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One of These Mornings is a portrait of the country on Election Day, 2008. Phone messages left by voters from all around the country guide our journey from dawn til dusk that day, revealing a nation on the brink of transformation and a song whose promise has come.
Documentary in material, but impressionistic and poetic in form, this short film tells that historic moment in the voices and faces of regular Americans who lived it.
One of These Mornings is not about Obama - it is about us. It's about what happened and who we were that day, regardless of what follows.
This film is 16.5 minutes long but can be reworked for a shorter version. I would think there would be strong interest in broadcasting this on or about January 20, 2009, the one year anniversary of the Presidency.One of These Mornings is a portrait of the country on Election Day, 2008. Phone... more
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"I was at the 2004 National Democratic Convention and burned out after days of filming interviews with conventioneers for ONE NICE THING, a video installation and doc which premiered at White Box. I started playing with my camera and filming the minutiae of the floor, perhaps documenting my symbolic descent from the upper tier realm of celeb politicos to the floor of the convention floor. Obama, a relative unknown at the time, was on the floor, started to speak, and the hair on my neck stood on end. I turned off the camera and listened."
Julia Kim Smith, Director"I was at the 2004 National Democratic Convention and burned out after days of... more
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Nancy Lee Grahn hosts an event in which the soap actresses from The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital all discuss the pros and cons of a vote for Obama.
Jane Elliot, Mary Beth Evans, Nancy lee Grahn, Kimberly McCullough, and Heather Tom speak to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky about the presidential election and the issues surrounding it.Nancy Lee Grahn hosts an event in which the soap actresses from The Bold and the... more
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She didn't mention abortion once during her acceptance speech, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's sudden political rise as Sen. John McCain's running mate has pushed the issue deep into the fray of the presidential race.
Palin, a Republican who says abortion should be outlawed even in cases of rape or incest, thrust the hot-potato social issue into a campaign that had been focused on less inflammatory topics, such as the economy, energy and foreign policy.
Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama quickly began running radio ads in at least six key states denouncing McCain for being anti-choice. Abortion rights groups geared up for an all-out offensive against the McCain-Palin ticket, while -anti-abortion groups said Palin is "energizing" supporters who had been lukewarm toward McCain. She didn't mention abortion once during her acceptance speech, but Alaska Gov.... more
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Democrats do not think that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's arrival in the enemy camp changes Sen. Barack Obama's path to the White House. As far as they're concerned, Republican John McCain's running mate is President George W. Bush.Democrats do not think that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's arrival in the enemy camp... more
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In the days after Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin his running mate, many are learning about her and her positions on political issues.
The nation learned in recent weeks about Palin's personal life and her stances on issues such as abortion, gay marriage and teaching evolution, an issue that put Dover Area School District in the national spotlight in 2005.
During a 2006 gubernatorial debate in Alaska, Palin was asked if she supported teaching an alternative to evolution.
"Teach both," Palin said at the televised debate, according to a news story in the Anchorage Daily News. "You know, don't be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."In the days after Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain named... more
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Palin wowed delegates with a confident, cutting speech aimed at hockey moms with a chip on their shoulder.
She could have been singing along to Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman" - "Some people look down on me, but I don't give a rip. I'll stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip."
It was great theater. But to John McCain, all that really matters is whether his running mate can pick up where Clinton left off and expand the GOP voter base.Palin wowed delegates with a confident, cutting speech aimed at hockey moms with a... more
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 6 -- Barack Obama and John McCain brought the battle over who is better prepared to change Washington to a pair of states that will be critical to the November election, and they sought to win over voters eager to turn the page on eight years of the Bush administration.
At a Saturday afternoon rally at the county fairgrounds here, Obama proclaimed that McCain is captive to his party and unable to provide a clean break from Bush policies, calling the GOP nominee a creature of Washington and mocking his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for flip-flopping on earmarks. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 6 -- Barack Obama and John McCain brought the battle over who... more
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To hear Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech was to wonder if he was paying attention to the tone of his own convention or the message of his vice presidential pick. On the final night, McCain deplored the "constant partisan rancor" that stands in the way of progress in Washington. Yet preceding him was a drumbeat of "us versus them" speeches that cast Sen. Barack Obama and Democrats as elitists who have celebrity friends, questionable resolve and a contempt for small-town values.
This play to the nation's geographical and cultural divisions also was particularly evident in McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin picked up on the theme with her suggestion that Obama would express empathy for people in small towns, then "talk about us one way in Scranton (Pa.) and another way in San Francisco." It was a reference to Obama's comment, caught on tape by a blogger at a San Francisco fundraiser, that rural Americans were bitter and clinging to guns and religion.To hear Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech was to wonder if he was paying... more
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ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is a "skilled politician," but the country doesn't know much about her yet, said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in an interview that will air tomorrow exclusively on "This Week."
But Obama refused to say Palin is qualified to be president, and claimed that picking Palin brings Republican presidential nominee John McCain closer to President Bush.
"He chose somebody who may be even more aligned with George Bush – or Dick Cheney, or the politics we’ve seen over the last eight years – than John McCain himself is," said Obama.
In a poll conducted by ABC News and released yesterday, half of Americans said they have a favorable first impression of Palin. That number rises to 85 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of independents.
