Barack Obama, junior senator from Illinois, first captured
America's attention with his keynote address to the Democratic
National Convention in 2004. Now, as presumptive Democratic
candidate for President, Obama's superb and captivating oratory
style has earned him comparisons to John F. Kennedy and even Martin
Luther King - and on the campaign trail Obama has achieved near
rock-star status. Obama speaks on themes of race, identity,
community, and above all, his hoped-for vision of a New America.
His legions of supporters gravitate towards his unblemished
idealism. Still, as David Olive writes, "even the most ardent
supporters of Barack Obama ... might wonder at times if the
mesmerizing orator is more style than substance." Here,
interspersed with the entire text of Obama's key speeches, Olive
explores the controversies: Obama shedding his American flag lapel
pin, Reverend Wright, his anti-war stance, his strong Christian
faith, and his often racially charged remarks - and the victories:
passage for more than 280 bills in his last two years in the
Illinois state senate, his actions towards social justice, and his
remarkable rise from underdog to potential future president of the
United States. Bookended with Obama's '04 keynote at the Democratic
National Convention and "A More Perfect Union" - called the only
historic speech of this 2008 campaign - An American Story exposes
politicos, voters, and fans of Obama to the speeches that gave rise
to the current phenomenon.
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