on John McCain. It was instead an effort to shore up the image of Michelle Obama and help Americans become comfortable with her as First Lady. It was a homerun.
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