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Barack Obama Accepts His Party’s Nomination In Historic Speech
I’m still reeling with emotion from watching the whole thing.  How amazing it will be to have a president that inspires such high feelings, instead of inspiring cringes.  We’ll get more up later, but this is the first 16 minutes for you. Transcripts of the whole ...
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Obama Defines Change Specifics And Answers And Defines McCain In Historic Speech
The Moderate Voice — ... obama was pretty classy opening his speech by thanking hillary and bill. plus, he seems to be switching between talking to the crowd of 85,000 and right to the camera w/ease and comfort, being intimate w/both. great line: “america, we are better than these last 8 years.” wow, out of the park w/that one! also nice: next week in minnesota, the party that brought you the last two terms will ask you for a third. –Crooks and Liars has the MSNBC Video and this in the post: I’m still reeling ...

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