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I was not speaking about his celebrity, which is a remarkable phenomenon in itself, completely aside from his actual abilities.

What you see in the Berlin speech, as you saw in the Race speech, and as you saw in several other speeches if yo watched them was the ability to lead people from enthusiasm rather than from fear, and get them willing to put their shoulders to the wheel to help.

What you see is the building of affinities between groups--the supreme test of statesmanship. Where Cheney alienated Europe and Bush looked a fool, Obama is standing tall and speaking well and clearly.

A refreshing change, but more importantly, a much lacking ability in his predecessors.

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