Dennis Kucinich took to the podium today at the Democratic Convention and fired up the crowd with a rousing speech. Kucinich's enthusiasm reached a crescendo as he repeatedly exhorted the crowd with cries of "Up with America!" In case his words were not evidence enough of his fire, his body language put all remaining doubts to rest. [WATCH]

Helluva speech! “Wake up, America!”

The Hill reports that the Obama campaign has, at times, been “ tightening the reins on campaign speeches and stressing that speakers emphasize a rags-to-riches theme.” Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) had one line redacted from his speech, which suggested some conservatives need to serve time in prison. The original line read: “They’re asking for another four years — in a just ...

It looks like the Obama campaign is wielding a sharp editing pen over the speeches Dems are giving at the convention. Dennis Kucinich, for one, found one of his more barbed raw-meat partisan quips consigned to the cutting room floor: The Obama campaign struck just one line from his speech, which slammed the Republicans and the Bush administration, according to a Democratic source.  ...

Source: [b]Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo News[/b] Rep. Dennis Kucinich, erstwhile presidential condidate and strident opponent of the Bush administration, gave the most spirited speech of the session Tuesday condemning the war, the economy and the Republicans. Short in stature, the Ohio congress...