I'll save all of the blow-by-blow commentary, since the MSM did most of that already and I'll simply say that I'll never, not ever forget the feeling that speech, the people, and the atmosphere gave me. It was one of those moments where you see your life and your purpose with absolute clarity: To be of some use to your community. To move through the world with a grateful heart, aware of those who came before you and those who will come after. To love well. The intellectual clarity will inevitably cloud again, but the feeling will remain. Walking back to the bus afterward, i thought how wonderful it was to have a public servant who not only asked people to have high expectations for him, but who routinely lived up to those expectations. What a refreshing change from scraping by on low expectations manipulated by political pundits. Others called the speech "a symphony" and "transcendent." I call it a revelation.
One of the best parts of being a member of the host state delegation at the convention is having front row seating during the convention. They didn't help my photographic skills, but I managed to get a few shots that I share with the world on the flip. Unfortunately, I 'lost' a lot of pictures while downloading to my computer. These are the ones I managed to save. ... Thanks to everyone that came to Colorado to share this historic experience.
The joy and relief felt and expressed by people of color in the streets, in the meetings, on the buses, in the halls...The hugs and kisses, the warm handshakes, the fistbumps...This was the culmination of a lifetime of marches, meetings, speeches, shouting, negotiating, letters to editors, arguments within committees, hurt feelings, broken bones, smashed families, rebuilding, interference, misunderstandings, and, ultimately, love. This is not to imply that the struggle is over. Far from it. Justice takes a long time. ...
We've just received word that the Obama campaign will be in Southeastern Ohio tomorrow just as Gov. Strickland kicks off a tour stumping for Obama throughout southeastern Ohio. Obama will campaign in New Philadelphia and Dillonvale tomorrow, while Gov. Strickland will be in Belpre, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Jackson and Piketon today. This sort of campaigning is absolutely essential to winning this swing area of the state. ...
This speech is amazing, one of the best I've ever heard by Barack Obama -- or anyone, for that matter. This is what progressivism is all about. This is what America is -- or certainly should be - all about. I urge you to watch the speech in full (it's not that long, definitely quality over quantity!). In the meantime, here are a few highlights (it gets stronger and stronger, building to an amazingly powerful climax at the end)...
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