http://www.pennypresslv.com/Obama's_Use_of_Hidden_Hypnosis_techniques_in_His_Speeches.pdf The paper is long, but it gives good examples (like his giving Clinton and McCain the finger). I haven't seen this posted here before (outside an indirect link by buried in another thread). A lot of people have noticed the unnnaturally slow way he speaks and the unnatural stresses and pauses. And I don't just think this is Obama, he's just either really good (because it seems to be working) or really bad (because he is so obvious). There are a lot of people in marketing and elsewhere who are manipulating us all the time. This is nothing new, but this paper is interesting nonetheless, since it gives many good examples. Again, it's not just Obama, it's pervasive.