On Thursday, more than 84,000 people jammed into Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to hear Sen. Barack Obama accept his historic nomination.
Obama explained to a roaring crowd that we must decide between four more of the last eight years or a new direction aimed at ending the conflict in Iraq and easing economic insecurities of working families. “These challenges are not all of government’s making, but the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush. . . . I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and independents across this great land: Enough!”
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obama ’08!
I Love This Man! Everytime he speaks i just get chills up my spine. I know where i will be Nov. 4th………………..OBAMA ’08 YES WE CAN!!!!!!!
“EIGHT IS ENOUGH!!!!!” HIS ADDRESS TO AMERICA WAS LFE CHANGING….. WE ARE PREPARING TO EXPERIENCE WORLD HISTORY!!!!!
What a great day for America…I’m so proud of Obama and this country…finally living up to the true meaning of it’s creed, that all men are created equal.
Let’s put our feet to the ground and work harder then ever to get Obama elected as our next President.
Amazing speech last night I didn’t move at all
He had laid out his plan attacked McCain and left me wanting more. He answered all the questions that the haters were wondering about. Obama 08
IM SO MAD I MISS IT BUT I SEEN HIGH LIGHT JUST FROM WHAT I SEEN I BE JUMPING ON THE OBAMA BANDWAGON. OBAMA AND MICHELLE 08. LOVE THEM.
GO Barack!!! WE ARE READY FOR A CHANGE!
What a beautiful night and moment in history. How electrifying was it to see the Obama’s and the Biden’s together at the end…a change is gonna come!
Barack Obama has to the best public speaker in the history of American politics. I don’t know but I think he’s converted a few Hilary supporters, republicans, and independents alike. Looking at him on that stage, I saw Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey rolled into one.
OBAMA ’08…..Please get out and vote on November 4, 2008.
Obama!!!!!!!!!! so exciting…the possibilities!
Obama gets it. We want change. I do not want the same people making the same decisions all over again. We need this America NEEDS this change. This will move us forward as a country not just here but across the planet.
I cried through out the speech. I never thought this would happen, maybe once I had children and they were grown, and I’m on 25. I am so proud and so fired up. I watched history this week, every day of that convention was history and it culminated into that speech last night and I don’t think I blinked while watching it. I can have a child and tell them anything is possible and believe it. Obama is the change I BELIEVE IN!
I dont care what anyone has to say…. anything is better than McSame and my vote is for Obama… I had an upset stomach last night so I could not watch the whole speech but I left the t.v. on in the living room while I was resting and I could just hear from the crowd what a great speech he was giving.. and sure enough this morning that is all people were talking about on the news..
Say what you want to say but this man is our next president whether these jealous pathetic haters like it or not… Hiliary supporters who say they will vote for McSame are fools… I dont understand what it is about Obama they dont like.. people act like he has done something personal to them.. .I want to know what it is..
If Bill Clinton can swallow his pride and support Obama so can Hiliary supporters and I believe Obama has officially converted more than a few last night!
gotta love sasha obama. something tells me she’s the entertainer in the family.
I to had chills up my spine while watching Obama last night. Not only by his words of change but by the historical significance of this election and just to see all those people in the stands last night was very remarkable. It’s up to us, the younger generation to get out there and put Obama in the Oval Office. We need a change, and we need one now!
PS I love the chemistry between the Bidens and the Obamas, its very genuine!
WE R READY 4 CHANGE & READY 4 A PRESIDENT THAT WILL BRING AMERICA
WAT IT HAS LONG WAITD 4…THIS WILL COME VIA BARACK OBAMA. I WATCHD THE ENTIRE DNC LEADN UP 2 LAS NGHTS SPEECH & EVER WORD THT CAME OUT OF BARACKS MOUTH I AGREED WITH. THIS IS HU WE NEED…WE JUST HAV 2 COM 2GHTR AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. IT IS IMPERITIVE TO VOTE…NOVEMBER 4, 2008. LETS MAKE HISTORY…SO MANY PPL HAV FOUGHT 4 THIS VERY MOMENT…LETS NOT CAUSE THEIR LABOR 2 B HAVE DUN N VAIN. WE CAN AND WILL DO THIS. WE R SO BLESSD 2 HAV THIS HAPPEN DUR’N OUR LIFETYM. LAST NYT THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SPOKE AND HIS WORDS WERE ELECTRIFY’N. VOTE OBAMA!
“I accept the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States of America” — the joy I felt hearing him say that can not be described. Me and my children were clapping and screaming like if we were there. This is a moment that has changed this country forever.
Somewhere i heaven right now Martin Luther King and Malcom X is rejoicing in praise for what Obama is doing. The change he will bring to this country, the way he speaks just brings joy to my heart, even my husband was in tears. I live in New York now. We are flying to florida to vote for Obama because thats where the vote count the most. hopefully they don’t steal it like they did for bush.
