July 26, 2004
OOMPHLESS IN BOSTON:
Is 'oomph' an oops for Obama? (SCOTT FORNEK, 7/26/04, Chicago Sun-Times)
Keynote speaker Barack Obama of Illinois began his week at the Democratic National Convention on Sunday with a simple goal for the week:"Don't screw up," Obama said.
And the U.S. Senate nominee is confident he didn't do that -- despite a mini-flap that developed over a remark Obama made to a writer for the Atlantic Monthly.
In the issue of the magazine due out today, the state senator from Hyde Park will be quoted saying, "Sometimes [Massachusetts Sen. John] Kerry just doesn't have that oomph."
"Sometimes"? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 26, 2004 10:19 AM
You know, he could go up on the podium and make musical noises with his armpit, and the media would still describe it as a sensational debut on the national stage of someone who is sure to be a rising star in the Democratic Party.
And the music wouldn't even have to be on-key.
Posted by: John at July 26, 2004 11:46 AMI gotta remember never to put my coffee cup near my keyboard when I read this blog.
Posted by: Gideon at July 26, 2004 11:52 AM