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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Isn't she lovely?

In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America.

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 08:08 AM

    "Middle America" is probably unlike JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth although I recall the

    Obama supporters referring to the voters who supported Hillary in the Primary as "troglydites" and there was much emphasis on the colour of their necks and their collars. Now, as in The Wizard of Oz, a magical transformation has taken place, culminating with the selection of Joe Biden as VP candidate. Gosh, oh gee, this man who's been a Washington insider since Adam was a boy, comes from Pennsylvania, yes Penn-syl-vania. What a wonderful place all of a sudden!

    Groucho Marx's quip was never more apt: "These are our policies but, if you don't like them, we can offer you other ones".

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