“Someday we'll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.' But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation.” FirstsWholeStoriesBigsNationsSpeechMajorsDeterminedStrikesAddressesSomedayPrimeDistractionBin LadenDeliveryBriefingPrime Time Author:Frank Rich
“What was most striking about the Obama speech in Berlin was not anything he said so much as the alternative reality it fostered: many American children have never before seen huge crowds turn out abroad to wave American flags instead of burn them.” ChildrenSaidRealityTurnsHugeSpeechWaveCrowdsAlternativesFlagsBerlinAmerican Flag Author:Frank Rich
