"In the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory, with faith in our party and our country, lets declare with one voice, right here, right now, that barack obama is our candidate and he will be our president. I move that the convention suspend the procedural rules, and suspend the further conduct of the roll call vote. I move that Barack Obama be selected by this convention by acclamation as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States."
That was awesome. True political theater.
Anyway, last night's speech was a great success. Any questions (although there wasn't much doubt from this blogger, who knew she had to come through to have any chance in 2012/2016) of how whole-heartedly she would endorse Obama are now in the past:
"And whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can afford to sit on the sidelines.
This is a fight for the future. And it's a fight we must win together.
I haven't spent the past 35 years in the trenches advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family and fighting for women's rights here at home and around the world . . . to see another Republican in the White House squander our promise of a country that really fulfills the hopes of our people.
And you haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months, or endured the last eight years, to suffer through more failed leadership.
No way. No how. No McCain.
...I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that young boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?"
Crucial argument that needed to be made, and it needed to be made by her. Overall, it was a passionate speech (although, as her remarks always are, a bit self-centered). Hillary did a phenomenal job last night, and Barack was apparently very happy with her.
Other cool stories from the past couple days:
--> Senator McCain's appearance on the Tonight Show this week marks the thirteenth of his career. The others who've done it that much: Pamela Anderson, Dr. Phil, Larry the Cable Guy, Simon Cowell, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. But of course, Barack Obama, who just paid off his student loans, is the celebrity. Right?
--> Mark Warner's speech didn't go over as well, either at the Convention or with the pundits, as I thought it should have.
--> Democrats plan on blanketing the Twin Cities with these billboards, just in time for the Republican Convention:
I do disagree with the caption on that picture, if only that it does indeed look like change to me. It looks like a shift in GOP policy to favoring gay marriage.--> Rudolph Giuliani, in an attempt to attack Barack Obama, actually tore into the qualifications of both John McCain and his Democratic opponent. Oops. Better luck next week, Rudy.
--> Friend of EDC (and easily the most liberal person I know) Alex Kane has been in Denver this week blogging the protests and counter-rallies beind held around the DNC. Yesterday, he got an incredible opportunity to sit down with Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, the Green Party nominees for President and Vice-President. I urge you to read his article (and all future posts from this budding star of the political-news universe).
(Unfortunately, this was just about the most, and only, positive picture I could find of McKinney in a quick Google image search. She's an oft-caricatured figure, thanks in part to her platform of hitting police officers.)That's all for me, for now. That being said, I will immediately turn towards live-blogging Night Three as Democrats attempt to show how they will "Secure America's Future." With Biden set to mercilessly tear McCain apart like a rabid hyena, and Bill Clinton set to...well, do whatever he wants, it should be a fun night.
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