Over the weekend, much was made of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's victory at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Iowa. His number of supporters dwarfed that of his opponents, and he collected them from all 99 counties in the state whose caucus is widely viewed to be Obama's best chance at pulling closer to the all-but-crowned Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. The outburst from Arizona Cardinals coach Denny Green after the Cardinals blew it against the Chicago Bears last year comes to mind: "They are who we thought they were!" Well, Obama is no Denny Green, at least not according to the media's response to the Jefferson Jackson Dinner.
Time Magazine's Ana Marie Cox addresses the renewed audacity of hope within Obama's camp in her article, "Can Obama Rock the Nomination?" The rockstar metaphor is getting old, and I can already sense the impending cringes if I keep hearing Obama's new catchphrase, "Fired up... Ready to go!" But Cox's assessment seems to ring true. The moment of truth is fast approaching, and Iowa appears to be inching its way towards Obama's message of unity, as opposed to Clinton's weight of experience.
But be your own judge. Check out the speech below (Tip o' the cap to James Borow, friend of the Daily Snooze, for the heads up).
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