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Rhetoric and Public Affairs
Volume 12(2), 2009

 
CONTENTS
 
Frank, David A. The prophetic voice and the face of the other in Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" address, March 18, 2008 167-194
 
  Barack Obama's address of March 18, 2008, sought to quell the controversy sparked by YouTube clips of his pastor, Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ, condemning values and actions of the United States government 
 
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political elections
african american issues and civil rights
public speaking
rhetoric
presidential figures
 
 
Medhurst, Martin J. Mitt Romney, "Faith in America," and the dance of religion and politics in American culture 195-221
 
  This essay examines the interplay of religion and politics in the 2008 Republican primary 
 
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critical theory
religion
political elections
public opinion
rhetoric
 
 
Bostdorff, Denise M. Judgment, experience, and leadership: Candidate debates on the Iraq War in the 2008 presidential primaries 223-277
 
  The examination of 25 pre-primary and primary debates of the 2008 campaign indicates most Republicans, over time, moved toward ever stronger support of President Bush and the surge policy, while continuing to link meeting the challenge in Iraq with the war on terror and moral resolve 
 
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debate
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middle east
military and armed conflict
political elections
rhetoric
 
 
Ivie, Robert L., and Giner, Oscar. More good, less evil: Contesting the mythos of national insecurity in the 2008 presidential primaries 279-301
 
  The rhetoric of national security in both the Democratic Party and Republican Party presidential primaries functioned very much as an archetypically dark ritual of insecurity 
 
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persuasion
rhetoric
presidential figures
public speaking
metaphor
political elections
 
 
Murphy, John M. Political economy and rhetorical matter 303-315
 
  In March, 2008, a major financial crisis began with the collapse of the investment firm Bear Stearns 
 
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economics
political elections
presidential figures
rhetoric
public speaking