On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination following an epic battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama’s speech in Minnesota
With a victory in the Montana Democratic primary, Obama captured the 2,118 delegates needed to be nominated at the party’s convention in August. After the polls closed in Montana and South Dakota, the Obama campaign also announced the endorsement of 26.5 superdelegates.
This marks, as the Obama campaign quoted the Washington Post, “an historic achievement that for the first time will place an African American at the top of a major political party’s ticket“.
“You chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears, but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations,” Obama declared in his speech in St. Paul. “Tonight, we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another — a journey that will bring a new and better day to America. Because of you, tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.”
Hillary Clinton’s speech in New York
During a speech to supporters in New York, Clinton commended Obama and acknowledged her path to the nomination had closed. However, she did not leave the race.
Clinton won South Dakota’s Democratic primary and during her speech, commented that she had received nearly 18 million votes. “Even when the pundits and the naysayers proclaimed week after week that this race was over, you kept on voting.”
“Now, the question is, Where do we go from here, and given how far we’ve come and where we need to go as a party, it’s a question I don’t take lightly,” Clinton said. “This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight.”
She said she’d be speaking with party officials about her next move and also presented her case that she was the stronger candidate and argued she had won the popular vote.
According to a source on a conference call earlier Tuesday with Clinton and NY lawmakers, Clinton said she would be interested in serving as Obama’s running mate. The Clinton campaign, however, says she merely said she would do whatever is in the party’s best interest. The source added that everyone on the call thought Clinton needed to be on the ticket.
OBAMA 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….I must say although i loved Obama from the beginning, I was a skeptic at first. I didn’t know if our country was ready for a Black..African man to make it all the way. Yesterday, was an emotional day for everyone..i will never forget it. What this means to not only the Black community but everyone in the country as a whole. America is changing and for the better. Obama let’s me know that I can achieve anything, I put my mind to. As i enter law school this fall, i am grateful and know that years ago people died so I could have the opportunity to have a future. People’s blood sweat & tears, black, white, hispanic, asian. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!so excited…this is something that I will be able to tell my grandchildre and they can tell their grandchildren. This should be hope for all the lost black boys and girls. Obama..should be your role model not these musicians. Aspire to be greater than your surroundings, don’t let society dictate your life. OBAMA 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!”let’s go get em”
dukesman2000 said:
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
Bill…. it was actually 17,000 in the arena and another 15,000 outside. This guy is a rock star. And what a sore loser Hillary has proven to be? To use a basketball analogy here: it’s like she has fouled out of the game and refuses to leave the court.
At first, I was thinking that Obama might need Hillary on his ticket in order to have a shot at the White House. But after watching this democratic race, is the more and more she appears too polarizing and has become a pariah across party lines, to be much of an asset. She would derail Obama’s campaign in the same manner Bill Clinton derailed hers. So it’s best if Obama leave her right the hell where she is and seek somebody else. How things are going, Obama can choose a goat as his running mate and still whip McCain’s ass.
Bill Said:
You have a Point Dukeman2000
Although Hillary Clinton has the potential to bring 18 million voters to the table, INCLUDING the Hispanics and Woman Voters, she also brings a LOT of Drama and demands…
Hillary probably wants to be Co-President, instead of Vice President, and she will probably demand a position for her husband & daughter.
Hilliary & Bill have their OWN agenda, and they could be a distraction.
I saw last night that Barack Obama has a way of drawing people
* When have you EVER seen a Presidential Nominee draw 32,000 people to a sports arena, to hear a 20 speech.
That’s Simply unheard of, yet Barack Obama does it with the greatest of ease.
It’s History in the making !
OBAMA 08 all the way!!!! Thank You Jesus….Now let’s prepare for November…..
I luv how he gave Hilary her props…She would of NEVER did that. I believed in Obama since day 1. This is history in the making and real change for our nation…It’s a new day people…. VOTE!
HE’S MY HERO!!!
I feel you #51. You can smell and feel racism – most of the employees are middle-aged white women. (I work at a Catholic hospital.)
Most of the nursing techs are Black. I can bet they are being worked overtime.
08′ Obama. We finally did it as African Americans. I would love to see Hilary as his running mate also. This is truly historic!
I’m so proud of Barack and his family! They have paved the way!! Mrs. Hilary needs to be a woman of her word and “unite wth the party”.
Yes we can!
I am completly overwhlemed! this is an incredibly moment. So many different emotions. He’s the new face of hope, faith & courage. Extremely proud! Yes u can be anything you want to be in life! with hard work and perseverance!!!
All the people who paid the ultimate price for this to happen are smiling in heaven right now. I am so proud. So so so proud. My people we can do it. YES WE CAN!
@ crazy girl bravo …. I agree.
I will not front that I jumped off the couch like YESSSSS lol for so many reasons…… a selfish part of me is proud a president with some African ancestry is going to be sitting in the white house with a black first lady really soon. The rational part lol is happy to have a nominee who’ll at least do well at least a whole lot better than Bush did and will do better than McCain and than Hillary would have in the white house.
