At about 4:45 pm MDT Hillary Clinton stood up for the NY Delegation and said: "...I move that the roll call be suspended and that by acclamation Barack Obama be declared the Democratic Party Nominee for President of the United States of America..." Followed shortly thereafter by Nancy Pelosi saying that Barack Obama has accepted! I have been fahklempt (emotionally overwhelmed) ever since. It has been a long and incredible journey and to be there to hear that Barack is the actual nominee - what a feeling, what a sense of pride, and what a sense of possibility and hope!
In many respects everything else during the day pales in comparison even as incredible as it was - Bill's speech, Joe's speech, Barack's appearance.
I continue to be moved by all of the people that are out here working hard to transform the world. I got to meet so many people that have done incredible things including Will I Am, Fred Goldring (producer of Yes We Can), the founder of Declare Yourself, Head of Rock the Vote, people working on Clean Energy, Jason Pollack who has produced this wonderful movie called the Youngest Candidate (and one of them was here), a moving tribute to Howard Zinn through actor's performances, and many more. While many of them have name recognition they are no different than you and I and we should all be proud of what we are doing to change the world and all of our efforts to elect Barack Obama.
We have much to do in the next 2 months. Get the sleep you need this weekend and commit to more than you thought possible. There is no alternative. We have to win and put Barack and Joe and their families in the White House.
Good night and be safe.
Ellee
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