Mrs. Obama: My husband cares. He will go anywhere and say anything to anyone to hear applause. He's craven.
From the crisis team: Craven? Was Judy Garland craven? Well, neither is Barack Obama.
Obama offspring: I like my dad. He has a nice smile.
From the crisis team: He does have a nice smile.
Minister: Barack Obama was designated a Muslim in elementary school. But that was a clerical accident. He didn't care much about religion back then. He sat for 20 years listening to incendiary sermons. But he didn't believe them. He didn't care much about religion. He was criticized for the beliefs he accepted in silence. He answered about blacks and whites in America. Because that was more important than religion.
From the crisis team: Vote for Barack Obama because of his deep and abiding faith in God.
Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama proved he has what it takes to be President when he hired slick operatives to take the caucus states from me. This is a campaign that knows how to collect money. And our positions on the issues are enough alike that he should do okay.
From the crisis team: It cost Hillary a lot to say that, and the Obama team $20 million.
Bill Clinton: Think of Barack Obama as the skinny male black version of my wife. He's the best choice left.
From the crisis team: Sit down, Bill.
From the candidate at Harvard: It's good to be among the people who know me, who know and live the American Dream. Bystander: Does he actually think he belongs here?
From the crisis team: Shhh... He's talking.
The candidate continues: And now I want the highest office in order to return the favor. I will sound like you want me to sound, I will say what you want to hear, I will promise to do whatever you want done, no matter what it costs or how possible it may be. This is a new kind of politics, and I want you on your feet applauding me.
From the crisis team: Four newspapers have called it a speech to rank with Lincoln's best, with a subtlety and emotion that have made patriots proud and the entire world hang on his every word until they fall off. Magnificent!: The New York Times.
At least the Times might be sincere. And starry-eyed.