*goose bumps*
I really really want him to win!!!!!!!! but if it doesn’t happen I’m so happy that the lord allow me see this event take place!!!!! I never thought that I would see the day where a black man would have a chance at becoming the president of the united states.
I am sooo pleased and estatic right now!! President Obama’s speech last night was fantastic. He wants to get America to the place that it needs to be….the land of opportunity. FOR AMERICANS! The Real American Dream!!! With sacrifice, dedication and hard work, anything is possible!!
THE speech was outstanding!!!!!! Let’s get it!
OBAMA 08!
What an incredible night!!! Obama’s speech was truly a MASTERPIECE!!!
Last night history made and on November 4th I’m voting for change. Not because he’s black but he speaks for majority of this country. This man (Obama) has been through struggles and also gets involed with the people and get their story. Mcsame (I like that name by the way) who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth can’t relate to the average american.
Obama/Biden 08
YES WE CAN!!!
I wasn’t even planning on watchin it and end up watchin the whole thing lol Amazing!!!!!!!!!!
i am so ready to vote!!! that speech almost brought me to tears!! It is time for a BIG change!!!
This speech was AMAZING! now im extremly excited for him to debate, i was a little worried that obama might not be tough enough, but after last night he clearly is. I got a little emotional after his speech and his family came out. I was just like wow, is this really happening in America right now! It was Beautiful.
ALL THOSE MEANINGLESS VOTES WE DO ON THE INTERNET AND CALLING ON PHONE, LETS NOT FORGET THE MOST IMPORTANT VOTE OF OUT LIVES. PEOPLE DIED FOR US TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO THIS SO LETS NOT MAKE THEIR EFFORTS BE IN VAIN.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REGISTER TO VOTE, SPREAD THE WORD, AND BE AT THOSE POLES ON NOVEMBER 4TH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON’T JUST WATCH HISTORY BE MADE, BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED IT HAPPEN!
I thought i was gonna miss it since I had to go out. I sat and watched the whole thing twice. That man is just fantastic. He took every attack that McCain has been pushing and attacked it back. He is such an inspiration. No longer will someone snicker when a little black kid say I want to be President. The youth of today have someone to look up to and should realize now that anything is possible no matter how people around you may say it’s not. I am so proud to be a African-American more so I am proud to be an American. To see the various hues in the crowd last night. Every time I see a Obama 08 bumper sticker it is not a black person but an older white person, I am touched. So many of my friends are inspired and so am I !
YES WE CAN !
Our next president’s speech was wonderful. He said everything he needed to say. He has a clear plan for America. It starts with us.
BARACK OBAMA get ready to move in the White House on Jan 20, 2009! We are!
I think everybody should have been watching the DNC last night. That was certainly history.
U can tell Sasha has Barack wrapped around her little finger.
Both of them are too cute!
this was so historical for our people and I’m proud that I got to see it!!! HIs speech was absolutely amazing!!Obama 08′!!! Yes we can!!!! WE got this!!!
It’s such a great thing when you walk in to a barber shop and hear two middle school boys talking about politics and Barack Obama.
These times are really bringing people togethar and making people aware. Last night me and my girls got together just to watch the DNC and her Obama speak…that’s happening all over the country where people are having get togethers to hear such an great man speak.
Obama08
wow.
BREATHLESS… i cried i screamed i yelled.. what a glorous time this is. Please all , do what is your god given right and vote. On Nov 4th take the time and make this a real. Go vote. We will not let them steal this one. We have lived the last 8 years in a fog of lost wages, war, homelessness . WE NEED A CHANGE!!!. WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.. BUT WE HAVE TO BE READY… they will LIE,they will CHEAT… they will steal.. It is up to us to stand up and let our voices be seen and heard.
YES WE CAN !!! SI SE PUEDE !!! OBAMA 08.. Grandma … i know are looking down smiling we are almost there. LOVE YALL
Well considering I’m pretty apathetic about the whole President thing, since the House and the Senate, make most of the decisions that truly affect the citizens, I wasn’t expecting to hear anything except ‘change, change, change’, which was getting very old. But finally hearing him talk about his policies, and what he HOPES to change within government, really struck a cord within me. If he is voted president, I guess only time will tell if we’ll actually see all of this change that he vows to make.
WE ARE APART OF HISTORY…EVERYBODY POSTING, EVERYBODY THAT VIEWED THE SPEECH LAST NIGHT…WE ARE APART OF THIS WONDERFUL MOMENT IN TIME
GET OUT IN VOTE PEOPLE…ITS OUR TIME!!!
His voice is annoying, can’t stand it.
His wife is extremly ugly.
His kids should fear thier life everyday (That’s not a good thing to put little kids through).
His lips are too black for me, oh yeah, HE TOOK DRUGS.
