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The Obama moment ; Once in a while in the life of a nation, it happens: the arrival of a candidate who defies the gravity of conventional politics and concentrates the mind of a generation.

The beginning as an ambition. The evolution as a phenomenon. And now occupying that rare space between history and destiny...

We can only exclaim O-b-a-m-a, an invocation that has travelled far beyond the Democratic primaries in America.

Once in a while in the life of a nation, it happens: the arrival of a candidate who defies the gravity of conventional politics and concentrates the mind of a generation.

Event Obama is such a moment. His historicity, mostly constructed by his own colour-coded back story, has been overemphasised and almost mythified by a star-struck liberal media. (Even some smart pundits from the Conservative commentariat can't resist his magic.)

What is it that makes ...

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