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...Since Moore attracted huge crowds at most places, the picture inevitably has the feeling of both a rock-concert movie (with reaction shots of adoring fans, including one woman holding a "Hug me, Michael" sign) and Triumph of the Will (the central figure lands in a city, meets the locals, attends a rally with guest speakers, then wows the crowd himself). Among the guests are Celeste Zappala, the outspoken mother of a soldier killed in Iraq, and a cadre of antiwar diplomats. At some venues, famous musicians are on hand: Eddie Vedder, Joan Baez, Steve Earle and Tom Morello...
...Another reason for people who care about Israel to support Obama is that the nation of 6.9 million needs more support than what America can provide alone. While the McCain campaign evidently considers Obama’s rock-star status in Europe and elsewhere to be a strike against him, the fact that the Democratic candidate holds such sway in the rest of the world could only help his efforts in the geopolitical arena. The unilateralism of the present administration could be a distant and unwelcome memory if Obama’s respect abroad translates into foreign-policy success...
...percent of 18-to-24-year-olds are expected to vote this year—compared to 49 in 2004, according to Heather Smith, executive director of Rock the Vote, a youth voting advocacy group...
...main character's struggles to get where he is. But even for those just tuning in, the scene is rousing: swooning crowds that number in the hundreds of thousands, a who's who of Democratic lions speaking on his behalf, soaring music, some of it played live by the rock stars who originated it. The only thing missing is the fireworks...
...liberal argot. But there has been less reflection about what impact the great gobs of Sorosian money will have on the movement. Michael Fleming, a Los Angeles political macher who advises Cabinet member Bohnett, worries that rank-and-file gay people - the ones who might have picked up a rock at Stonewall - are increasingly relying on billionaires to cut checks. "Where is the outrage?" he asks...