Obama still doesn’t fool me..he’s so fake to me. Y’all could come attack me, I don’t give a shit because I know what I know. I wish Hillary was chosen not Obama, Hillary makes way more sense. Do y’all really think Obama is going to stay alive for the next year? No way Jose. I’m sure plenty of people right now are planning to kill him….he’s going to be the MLK Jr. of this generation. I rebuke all the demons that are making people do so, but it’s being honest. IF OBAMA WINS HE’S GOING TO SCREW UP SO BAD THAT Y’ALL ARE GOING TO WISH THAT YOU NEVER VOTED FOR HIM. Do you not realize that you guys are expecting so much from him? He is NOT going to follow through, I’m saying he WILL NOT do what you think he’s going to do. HE IS LYING TO Y’ALL AND WE ALL WILL REGRET IT!! Y’all may think I’m wierd but I’m telling you, God speaks to me. I have predicted things that exactly happened in my life, and something deep down inside me is tellling me that something REALLY REALLLY bad is going to happen with this election. Don’t believe me, but we all see when it happens.
BEST PRESIDENT WE HAD IN AMERICA HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE!!
8 YRS OF BUSH…ISN’T GONNA BE EASY FIX…AND ALL HONESTY ITS GONNA TAKE MORE THAN 4 YRS TO CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
AND NO SENATE CAN GIVE YOU EXPERIENCE ON LEADING A NATION
Nikki Martin,
You are filled with hate.
No need to tear apart your little tirade on here. You are not worth it.
WELL…I SEE THERE’S SOME CRAZYS POSTING TODAY! LOL
Speechless,rivioting,emotional,a true masterpiece in the making. The tears were there for several reasons but the most touching is God has me here to witness such an historical,much needed event. GO 0BAMA!
I still have chills. Obama has inspired me in so many ways.
I’m the “Undecided” the person that the Demorats/Republicans are trying to reach. I was quite impressed with Baraq last night. I pretty much am going to lend my support to Obama. While his wife body language is horrible, “Both her & Solange need to take classes” I believe he’s the man with the plan. What turned me off earlier was his supporters were over the top. They made you not want to vote for him. I’m a quiet voter, a majority of Undecided aren’t swayed by P Diddy, shiny suit antics. Earlier in the year when we had to choose for Hillary/Obama, I went to the voting place & Obama supporters were acting straight up ghetto. The polling place is not a place to start drama. The right to vote is not a joke, I pray that his supporters stay professional. I like the fact that our people interviewed spoke professional, and kept to the topics without giving shout outs to Ray Ray and nem….
People go to the polls & vote for who you choose. Set a positive example and don’t turn others off with antics & negative speak. It will turn off voters & make people stay at home. Let’s pray for our next president, “He’s gonna have a full plate, somebody has to fix this whole Bush fiasco.
WOW! Obama is on point! There’s no words to describe him.
More Power to this mann! He has my vote that for sure.
I love how, he is representing people, but also this manns family is such in insipration to me of the black community, black families, black business etc.
Its really nice to see a lovely black family in the spotlight.
And he’s cool as shyt! So down to earth.
I can’t wait to hes the Pred. n DC, I will be down there on inguration day and on Penn. Ave saying hi! LOL!
Much Love, Mr. Obama you are truly admired,
PPEACE!!
I am telling you what took place last night has moved me beyond what words can express. In our lifetime, we have witnessed what can be accomplished if you are determined and God is in your life. Who will know what is the ultimate outcome but at this moment I am proud to be a Nigerian American, I am proud of the accomplishments of the Obama and of the people of this nation who stand up and say “no more we are done, we are moving on, American will and can change and I will be apart of this movement. We can do it, yes we can.”
Best line from last night, this is not about one man, this is about you.
Amen, Obama and Biden 08, its time people, join hands, join up or get ready to be moved out of the way.
I voted for Hillary in the primaries, but since last night I am sure I will be voting Obama 08..
I felt so at peace when i went to sleep right after the speech. Idk.. it did something TO me!
CHECK THESE OUT AND FEEL THE EMOTION OF THAT NIGHT for those who thought MLK’s DREAM WAS DEFERRED, ME INCLUDED, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AND BELIEVE YOU ARE JUST AS ABLE:
http://www.usatoday.com/n....htm?gid=368&aid=3261
# 37 sit your ass down
Go Obama!!!!
Number 37 must be a big a hater.
obama did great and this should pull more of hilary supporters in for him. michelle is a beautiful woman with so much class and their daughters are soooooooooo pretty especially the little one!
@ #46 – I couldn’t have said it better. People speak about others as if they have known them for 20 years. You only know what the media wants you to know. Try reading his autobiography…ok I wasted enough breath on #37.
@ #13 – I just want to squeeze her cheeks and tickle for little belly everytime I see her – too adorable!
