Key quote: "I was not raised in a religious household. My maternal grandparents, who hailed from Kansas, had been steeped in Baptist and Methodist teachings as children, but religious faith never really took root in their hearts."
A new book about Sen. Barack Obama has intensified a rivalry between two powerful competitors: Barnes & Noble Inc. and Amazon.com.
Chelsea Green Publishing, a small, liberal publisher based in Vermont, is releasing Robert Kuttner's "Obama's Challenge," a call for Obama to enact a bold, progressive economic agenda. It plans to distribute copies at next week's Democratic National Convention, where Obama is expected to get the party's presidential nomination.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2008—With this weekend’s big wins behind Senator Barack Obama, you may want help de-mystifying the mystique of America
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power--the FIRST in-depth, objective look at Obama’s life--Mendell paints a very intimate portrait of the change advocate and his pre- and post-Senate life. He positions Barack Obama as the Savior of a fumbling Democratic party.
The author also outlines how earlier opponents avoided the race question for
fear of alienating the African-American constituency. In on-air interviews, Mendell can explain why some say not heeding this warning has worked against Senator Hillary Clinton.
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power, Mendell also recognizes Obama as something other than a sound-bite politician who is particularly suited for debates. In on-air interviews, he can assess the candidate’s maturation on this front and more.
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power, the author also reveals how the dominant message of unity and bi-partisanship stems from the mother whom Obama describes as a “liberal and secular, humanist,” who instilled in him a sense of “love-thy-brother-esque” fairness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2008—With this weekend’s big wins behind Senator Barack Obama, you may want help de-mystifying the mystique of America
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power--the FIRST in-depth, objective look at Obama’s life--Mendell paints a very intimate portrait of the change advocate and his pre- and post-Senate life. He positions Barack Obama as the Savior of a fumbling Democratic party.
The author also outlines how earlier opponents avoided the race question for
fear of alienating the African-American constituency. In on-air interviews, Mendell can explain why some say not heeding this warning has worked against Senator Hillary Clinton.
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power, Mendell also recognizes Obama as something other than a sound-bite politician who is particularly suited for debates. In on-air interviews, he can assess the candidate’s maturation on this front and more.
In OBAMA: From Promise to Power, the author also reveals how the dominant message of unity and bi-partisanship stems from the mother whom Obama describes as a “liberal and secular, humanist,” who instilled in him a sense of “love-thy-brother-esque” fairness.
Chicago Tribune political reporter, David Mendell's new book "Obama," looks at the Illinois senator's quick rise in American politics.
"Right now, less than a half-year before the balloting begins in earnest, it is impossible to guess whether Obama is, to attempt a celestial metaphor, a shooting star headed to some remote heights in the political heavens, or a fiery meteorite headed to a big thumping crash as he falls to Earth."
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