Barack Obama –Presumptive No More!

- This election has never been about me. It has been about you-

- It is time that they own their failures, its time for a change in America, that is why I am running for America -

I made sure that tonight everything will be put on hold in my home, dishes will just have to wait until later – my daughter will get her bath and will be tucked in earlier than usual. I was going to get myself ready with my notepad, my husband’s laptop and zapped between, CNN, MSNBC and TVONE with anticipation of the culmination of the Democratic National Convention with the speech of the presumptive nominee Barack Obama.

Leading to this historical moment not only for the DNC but for all Americans – was a series of speeches, endorsements from Senator Edward Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton, and President Clinton. The roll-call drama on day 3, with the “official handing over” of delegates by Senator Clinton and officially “acclamation” of Obama and later that evening “sealed the deal” speech of President Clinton, assuring the “worrisome” Obama campaign and supporters with the fear that the former president won’t “go all the way” with his support.

Denver, Colorado, 8:56 p.m. Mile High Field – And under the cool, clear Denver skies with the 76273 seat INVESCO Field filled to the rafters of the democrats from all of the country, Barack Obama became the America’s promise!

On the 45th year anniversary of the “I have a Dream “ speech of Reverend Martin Luther King, the junior United States Senator from Illinois Barack Obama accepted the Democratic National Party’s nomination for the President of the United States.

The speech described by Reverend Jesse Jackson as a “liberating speech” or MSNBC Political Analyst and Republican Strategist Pat Buchanan, described Obama’s speech “genuinely outstanding speech – the greatest convention speech ever made” Buchanan added, “a speech came out of the heart of America and went to the American Heart”.

For the past four days in Denver, Colorado speculated whether America’s first African American Presidential Candidate what kind of a speech will he delivering on the final day. How much “meat” will he throw towards the Republican presumptive nominee, John McCain. Obama whose message of hope and change – reminded the Americans “we are the party of Roosevelt, the party of Kennedy’s”. He called on to the “reclaiming the American dream”. Or whether he will be able “out do” his keynote speech during the 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.

“This election is not about me – it’s about you” he told the over seventy thousand supporters. “The change doesn’t come from Washington – it comes TO Washington”

Barack Obama in the past few months, who has been questioned, criticized for not being so “specifics” of his own platform – intelligently, explicitly, reiterate, clearly stated his 29 specific points when he will be president.

Political pundits and television commentators were completely awed and were lost for words for the well written – “you” oriented speech.

Tonight, I believe that if you are one of the eight million cracks in the glass ceiling Hillary supporters – you would have fallen down the ground and will be one of the obamatics chanting “Yes We Can” or if you are one of the independents who have not really decided whether Obama is ready for president on Day 1 or if you are one of those skeptics questioning his patriotism – well I guess after the fifty minute speech your questions have been answer and doubts have been reassured.

As the excitement dies down, cheers are silenced – the Democrats real work starts with the Obaiden (Obama-Biden) tandem taking the bus tour the battle states starting with Pennsylvania.

The Clinton Phenomenon: Magnanimous at the end while leaving their political footprints in the sand

If there were any thoughts that the Clinton political dynasty had come to an end, you would be dead wrong. During the first Saturday of June of this year while on the steps of the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton officially suspended her presidential bid to the White House. But to everyone’s amazement, quiet talk had been going on about what Bill and especially Hillary planned to do in 2012 and beyond. So let me remind everyone…and I mean everyone…especially those who are talking about the “end” of the Clinton dynasty. I for one am not counting them out yet.

Webster defines the word “dynasty” as the succession of powerful families. Chelsea Clinton maybe an only child…she maybe your sweet unsuspecting daughter who would stand in the background and let her mother and father rise to the occasion, but her succession still has yet to be determined. So don’t just write the Clinton names onto a political tombstone. The Clinton’s were magnanimous at the end and they left their political footprints in the sand of the political beaches.

The Clintons are like the Carringtons or the Ewings in politics. The media loves every minute of them. BTW…I stand corrected…WE all love every minute of them. You either love them, or hate them. However, with the kind of campaign that Senator Hillary Clinton ran, she deserves to be considered for Emmy nominations.

By far, the Clintons did bring a lot of excitement, intrigue, and drama for many of us in the media. The media were all reporting about it right up until the very last minute just before former President Clinton took center stage yesterday evening in what is being described as adding the “cherry on the top” for the Democratic National Convention. The journalists, reporters, bloggers, pundits, and the satirists/comics…whether you agree with them or not…whether you had busted your butt to cover their campaign or not, all have to admit that the Clintons’ “made-for-television mini series” created a lot of discussion and furor during these past eighteen months. We all drooled over them, took time to watch them, took time to write or fight about them, and took well over twenty thousand hours worth of media coverage to present them to the public.

After tonight’s acceptance speech by the newly nominated Democratic Nominee, Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic National Convention will be able to claim two historic moments under it’s belt – having the first African American (Barak Obama) nominated for the highest position in this country and having the first woman (Hillary Rodham Clinton) ever to place second as a candidate for POTUS.

Just in the past 48 hours, the Clintons, with elegance, style and magnanimity showed not only the people inside the Pepsi Convention Center, the nation, and also the world why they “are THE Clintons.” In a supposedly “surprise” appearance by the presidential nominee himself last night, Barack Obama reminded an excited crowd of thousands inside the center how Senator Clinton “rocked” the house the night before, then gave accolades about how President Clinton, during his administration as a democratic president, had put the “American People” first.

When everything is said and done…after all of the debates are over…when political ads are no longer airing…after Americans have cast their votes…and when you have another president elected (provided we don’t have to go through another recount) the Clintons will still be THE Clintons. They are a permanent fixture on every life of every American. After this year, we may ask ourselves if the Clintons still have political clout. In some political circles, that belief is slowly diminishing. We all saw a glimpse of that during the democratic rules committee meeting. The Clinton supporters did not get their way, but had to make compromises.

When President Clinton took office in 1993, many of his “enemies” constantly tried to find things that would question his integrity and his administration. Whitewater surfaced and everyone including Hillary knew about Bill’s past philandering. However, when it came time to address his critics and the public, the pointing/wagging of President Clinton’s finger and the categorical denials were repeatedly played over by the media. The squelched impeachment is historic and will become connected to his legacy.

People are now asking about the legacy of Senator Hillary Clinton. Many will say that her run for the White House, along with the garnering of over 18 million votes, and the way that she exited, suggests that she will endeavor to keep her clout and her political future possibilities open. And let’s not forget about Chelsea in 2020.

Word Play – Reading Between the Lines

We have heard probably some of the most phenomenal speeches ever delivered during this convention – the combination of the pen, paper and minds – with goals from humanizing Barack Obama, taking back the White House, how John McCain and George Bush were “twins” (twin cities) – sound bites like “power of our examples not example of our power” – “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” – “living the dream” – yet still these are all just a prelude of what is yet to come later on tonight when Senator Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Nomination from his party.

It would seem that the speeches done by candidates should convey more about themselves and what they personally think than what is pleasing to hear or what is “politically correct” to say to the public. Politicians are graded more on how they say it, than what they say…but to an extent, when politicians say something that is considered incorrect they become “meat” and truly victims of media scavengers and other media “birds of prey” looking for a juicy story.

Let’s face it…the public loves to hear about someone falling from grace…right????