Obama got the message... he's all specifics today.

[calmblueocean]

This whole speech in Maine is like a guided tour of his platform.

EDIT: Go to CNN.com/video and click on CNN live to watch it.

[maximusveritas]

1. He should have been doing that earlier

He's always had the specifics, but hasn't talked about them and so he let the Hillary people spin him as having no specifics.

[Thrill]

2. He did this in Seattle also

[thunder rising]

3. How many have you seen? He's specific in every presentation. Intertwined with the "feel good" he's

a very good speaker.

[calmblueocean]

7. I've watched several, but this one is more specific than the one he gave in my home state.

I totally agree, Obama has never been all just "feel good" but he's really going issue by issue here in a way I haven't seen him do yet.

[boston bean]

4. Preachifying doesn't work so well in Maine. nt

[graywarrior]

8. Got that right.

Mainer's want the bottom line...now...never mind all the fancy talk.

[Submariner]

16. Yer darn tootin' thar

[rodeodance]

12. Ha ha--well said!!

[Maribelle]

17. But did he say 'I'm going up the rud a piece to visit my neighbah Cousin Pookie' for the folks...

pretending, like he usually does, as if he is one of them?

[Yael]

20. Did you bother to watch?

He is very calm today and more conversational.

[Levgreee]

5. He's been doing this for awhile now

not new, of course people don't listen to these speeches. He doesn't give such a strong outline in his victory speeches after a voting day, which is the only thing some people listen to.

[jefferson_dem]

6. Don't believe the (anti) hype.

I guess you haven't checked out his stump speech in a while. This is boilerplate.

[rodeodance]

9. Dissing Hillary on the stump didn't work huh??

[rodeodance]

Once again, Hillary the leader shows Obama the follower How its done right. Good show HILL.

[bridgit]

10. Just tuned in, think all I heard was a rap on Cafe Stds, and how he made that case in Detroit...

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But we still don't have cars the get 45 ~ 55mpg :(

[BenDavid]

11. Did he pretend to be messianic today? Did he describe a

light coming out of the heavens to shine down on you.....this fella has a messianic complex....

[elehhhhna]

13. hyperbole much?

[rodeodance]

14. not so--Obama does the hyperbole all by himself.

[bigtree]

15. I like his tone in that discussion

. . . and the substance, as well.

[hedgehog]

18. LOL - if you want specifics on any on my proposals, check out my web site!

Isn't that what a lot of us have been saying all along? If he stood up there and read out every line from his web site, people would be complaining that he's a boring policy wonk!

[hedgehog]

19. LOL - if you want specifics on any on my proposals, check out my web site!

Isn't that what a lot of us have been saying all along? If he stood up there and read out every line from his web site, people would be complaining that he's a boring policy wonk!

[hedgehog]

21. Now Obama's test driving his campaign against McCain!

Gobama!

[Tom Rinaldo]

22. This competitive primary contest has made them both more effective candidates n/t