Way More Than Just Words – Campaign Stops – 2008 Elections – Opinion – New York Times Blog

In his brief political career, Barack Obama has gained renown as possibly the greatest and most eloquent political orator of his generation — a master of metaphor, a repository of rhetorical flourishes and a spellbinding speaker. But last night in Denver, Mr. Obama showed the political world another side to his speech-making skills: that he can do more than campaign in verse, he can campaign in prose as well.

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