Yes We Can / Hell No You Can’t

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2010 It was only a matter of time before someone worked something magical out of John Boehner’s health care vote speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Wins Pennsylvania

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton has scored a big, if expected, victory in Pennsylvania, a win crucial to her big-state argument to superdelegates. According to exit data, Obama won over new voters while Clinton appealed to those who made up their minds in the aftermath of the ABC debate. Clinton needed a double-digit win and she nearly achieved that, beating Obama by 9.2 points. Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grand Theft Slogan

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2008 Consider Barack Obama a trendsetter: In Italy, the recently defeated center-left leader in the parliamentary elections took a cue from the American candidate and adopted the slogan "Si può fare" or, as The Economist translates, "It can be done." Right-winger Silvio Berlusconi, who won a convincing victory in that election, begged to differ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One More Time, With Feeling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2008 Just in time for Tuesday's primaries, the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am has released another pro-Obama video, "We Are the Ones," featuring another gaggle of celebs earnestly crooning and pledging their support for their favorite candidate. Above, actor John Leguizamo, one of the participants in the video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No You Can’t

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2008 Most popular YouTube videos inspire the inevitable parodies, and while many amuse in their own way, this one scores with the title alone. This is what Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" fan film would look like if it were made by the rich and powerful -- that is to say, the non-celebrity kind. The kind with pocket squares and tiny dogs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Like Hope, but Different

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 The inevitable parodies of Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" video have begun -- this one isn't so much about Obama or Hillary Clinton as it is about Republican front-runner John McCain, whose infamous hundred-year (or more) plan for America's presence in Iraq is deservedly and humorously lambasted here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stars Sing for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2008 Pop star and producer will.i.am and director Jesse Dylan (son of Bob) put together this independent, star-filled tribute to Barack Obama's New Hampshire concession speech. Whether it's inspirational or just cheesy is up to you, but we've got nothing bad to say about Herbie Hancock on the piano. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Yes, We Can’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2008 The full effect of Barack Obama's transcendent victory speech in South Carolina has yet to be felt, but his historically stirring and inspirational words have already generated praise from around the country and even across the political aisle. Whether this speech proves to be the turning point in this election, we don't know. What we do know is that Obama has made Hillary Clinton's contention that words don't matter seem so very small and suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )