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"Barack Obama is the man for this job."
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings I'm with Creature. It's been a powerful and effective Convention so far, and I feel inspired again. Hillary calling on the delegates to nominate Obama by acclamation yesterday was a high point, but the speeches have mostly been excellent, too. I don't have much to add tonight at this late hour. Suffice it to say that the momentum is building, from Michelle on Monday to Hillary on Tuesday to Bill and Joe last night, culminating with Obama's appearance (and brief remarks) on stage with Biden. ...
President Bill Clinton Addresses the DNC
The Democratic Daily —
I’ll quote Ezra Klein on Bill Clinton’s incredible speech tonight, because Ezra says it all in his opening paragraph:
He left little unsaid. For all the talk of Bill Clinton’s anger, his resentment, his grudges, Clinton took the stage tonight and threw the full weight of his prestige behind Barack Obama. Leveraging that peculiar credibility that comes from being one of four living Americans to have held the presidency, he didn’t simply give Obama his support, but his endorsement. He said that Obama was not only ready, but right. The Obama camp could have asked for nothing more. Clinton could have delivered ...
William Bradley: Obama Needs Bill Clinton
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Bill Clinton wows the Democratic National Convention last night in Denver.
No big-time Democrat got more sideways with the rise of Barack Obama than the big dog himself, Bill Clinton. Wouldn't it be ironic if it turned out that the former president needs to play a very crucial role in Obama's elevation to the office he once held?
I think that, if Obama is to win, Clinton does need to play that very crucial role, and he can play that very crucial role. From what I know of Clinton's schedule, he will be available, assuming that he and the Obama campaign can continue bridging what has ...
Wednesday's Convention Speeches
News —
Wednesday's Convention Speeches In case you missed the big speeches from Wednesday night at the Democratic convention, the YouTube clips of the addresses are embedded below. On Wednesday, Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) accepted his party's vice presidential nomination in a speech in which he criticized John McCain's foreign policy judgment. On the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, "John McCain was wrong, Barack Obama was right," Biden said. Former President Bill Clinton declared Obama ready to serve as president. Just as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) did on Tuesday night, Bill Clinton urged the 18 million people who backed her presidential campaign to ...
Viral Videos From DNC08 in Denver
techPresident —
While network TV has cut back its coverage of the national political conventions to an hour a night, and within that hour we often get more of the network "stars" bloviating than straightforward speechifying from the convention floor, the internet is, as my colleague Andrew Rasiej likes to say, "the Tivo of our times." A glance back at the speeches and media moments in Denver and their YouTube views suggests a couple of episodes must have strong word-of-mouth, since people are going to watch the stuff they heard about but missed. These include:
John Kerry's speech, which was widely praised as one of the best of his career: More than 55,000 views on ...
'This is a fight for the future.'
Daily Kos —
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 It was the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and I was still getting used to having a press pass and being part of "the new media", instead of being "just a blogger". In fact, I was getting used to everything. It was the first time I had ever attended a large political convention, much less the most important meeting for our party. ...
What The Big Dog Said
TalkLeft —
The core message: I want all of you who supported [Hillary Clinton] to vote for Barack Obama in November. Here's why. Our nation is in trouble on two fronts: The American Dream is under siege at home, and America's leadership in the world has been weakened. Middle class and low-income Americans are hurting, with incomes declining; job losses, poverty and inequality rising; mortgage foreclosures and credit card debt increasing; health care coverage disappearing; and a big spike in the cost of food, utilities, and gasoline. Our position in the world has been ...