"She wouldn't be governor of Alaska if she wasn't a skilled politician, and I think her performance at the convention showed what a skilled politician she is," said Obama.ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Republican vice presidential nominee... more
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It looks like Barack Obama's intent on starting the stretch run on an aggressive note. He added a few sections to his stump speech today that I hadn't heard before.
First, he took on John McCain's latest effort to present himself as an agent of change. "[S]uddenly he's the change agent," Obama said. "He says, 'I'm going to tell those lobbyists that their days of running Washington are over.' Who's he going to tell? Is he going to tell his campaign chairman, who's one of the biggest corporate lobbyists in Washington? Is he gonna tell his campaign manager who was one of the biggest corporate lobbyists in Washington? Is he gonna to tell all the folks who are running his campaign who are the biggest corporate lobbyists in Washington? Who, who is it that he's going to tell that change is coming? I mean, come on. They must think you're stupid."
And in a real change of pace, Obama also sought to undermine one of Sarah Palin's central claims. "I know the governor of Alaska has been, you know, saying she is change," Obama said. "And that is great. She is a skillful politician. But when you've been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change, come on!" Obama said. "I mean, words mean something. You can't just make stuff up. You can't just make stuff up. We have a choice to make and the choice is clear."
Rumor had it the Obama campaign planned to ignore Palin altogether. If today was any indication, that's not the case.It looks like Barack Obama's intent on starting the stretch run on an aggressive... more
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Republican John McCain told his party at his nominating convention that he doesn't work for the party - he works for the people.
And McCain, who courted the idea of tapping a former Democrat for his running mate, friend Joe Lieberman, says he can promise that, as president, he will have some Democrats working in his Cabinet.
That's not the sort of talk his party wanted to hear, necessarily, at its convention. He told fellow Republicans that he is a "maverick,'' and that is not always a compliment. But it could be the sort of thing that independent voters - and Democrats still smarting over the loss of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - want to hear. Republican John McCain told his party at his nominating convention that he... more
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It was the most important Convention in American political history.
At the beginning, the Republicans looked weary, stale, flat and unprofitable. Their candidate was old, tainted by an unpopular war, a stricken economy, and an eight-year presidency that the voters were booing off the stage. Barack Obama was young, eloquent and renewing. He had the future and the big momentum.
Now, everything is in flux. Last weekend, I phoned around my Republican friends. Who is Sarah Palin and what do you know about her? It was the most important Convention in American political history.
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IT'S the start of a world-changing political marathon, the like of which has never been seen before. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama this weekend left their respective conventions behind, with the nominations of their parties under their belts, their running mates in harness and their fingers crossed.
What lies ahead is a slugfest; a bruising battle spanning all 50 states in which the two candidates and their proxies will appear at town hall meetings and TV studios, and clash in a series of engagements ahead of the November 4 election.IT'S the start of a world-changing political marathon, the like of which has... more
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions from an Indiana crowd Saturday, called on a 5th grade teacher. Noting that his 10-year-old daughter, Malia, is starting the 5th grade, he asked: "Any tips? What should I be waiting around for?"
Someone called out, "boys."TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for... more
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BARACK Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Sarah Palin and John McCain, dispatching Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida tomorrow.
The fear that the Alaska governor could take away female votes secured by Clinton has also seen Obama's team create a rapid-response unit to deploy senior female Democrats to battleground states.BARACK Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Sarah... more
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It seems only yesterday that Hillary Clinton was battling against Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. But when she hits the campaign trail in Florida tomorrow Clinton’s target will be Sarah Palin, a new threat to her ambition to be the first woman elected to the White House.
Clinton lost no time, attacking Palin moments after John McCain delivered his presidential acceptance speech in St Paul, Minnesota, last week. Reporters’ BlackBerrys buzzed with her verdict. “No way, no how, no McCain-Palin,” she said. It seems only yesterday that Hillary Clinton was battling against Barack Obama for the... more
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The small Alaskan town of Wasilla sits on the merging deltas of the Matanuska and Susitna rivers in an area known as the Valley, an hour’s drive from Anchorage. It is a casual, mostly rural place where dog mushers, farmers, homesteaders and other independent sorts mind their own business – and expect others to do the same – and who don’t worry much about government encumbrances such as zoning laws.
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TERRE HAUTE, IND.) - Barack Obama tried to reclaim the mantle of change today, as he sharpened his criticisms of both John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Playing off of McCain’s convention line, “change is coming,” Obama mockingly said, “Now think about this coming from the party that’s been in charge for 8 years, they’ve been running the show - been up in the White House!”
While speaking to families in rural Indiana, Obama went on a tirade as he dismissed the notion that a McCain administration would bring about change. He tied the McCain campaign to corporate lobbyists saying, “Who is it that he’s going to tell that change is coming? I mean come on - they must think you’re stupid!”TERRE HAUTE, IND.) - Barack Obama tried to reclaim the mantle of change today, as he... more
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By Edwin Chen and Kim Chipman
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made dueling pitches to the nation's elderly, each vowing to bolster Social Security while offering very different approaches.
Even as the candidates assailed one another's Social Security agenda, they issued a joint statement saying that they will appear together on Sept. 11 -- the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. -- at Ground Zero, the site in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center towers stood before they were struck by hijacked commercial airliners.
``On Thursday, we will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honor the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with the families and friends who lost loved ones,'' their statement said. More details are to be released closer to the event.
Obama also said a plan to bring mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control likely is necessary, even though it may end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars. By Edwin Chen and Kim Chipman
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