Chelsea's introduction, short and sweet. Intro video... awesome!
The crowd loves her so much that they won't let her start!
I'm here as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat, as a proud Senator from New York, a proud American, and a proud supporter of Barack Obama.It is time to take back the country we love. Whether you voted for me, or you voted for Barack, it is time now time to unite as a single party with a single purpose.
None of us can afford to sit on the sidelines. This is a fight for the future and it is a fight we must win together. I haven't spent the last 35 years in the trenches, fighting for children, advocating for universal health care, and fighting for women's rights, to see another Republican in the White House squander the promise of a country that fulfills the hopes of it's people. And you haven't fought for the last 18 months or suffered through the last 8 years.
No way. No how. No McCain.
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A few points:
1. Hillary put out a historic call for unity. Not just for her delegates, but also for the American people.
2. Hillary called out those resistant to Obama - "Did you do this just for me?" This is bigger than any cult of personality, and nothing is worth 4 more years of McBush. Her "Twin cities crack" is genius.
3. Democrats LOVE Hillary. Her call to keep going! keep going! keep going! was incredibly powerful. Don't stop now, and don't lose track of what's important.
Barack Obama is my candidate.When the polls finally close, and the ads are finally off the air. It is all about you and your families.
Your stories. Your hard work. Your determination to keep going often in the face of enormous obstacles. You made me laugh, and you even made me cry. You allowed me to become part of your lives, and you became part of mine.
I will always remember the single mom who adopted 2 kids with autism. She didn't have health insurance. She developed cancer. She came to me with her bald head with my name written on it, and asked me to fight for healthcare.
I'm just going to watch... more discussion in comments.
The more energy I feel coming off of the crowd from her speech, the more I think about how amazing an Obama-Clinton ticket would've been.
Every note pitch perfect.
"It's appropriate that George Bush will be with John McCain in the Twin Cities, because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart."
Awesome!
[2nd best: Schweitzer on drilling: "Even if we drill in ALL of John McCain's backyards, we still won't find all the energy we need here in America."]
"If you drilled everywhere, if you drilled in all John McCain's backyards, even the ones he doesn't know he has ... That single-answer proposition is a dry well."
Awesome.
Even though she gave an impassioned speech on if her supporters supporter her, or the lady with cancer and the kids without healthcare, they will spin this (somehow) into something negative.
I hope they prove me wrong, but I'll bet the right-wing media is going to keep the "Hillary Divides the Party" story alive. Or should I say fairytale.
Except for Teddy, the Convention has been lit up by the powerful and strong women of our Party.
As a young father of a young daughter, this is incredible to see and I'm fortunate to have these role models for my future Congresswoman or President.
If she had given this speech during the campaign...
This should settle the fact that any remaining "pumas" are Mccain spies
The polls won't close for another 8 years, but I'm ready to make a projection for 2016...President: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
No Democratic candidate has ever staged a come-back for the Presidential nomination since Stevenson in 1956. Not Kerry, not Gore, not Biden (who won't be the nominee in 2016), not Dukakis, not Mondale, et al. It is an article of faith in the Democratic Party: you get one shot and then you are out.
I want the t-shirt.
I bet they'll hit the streets by tomorrow.
No Way, No How, NObama
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On a similar note, you got your wish. You were disappointed by Pelosi's speech, but this was just fantastic.
There was another option they had not previously considered...
Hillary pours it all on for Obama and destroys McCain, and endears herself even more deeply to her supporters and all Democrats everywhere.
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Hillary Clinton just gave a real barnburner of a speech, fusing her passion for issues and appreciation of the people who worked so hard to get her elected with a clear and unequivocal argument that all that she and her supporters have worked for for the past 18 months and suffered during the past eight years makes it imperative to elect Barack Obama. The alternative? "No how, no way, no McCain." A round of applause, please.
Here is the link if anyone wants it!
http://www.cafepress.com/noway...
It looks like they have bumper stickers at the bottom as well!
Enjoy!
Wow CNN is really trying its best to try to somehow show that there is no unity. This network has become a stupid rumor mill, and is starting to sound like Fox with conservative commentators who outnumber liberals 2-1.