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At State of the Union, Obama sics media on Romney

Dan Kennedy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:49:45 +0000

My latest for the Huffington Post:

The media are having no problem decoding the not-so-secret message from last night’s State of the Union address. More than anything, Barack Obama wants us to know that Mitt Romney is what the president’s new role model, Theodore Roosevelt, would have called a ”malefactor of great wealth.”

You can read the whole thing here.

Obama’s solid State of the Union address

Dan Kennedy — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:35:29 +0000

In my latest for the Guardian, I argue that President Obama’s State of the Union address was aimed at the public rather than the pundits — and that early returns suggest that he succeeded by emphasizing what keeps middle-class families awake at night.

Thoughts on the state of Obama

Dan Kennedy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:28:23 +0000

Long after the forgettable rhetoric of the State of the Union address has been duly forgotten, voters may remember two things: a combative, self-confident president and a sour, negative opposition party. If President Obama is to stage a political comeback, it may well have begun last night.

Or so I argue in the Guardian.