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What if they gave a convention and nobody watched? Sasha Abramsky tried to find a bar in Clovis, New Mexico that was willing to show Barack Obama's speech. No dice. In a town with numerous restaurants and bars, not a single one was showing the speech. Some had no televisions; others did have TVs, but they were tuned to one or another sports channel and the owners and bar-tenders were damned if they were going to change channel for the convention. But, he argues, maybe it doesn't matter. [more ...] [T]he sheer majesty of Obama's speech, the confidence he exuded, the promises he made, will, I believe, ricochet through the next two months.
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