@Judah I think you might be on to something, I never thought about it that way.
—-@133
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—-We’ll see.
II LOVE YOU OBAMA IM SO HAPPY. NOW YOU BLACK MEN CAN BE WHAT EVA YOU WANT TO BE LEARN FROM THIS BLACK MAN. OBAMA 08
Please remember that this is still America, however, I do hope he wins not just for black people (Obama is not even black he is irish and african), but for the nation and the need for change and a change in the viewpoints of all other countries views of of America. Obama 08!!!
THE TIME FOR CHANGE HAS COME! Many has said that this Historic moment would never come. Favor aint Fair. Barack Obama is the Fruit of Martin Luther King JR. Barack Obama is the fruit of My Grandparents your Grand parents that labored picking cotton in fields, Marching From sun up 2 sun down he is the Fruit! Not only is it a Honor but we all should be grate ful of this Milestone he has now climbed. Liberation is coming to God’s People. The time for change has come! Be blessed and get out your vote in Nov. O8!
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This man is DEEP people. He spoke with such poise. His speech was about everything and everyone else but himself.
Hillary ticked me off with her speech. She talked about herself and what she is going to do next. Heffa you lost fair and square, congratulate and move on with it. Her a*s wants to be VP now that she lost the big race? Hell to the no.
Obama will NOT pick her sorry behind for VP because she don’t deserve it. And she got the nerve to ask him to help pay her campaign debt? This woman is crazy.
And don’t get me started on old azz McCain. He knew he had to say something last night cause he know black folks don’t like his sorry butt.
Obama, keep fighting for the people, Mr. President.
J, your Obama video is jumping boo, it’s ok though!
Yay!!!!
“CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN”… AND YES I BELIEVE IT!! Definitely a historical moment..We ALL have to unite and make this happen – Obama 08!!!!
hillary: the movie @ youtube!
@ Bill….
You said….”I saw last night that Barack Obama has a way of drawing people
* When have you EVER seen a Presidential Nominee draw 32,000 people to a sports arena, to hear a 20 speech.
That’s Simply unheard of, yet Barack Obama does it with the greatest of ease.
It’s History in the making !”
I have never seen it ever in my life. But did you hear that speech though, man. I was hanging on his every word. Just listening to him sent chills up and down my spine. It was Malcolm X-esque. I believe if you put Obama in cemetary to speak, he’d raise the dead.
YES WE CAN
Dukesman2000
The speech was simply the greatest speech I’ve ever heard in MY lifetime from a great orator and future President.
@ Bill…
Well said brother…well said!!
Not all black men are trifling, not all black men shun responsibility, not all black men are ignorant and thug wannabes, rappers or drug dealers.
Obama has shown the world that you can’t put a black man in a stereotypical box – he has shown the world that there are black men who are intelligent, who love strong black women, and believe in family.
I applaud DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE BARACK OBAMA for being a STRONG BLACK MAN first, LOVING HUSBAND and FATHER second, and THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES third!
LET’S GET IT!!
I cried because people do not understand what this means for black Americans. I was not backing her, but Hillary may have made Obama an even stronger candidate. Even though I found aspects of her campaign questionable, she still earned her respect. Folks lets wish him more than luck…Barack that vote in November.
All I could do is pray and thank God, I am so happy and will work my butt off for his campaign this is history and I am so glad God has allowed me to see it.
The look on Michelles face hugging Barack is priceless!!!
I don’t know what made Hillary think that she could run her campaign the way that she did and still get the nomination…oh yes I do, both her AND McCain underestimated Obama. Rather they underestimated that mabye the tides are turning when it comes to what America REALLY wants. Her campaign was total smut and if she would have ran a cleaner one, mabye things would have played out differently-she did not “respect” the black vote-her and her husband trivialized our influence in this race and not only that, she single handedly damaged the DEM Party almost beyond repair.
I was watching on You Tube how all of her supporters were whining like spoiled brats that didn’t get their way. Their arrogant, self-intitlement is astounding. McCan’t still has that attitude about him-like Obama is still a novelty-and you can tell he still has no respect for this man who ran a clean fair and square campaign.
I don’t know how this is going to end but I do know that no matter what, Obama’s integrity has definately raised the bar for what a true leader is supposed to be.
Obama 08′
—-See what I’m takin about. Look at comment 135. You few black men out there
—-payin attention, I hope that you understand what’s going on and what’s coming for
—-you. Obama is supposed to replace Christ as your savior. He is the new model
—-that many of these black women will use for what the black man is supposed to
—-be. He won’t stop or change a damn thing but what he will do is cause more
—-confusion. He’ll be used as a diversion while the government continues to put guns
—-and drugs in the black community for simple black men to use on each other.
—-While the bodies continue to pile up, the white man will say, “What excuse are
—-the ni**ers gonna use now?”.
