Haskins is a doctor of rhetoric and has written one book on the subject, and Collins was speechwriter for Tony Blair for two years. Now, the BBC News article begins " some writers describe him as the greatest orator of his generation". The 2008 biography explicitly states a) that given Obama's rising reputation as an orator, when he runs for the Democratic party nomination he could well be seen as equal to Reagan, and b) he gave speeches around Illinois in the vein of Martin Luther King. is there some sort of mandate against including scholarly opinion in the lead article on Obama (over and above WP:SUMMARYSTYLE)? I find it hard to believe nobody else sees anything wrong with the endless comparisons to Martin Luther King, Jr., Abe Lincoln, Cicero, etc. S/he says the article is on probation, then apparently reverts and points out "edit warring". In this edit User:Wikidemon quite blindly restored a sentence in violation of WP:BLP.
16 More than 60 days in office and not one word about his Presidency.15 "Confirmed: Barack Obama Practiced Islam" by Daniel Pipes.13 Barack Obama/Criticism of Barack Obama.11.2 Opposition to Obama's spending/stimulus plan.10.1 We need to do something about the size of this page.
5 FWIW: Obama prays with five evangelical pastors.