Democratic National Convention - Day 4 The Finale
For the final day of the convention The convention was moved from the Pepsi Center (home of the Denver Nuggets) to Invesco field *otherwise known as Mile High stadium or the home of the Denver Broncos*. It can accommodate up to 76,000 people! So far it seems that every speaker has referred to Obama as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr the next generation. I get that this is the same day that the speech was delivered 45 years ago, but it seems people only remember those 4 words out of his entire legacy.
Congressman John Lewis had a great speech about equality and how the fight was just to be able to vote. "We have come a long way but still have a distance to go." Next they showed a touching tribute to Dr King and other Civil Rights leaders as they chronicled and sort of compared Sen. Obama's realization of the nomination (and possible win) to the dream that Dr King had. Dr. King's daughter Bernice gave a great introduction for her brother Martin Luther King III. King III talked about how proud his father would be of what is happening. He encouraged us all to do more than just vote but do whatever we can to address issues such as poverty and racism.
Jennifer Hudson sang the National Anthem while Will.I.Am from the Black eyed peas along with John Legend and a choir dressed in African dress sang the song from his viral video "Yes we can".
Governor Tim Kaine (Virginia) gave a rousing speech about how faith can move mountains.
Governor Bill Richardson(New Mexico) came out talking and spoke. In his speech he reemphasized how Sen. McCain thinks that democrats are electing a celebrity and not thinking for themselves. " John McCain may pay $300 for his shoes, but we're the ones who pay for his flip flops". Ooohh still stings!
Stevie Wonder sang a song he wrote with Take 6 about Obama.
After a while former VP Al Gore came out to the roar of the crowd. He spoke on if you want things to stay the same vote McCain but if you want a change vote Obama/Biden. He was on his global/solar energy kick. "It is the common man that Barack Obama Exemplifies." After his speech Michael McDonald sang "America, the Beautiful"
Joe Biden came out to promise us that when they get in the white house our voice will be heard. After some fluff it's Obama time!!
The campaign video was really touching and followed his life from birth to now. *If I can find it somewhere I will post later* I honestly feel that this could have made the biggest O.G. gangster thug tear up a little. He took the stage to a roaring standing ovation that lasted for almost 3 minutes. He starts by thanking Chairman Dean and his fellow Democrats by accepting the nomination for president. My notes would not do this speech justice so I will post it as soon as it is available! he's looking really presidential right now! One of the first highlights was when He said "I'm not ready to take a 10% chance on change." referring to McCain agreeing or going along with Bush on 90% of his votes. The common man are his celebrities and heroes. He is really championing the small businesses and blue collar workers by cutting taxes and not raising them for the middle class. He is willing to ween us off of the dependence on oil. Invest in childhood education and if a child commits to serving their community then he will commit to making sure you get a college education. If you can't afford health care, he will make sure that you get the same coverage afforded to congress. We need to take responsibility for our children and raise boys to be men. This election is not and has never been about him, it's about the people like me and you. Change doesn't come from Washington, it goes to Washington. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise – that American promise – and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
This ended his speech as well as the Democratic National Convention. After his speech the fireworks went off crazy! Stay tuned for the full transcript coming soon. This was truly a historic moment!
I will be covering the Republican National Convention as well. It's only fair that I show both sides of the coin.
Congressman John Lewis had a great speech about equality and how the fight was just to be able to vote. "We have come a long way but still have a distance to go." Next they showed a touching tribute to Dr King and other Civil Rights leaders as they chronicled and sort of compared Sen. Obama's realization of the nomination (and possible win) to the dream that Dr King had. Dr. King's daughter Bernice gave a great introduction for her brother Martin Luther King III. King III talked about how proud his father would be of what is happening. He encouraged us all to do more than just vote but do whatever we can to address issues such as poverty and racism.
Jennifer Hudson sang the National Anthem while Will.I.Am from the Black eyed peas along with John Legend and a choir dressed in African dress sang the song from his viral video "Yes we can".
Governor Tim Kaine (Virginia) gave a rousing speech about how faith can move mountains.
Governor Bill Richardson(New Mexico) came out talking and spoke. In his speech he reemphasized how Sen. McCain thinks that democrats are electing a celebrity and not thinking for themselves. " John McCain may pay $300 for his shoes, but we're the ones who pay for his flip flops". Ooohh still stings!
Stevie Wonder sang a song he wrote with Take 6 about Obama.
After a while former VP Al Gore came out to the roar of the crowd. He spoke on if you want things to stay the same vote McCain but if you want a change vote Obama/Biden. He was on his global/solar energy kick. "It is the common man that Barack Obama Exemplifies." After his speech Michael McDonald sang "America, the Beautiful"
Joe Biden came out to promise us that when they get in the white house our voice will be heard. After some fluff it's Obama time!!
The campaign video was really touching and followed his life from birth to now. *If I can find it somewhere I will post later* I honestly feel that this could have made the biggest O.G. gangster thug tear up a little. He took the stage to a roaring standing ovation that lasted for almost 3 minutes. He starts by thanking Chairman Dean and his fellow Democrats by accepting the nomination for president. My notes would not do this speech justice so I will post it as soon as it is available! he's looking really presidential right now! One of the first highlights was when He said "I'm not ready to take a 10% chance on change." referring to McCain agreeing or going along with Bush on 90% of his votes. The common man are his celebrities and heroes. He is really championing the small businesses and blue collar workers by cutting taxes and not raising them for the middle class. He is willing to ween us off of the dependence on oil. Invest in childhood education and if a child commits to serving their community then he will commit to making sure you get a college education. If you can't afford health care, he will make sure that you get the same coverage afforded to congress. We need to take responsibility for our children and raise boys to be men. This election is not and has never been about him, it's about the people like me and you. Change doesn't come from Washington, it goes to Washington. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise – that American promise – and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
This ended his speech as well as the Democratic National Convention. After his speech the fireworks went off crazy! Stay tuned for the full transcript coming soon. This was truly a historic moment!
I will be covering the Republican National Convention as well. It's only fair that I show both sides of the coin.
Labels: Barack Obama, Black History, Blogging While Black, Democratic National Convention, Politricks, Recaps, TV, Words of Wisdom
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
2 Comments:
I missed a lot. I came in a little before Al Gore's speech.
I am so ready to vote. I am ready for change. We have to bring it to Washington.
Karl Rove is not going to take this election away from us like he did in 2000 and 2004.
"YES WE CAN"
Did Obama do enough to win? Did his speech convert any of the 20% I have spoke of previously or was he preaching to the choir?
just asking because thats y asked what happens if obama looses? and questioned the Biden selection
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