One Historic Night, Two Americas

New York Times by Frank Rich | Jun. 8, 2008 (Opinion)

Barack Obama achieved his historic victory on Tuesday night, the battle was joined between two Americas. Not John Edwards's two Americas, divided between rich and poor. Not the Americas split by race, gender, party or ideology. What looms instead is an epic showdown between two wildly different visions of the country, from the ground up.

On one side stands Mr. Obama's resolutely cheerful embrace of the future. His vision is inseparable from his ... Full Story »

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by David Funk - Oct. 1, 2008

Obviously pro-Obama but nonetheless an excellent opinion article. No low blows and excellently argued. He notes correctly (against common knowledge) that the internet revolution is not exclusively owned and manipulated by the young. Well thought out piece; well written.