Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech at the DNC

Here is the complete video of Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. The speech was given on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D. C. Although Barack Obama delivered his speech at the Mile High stadium in Denver to over 80,000 supporters, the moment was equally historic. As one young Obama supporter put it, "Barack Obama is my personal Jesus."

Aside from putting the entire stadium and all the viewers at home on Cloud 9, the speech secured Barack Obama's place in history as the first black American to receive the presidential nomination of a major political party (before him, Frederick Douglas received one vote from the Republican party when he ran for president) as well as a place as one of the United States' greatest orators.

In the words of a young college student after watching the speech, her voice cracking with emotion, "That was beautiful!!! How could you vote for anyone else?" In my own words, "No one can rock as much as Barack."

Enjoy the speech.

DNC Wednesday Report

Here's the recap of the Democratic National Convention from Wednesday, August 27th.

First, former President Bill Clinton's speech. And although the DNC has had some interesting choices of music for the speakers (such as "Girl You Really Got Me" for Hillary Clinton), Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)" works.


Next up, passing some of the more boring speeches, is John Kerry, which one would think to be boring but actually turned out quite nicely.


Afterwards, again with a few lapses, we have Beau Biden, Joe Biden's son, to introduce his father.


After this touching introduction, Joe Biden, Democratic Vice President Nominee, gives his acceptance speech, with Billy Joel's steel worker's anthem, "Allentown," playing him in. Make sure to catch the end with the surprise guest.

Michelle ROCKS as much as Barak!

Here is Michelle Obama's keynote speech from the Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 25th, 2008. Enjoy!

Headlines: Flowers & Showers

30 April 2008:

• Cage Match
  

  McCain is worried about what Jim Webb's (D-VA) "21^st Century G.I. Bill of Rights" will do to the Armed Forces' retention rates.
  

• Federal Money in Health Care Plan from McCain
  

  "Let's take away the tax credit we give to companies to provide insurance and give $5000 to every family in America to pay for an insurance policy that costs, on average, $12,106. Don't worry; the forces of the free market will drive the price down 59%!"
  

• Obama Repudiates Wright:
  

  I'm the one in the back applauding arrhythmically.
  

1 May 2008:

• Belarus Expels 10 U.S. Diplomats
  

  Apparently, somebody is a little authoritarian.
  

• Another Move to Obama
  

  Former DNC chair Joe Andrew switches from Hillary to Obama. Funny thing: he was appointed to head the DNC by Bill Clinton.

Old New Orleans

John McCain showed up in New Orleans today, still damaged almost three years later by Hurricane Katrina, vowing that the Bush Administration's mishandling would never happen in a McCain presidency.

The Democrats' response? The DNC reminds everyone that McCain opposed emergency assistance back in 2005. MoveOn.org starts a petition asking McCain to repudiate the endorsement of John Hagee, who said that Katrina was "the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans," (You can sign it here if you like.) much like Obama had to denounce Louis Farrakhan.

Kudos to John McCain for drawing attention to what still has to be done along the Gulf Coast, but shame on everyone--including McCain--for politicizing it.