As the evening closed to orchestral strains from the film ‘The American President’ playing in the background, there was not one fictional note in Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s acceptance speech before a crowd of 90,000 people at Mile High Stadium. Reflecting on the tone, all I could think of was the archetypal movie line, “now [...]
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Who’s Got Next?
Posted on 29 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 20 hate-spewing e-mails, 29 specific policy points, acceptance speech, Are we a nation of whiners, British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, Bush Administration, Democratic Convention, Democratic nominee, do you have the judgement, do you have the temperament, EU leaders, eviscerated Republican slime machine point by surgical, explosive temper, film ‘The American President’, hate machine, he more than punches his weight and has a deadly outsid, invoked memories of 9-11 two weeks ago, Jimmy Carter, let's not make this big election about small things, mile high stadium, NATO, nice sentiment, not ready to abandon diplomatic means, now you’ve done it, nuclear button during a fit of pique, obama, point by point attacked the other side’s arguments, President Saakashvili called him out, Presidential candidate, shouted ENOUGH, temperament of hot-headed McCain, The Republicans, the stupidity of Bush’s last 8 years, there you go again, threatened Russia with expulsion from the G-8, Twin Cities, vintage Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, was my upbringing a celebrity’s upbringing, watch the skinny black guy, we are all Georgians now, Who’s Got Next, You've got next on court, YouTube, you’ve made him angry
A Line From My Family’s First Home To Obama’s Speech Last Night
Posted on 29 August 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: african american, Allis-Chalmers, Charley James, Democratic Convention, democratic party, Dr. King, enemies list, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Motors, mile high stadium, Milwaukee, negroes, nomination acceptance speech, obama, Richard Nixon
by Charley James
In Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The Civil War, the first episode opened with writer Shelby Foote saying, “You can’t understand America without understanding the Civil War and the role race has played throughout our history.” In watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver last night, my mind drifted back to my childhood when [...]
Barack Obama Acceptance Speech
Posted on 29 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: acceptance speech, demo, Democratic Convention, obama
42 minutes of brilliance, enjoy.
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation.
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, [...]
The Best Introduction Speech of the Convention
Posted on 28 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Beau Biden, Democratic Convention, Joe Biden, Joe Biden's son
Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s son, introduced his father to the Democratic Convention. Below is the text of the speech he gave.
Good evening, I’m Beau Biden. And Joe Biden is my dad.
Many of you know him as a distinguished and accomplished senator. I know him as an incredible father and a loving grandfather. A man who [...]
Mama Michelle, Massachusetts Lion Make Mountain Mojo
Posted on 26 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: announcer intoned his intro, CNN, community service, core, dedicated to her kids and family, Democratic Convention, Denver, dignity, family values, fist clenched, four minutes, full of support and admiration for Obama, giving back, grace, heart of a lion. Ted Kennedy, her Jackie Kennedy moment, high political theatre, his last appearance at a Democratic convention?, It was much stronger, Mama Michelle, Massachusetts Lion, McCain, Michelle Obama, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, not a dry eye in the house, out of touch, Pepsi Centre, placed in a golf cart, planning to speak, portrayed as “uppity”, rose from his sick bed to cast a key vote to save Medic, said not a word to a single soul, scion of the greatest family not named Clinton, Senate Chamber, Senator Kennedy, serve in the community, slow first night, so much was expected of her and her brother, spiritual leader of the party, stirring appearance, stood, stool kicked off to the side, The Hall exploded in admiration, The Vadimus Post, unexpected call to arms, video ended, vintage Kennedy, walked to the entrance of the stage, whingeing, “case closed”
Michelle Obama, vilified by the fringe right, accused of horrible racial slurs and tarred with the same brush as her kooky pastor, wowed the Democratic convention last night with her dignity, grace and the heart of a lion. Speaking of lions, Ted Kennedy, the spiritual leader of the party, tied a bow around what would [...]
Ted Kennedy to Appear Live at Democratic Convention
Posted on 20 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: brain cancer, C-Span, Democratic Convention, democratic party, democratic power since 1972, Kennedy, live, Massachusetts senator, Mondy night, senior Senator, Ted Kennedy
C-Span is reporting that according to anonymous sources, Massachusetts senior Senator, Ted Kennedy arrived in Denver Sunday Night by private plane and will address the convention live this evening.
Hillary’s W in WV – Yawn, Real Story is Red State Mississippi
Posted on 14 May 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 3 am attack ad, :eahy, blues states, Bob Barr, clinton, control of house and senate, Democratic Convention, filibuster busting, Gingrich Revolution, John McCain, Libertarian Party, Lieberman, Mark Penn, middle ground, Mississippi, Newt Gingrich, obama, red states, Republican Convention, Ron Paul, Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, veto-proof majority, West Virginia
338,000 people voted to assign 26 delegates or .6% of total delegates in play and captured the media spotlight for a week as the Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton steel cage match went another breathless round, while reddest of Republican states Mississippi, ignored the personal campaigning of Vice President Dick Cheney as the Democrat Travis Childers won [...]
Hillary’s Nuclear Option
Posted on 06 May 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Bylaws and Rules Committee, clinton, Democratic Convention, democratic primaries, Denis Campbell, Harold Ickes, Howard Dean, nuclear option, obama, Spin and Lies, US politics, vadimus post
No we’re not talking about her threat to wipe Iran off the face of the earth if they attack Israel. This nuclear option is her plan for winning the nomination at the convention in Denver.
Simply, the plan under wraps and labelled “secret” at Hillary HQ is a page out of former advisor to her husband’s [...]
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