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Through the Fire! Against all Odds! OBAMA ’08!
obamo 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im sooooo proud of him! yes we can! i love michelle, she is truly a strong, beautiful, intelligent and classy black woman.
personally i think he should choose edwards or michael bloomberg for vp
There Clinton goes again with that entitlement stuff, as if Obama better pick her for vice president or else he won’t get her voters by saying she wants her 18million voters to be heard and respected and not ignored. Who has been ignoring her supporters?!!! There she goes again with that slipping in an offense with her supporters. That’s why she is a liar when she says she wants to unify the party. She has this you better pick me or else smugness to her and is using her supporters like pawns as leverage to get what she wants( “what does Hillary want?” she says) She is sneaky!!!
just like some dumbass black folk! he aint won shit!
IM SO HAPPY THAT BARACK IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANIDATE!!! I BELIEVE IS GONNA GO ALL THE WAY WITH GETTING THIS COUNTRY BACK IN ORDER!! GO OBAMA!!!!
black people! so stupid!
I am just so proud and this means so much. He will win and there is nothing that anyone can do or say to tell me otherwise. Change is here and there is more to come! Thank God!
Michelle Obama looks like she smells real good…..Barack too.
Watching the speech from the UK I was truly in awe. This is a fantastic day for American Politics and an even greater day for the progress & plight of African actually, ethnic Americans point blank. Glad to have witnessed history in the making. Wish Mr Obama every success & I hope Hilary runs alongside him as his Vice.
Then I might consider moving over!
Michele Obama always look nice. she be stylin
Go Obama!!! Straight to the top!
Judah you can rant all you want, this is a wonderful moment for the Obamas and for all Americans. You can not rain on our parade. No matter what happens after this, it is a defining historic moment, to be savored, to be celebrated and to be proud of.
GOBAMA!! T
……….I NEVER DOUBTED FOR A MOMENT THAT OBAMA WOULD WIN!
……….IM SORRY, BUT NO HILLARY WAS NOT THE STRONGER CANDIDATE!
……….THAT “I WON THE POPULAR VOTE” TALK IS RIDICULOUS! BLAH BLAH!
……….SHE JUST NEEDS TO BE A WOMAN ABOUT IT & FOCUS ON HELPING
……….THE DEMOCRATS TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE!
…………………..OBAMA 2008! CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!
OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Waow i dunno why but im so proud even though im not american (french btw) but i ‘m still proud to see a brother succeed in that way! Oh my God not only america but The entire world needs this guy at the head of the american presidency!
The next step …..Mc Cain it will be easy believe it!
yea buddy OBAMA 08 iMMA BE FIRST AT MY POLLING PLACE!
Very historic.
It’s too bad we nominated our weakest candidate, however.
@169, aka rabid Purto Rican cunt:
You didn’t nominate him. Now get back to eating d*cks…
To all the Hillary supporters…….
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
What do you have to say now????
Barack the VOTE!!!!!!!
Hey J. Dakar,
Do you plan on making a post about Barack’s speech at the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee)? This speech was on CNN yesterday and I find it to be rather INTERESTING.
Thanks!
Go OBAMA! I just felt it in my heart that he’d go far! Our black community should be proud and acknowledge this moment in history!
It’s time for CHANGE America!
Dang, just under 200 comments? Come on…
Yea I agree #174…posts about Beyonce and Rihanna are flooded with comments but when a defining moment in black history happens, where is everyone?
Congrats Barack…although we’ve only won half the battle. I’m sure those who voted for Hillary and are soo liberal might even vote for McCain come November because God forbid a black man run America and tell them what to do. smh….
Seriously. What does Obama have to do? Choose Beyonce has his running mate Vice President? LOL.
I hope (and looking forward to) the Democrats joining forces. Hillary be crazy, but she’s a bold b—-.
The WHITE MANS worst FEAR is about to come TRUE!! LOL!! I hope he takes his VICTORY all the way to the WHITE HOUSE!!
All alot of people out there are saying is that they are afraid for him, or that he may get killed etc…But please, I feel like if this is in GODS will for this black man to run the nation, thats what he will do & nobody/no man will be able to take that away from him, no matter how hard they try. That would be really Jacked up for someone to try & assasinate this man after 8 straight years of BUSH fuckin up the world!! And no body tried to kill him?!?!? So for them to attempt that would be jacked up if this black man wins the Presidency.
As far as Hillary goes, I wouldn’t trust her on my team, after all that cat fighting she did along the campaign run!! HELL NO! He made it this far without her help, or her votes. If she is willing to assist him sincerely in a DEMOCRATIC way okay, but to join in and still be crying about her loss…I wouldn’t want her on team. He can round up his own people anyway!
And if McCaine wins, that is officially the end of the world as it barely stands as it is presently after the 8 TRAGIC years of BUSH.
NO-NO MORE REPUBLICANS!!!
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