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Obama's early stumbles

Readers ask, Camille dishes: On Democratic woes, the Weather Underground, Kanye West, Freud, alleged gay genes and "the long sleep."
By Camille Paglia

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  • Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:33 PM

    Obamaian Fluency

    Obama strings together run-on sentences punctuated by long, drawn-out, high-pitched, droning "aaaaaaaannnnnds" and the occasional "BUTTTT." In between the "ands" and the "buts," there are a lot of self-evident platitudes with very little substance. His chief accomplishment is either winning elections or driving his opponents out of the race by accessing their divorce records.

    None of this gives any indication that he's going to govern wisely or well. But one can HOPE, as the Obama campaign has repeatedly repeated!

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