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