I keep waiting to hear about the “change” that Senator Obama is talking about. His policies are not new. He has the same tax and spend policies that most liberal democrats have been pushing forever. He thinks that what makes this country great is government, not people. He thinks that the federal goverment should babysit its citizens and provide all of our needs. For those of you out there, who are TRULY on your grind, those of you who are entrepreneurs and future business owners and leaders… it is YOUR wallet that he is after. If you have never read the writings of Karl Marx, I suggest you do so. Senator Obama is about as close to a Marxist as I’ve seen run for President in my lifetime. All I can say is achievers beware. Now don’t get it twisted, I’m certainly no McCain fan, but I still haven’t found a reason to vote for Obama.
LMAO @ #37
God speaks to you and you call someone’s wife extremely ugly and wish death upon them. Listen, hate, anger and bitterness are serious sicknesses. Get some help quick!
With the unprecedented success and overall innovation of his campaign; the Democratic Presidential Nomination and America (black white asian etc) behind him, Barack Obama is poised to become the most influential Black American of our time.
On the 45th Anniversary of the “I Have A Dream” speech, Barack Obama used the better of forty minutes to affirm what he stands for and how the election is more about the people of the United States than he as one man. Orating skills aside, Presidential Nominee Barack Obama tapped into the consciousness of more than 84,000 attendees and millions of viewers watching from home and he stayed their, in the hearts and minds, for the duration of his speech which commemorated the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
CHANGE, Change, cHange, chanGe: He beckoned, “Change is not coming from Washington. Rather, Change is coming TO Washington.” Barack eloquentlly answered all of the cynical criticizms frequently directed at him. He answered the charge of inexperience, the question of his patriotism, the integrity of his character and most importantly, the uncertainty of his plans for the country. He dealt with these trifling sidebar notions, dismissing them as stale tactics of invoking fear in the American voters, asking them to trust the politics and policies we’ve been adhearing to for nearly a decade. With the resounding declaration, “We cannot turn back”, Barack Obama clearly outlined the differences between his policies and those of hooves-in-concrete McCain and Republicans, all without calling into question the character, integrity, patriotism and veteran heroism of John McCain. In a word: diplomacy.
In cementing his platform and agenda for Presidency, with conviction and fervor, Obama laid down the blueprint for sustaining and recusistating the domestic workforce. He made his position clear on several key civil issues where he and the conservatives disagree: abortion, gay marriage and civil unions, gun ownership, and immigration and labor laws most notably reasoning that it is okay to agree to disagree as long as the needs of the Americans are met.
Honoring those who blazed the trail that opened the doors for this very moment, Barack held up the legacies of Martin Luther King, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, even collectively “The Clinton’s” to include his formal party rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The emotion flooded over in the eyes and mouths of all of those witnessing the history in the making – as a leader vowed to do his part in accentuating the Democratic legacy and perpetuating the American Dream.
In a speech riddled with applause (it took several minutes for the crowd to stop clapping when Obama emerged on the stage) the power of change in this country had its biggest, proudest night thus far. American must now realize that THIS IS OUR MOMENT.
Troy Barrington Lilly
( Tuesday November 4, 2008…make your voice heard. Make change a reality)
OMG! We have got to get out and vote for this man.
A change is needed in American,,, This family is ready and so am I,,,, get ready American for the change and deal with it as come into each every person life
ROCK THE VOTE
MR. OBAMA
YOU WILL HAVE MY VOTE NO MATTER WHAT
Listen, I for one, am a big time conspiracy theorist. And Judah definitely contributed to that (love Judah). But like I said in a previous post, regardless of what we know or do not know, I will relish in this moment that a black man may become our next president. It is inspiring to our young black males and even the adult/older ones as well. Let me (us) feel good, if even for a moment.
#37, I hear what you’re saying but you came off negative and hateful so no ones trying to hear you. But when you pick out the hateful pieces i.e Michele is ugly, I can get what you mean. But how about not raining on those who are pro Obama parade. It’s not necessary. Have a nice day.
i’m voting for obama b/c i hate republicans. i hate john mccain and his sleazy ad campaigns. i don’t know how he got the nomination seeing he’s nearing 80 years of age. also important issues like women’s rights, gun control, health care, and poverty i believe would be better taken care of by obama than mccain.
we cannot make the same mistakes we made with george w. bush. how the hell we got ourselves into this mess is still a huge mystery to me.
AGAIN..and I will keep repeating this shit
This idiot told me he won’t vote for obama bcuz he smoked weed, what person did not ever smoke weed in their lifetime. it’s some good shit.
bush is a coke head and an alcoholic he still won the presidental “TWICE”
people wake,,.. it’s time for a change. Vote obama.
McCAIN IS PICKING AN INEXPERIENCE WOMAN, THE GOVERNOR FROM ALASKA, WHAT THE HELL?
Great speech!!!!
~Sweets~