Author of The Political Brain, Westen was interviewed last night on PBS's NOW by David Brancaccio. In a 15-minute interview, he tells Obama how to merge the truth about issues with language that speaks to the heart. Stop already with the nuance!

Barak Obamas strength lies his unconventional approach of politics, this is what has made this whole movement possible, this is what has brought us that far. I would like to see Obama going back to his roots and become once more the unconventional, energetic reformer/rebel/speaker who intoxicates the masses with his charisma and commitment to bring change to the people.

Because seriously... if you focus on one employer, you're alienating their employees. Plus, ExxonMobil isn't making a larger profit per gallon, they just have a larger total profit because of how many gas stations they have. My mom's a Democrat, and works for ExxonMobil - and she supports Obama, but she swears up and down when she keeps hearing unfair comments come from the campaign.

Have door-to-door volunteers bring clips of Obama's speeches to show potential voters (either via ipod or laptop) in addition to having those volunteers be able to talk about the specifics of what Obama plans to do as president and how he plans to do it.

and you're being broadcast live on CNN, MSNBC, and the entire country is watching, don't take the first 45 seconds to thank the organizers of the event. I think a much more powerful, stronger opening address could be more helpful rather than reading a few random names off of a notecard and then getting to the actual speech.