Key quote: "Trying to unravel Obama's rhetorical magic, I've been reading his speeches. They always have rhythm, repetition, alliteration, balance. Old tricks. More important, they flow with a narrative, his story meshing into America's story."
Key quote: "We call on President-elect Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to draft and submit to the Congress comprehensive legislation protecting the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens in all areas, including civil marriage, military service, adoption, Social Security, taxation, immigration, employment, housing and access to health care, social services and education."
Key quote: "He was elegant, unaffected, utterly American, and now (Wow) suddenly America is cool. Chicago is cool. Chicago!!!"
Key Quote: "But as the euphoria of the night turns into a Vegas-style buffet of harsh realities, we have to ask: Though America seems ready for a black president, is Black America really ready for a black president?"
Key quote: "9) Don't overuse the words Hope or Change. Use new words. Sunny words. Feel-good words. Bring us forward, into the horizon. Move the ball further on the field with new, resonant words that sway people who have not been swayed by the words you have already used."
Key quote: "6. Temperament. Obama has the coolest, calmest demeanor of any president since Eisenhower. Conservatism values that kind of constancy, especially compared with the hot-headed, irrational impulsiveness of McCain."
Key quote: "On Saturday in Nevada, Obama sat for an exclusive interview with Mario Lopez, the actor who played "A.C. Slater" on "Saved by the Bell," to air on the TV show "EXTRA!"
Key quote: "If you put every poll into the blender, if you include all the psepho-logical data and run the model as many times as you can, the statistical likelihood of Barack Obama winning the election, if it were held today, is well over 90%."
Key quote: "By now we all know though that national polling numbers, while interesting, are less important than state polls, which help predict electoral vote totals."
Key quote: "The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Penn., reports that at a rally for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, it got a little ugly again."
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