Obama Wins Nomination; Biden and Bill Clinton Rally Party
A unanimous vote made Senator Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president.
As an African-American, as a Democrat and as an American who simply believes in it's ideals, this is, without doubt, the best feeling in the world.....I cannot express it in words.....wow......simply historic and I am glad to be on the planet as this occurred....
— Lorraine, Brooklyn
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Hillary Clinton may have NOW redeemed herself with her CLASS act of moving for nomination of Barack Obama by acclamation! OsiSpeaks.com
— KYJurisDoctor, KY
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!
— Annette Blake, San Diego, CA.
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
It happened! Never thought it would during my lifetime! Congratulations to the first minority as the nominee of a major political party. BARACK OBAMA!!! This day will go down in American history. Whether Obama wins the election or not, he has already assured his place in our country's heart forever.
— Roger Cotton, Burlington, VT
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
What's with doing this when the rest of the country is commuting home? The regular working people that this thing is supposedly all about might want to be able to see history made live, rather than just the insiders or people who can take a day off to watch politics on TV. To prioritize speeches in prime time over the actual point of the convention -- nominating the first African-American as presidential nominee of a principle party -- is just inane beyond comprehension.
— Michael Drew, New York City
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Can everybody now focus on how Obama will take charge of winning the election and stopped blaming Hillary (for everything, real and imagined) while expecting her to do all the work for him?
If he can't win on his own power he shouldn't have been nominated. So let's give Hillary a break for once...
That would be good.
If he can't win on his own power he shouldn't have been nominated. So let's give Hillary a break for once...
That would be good.
— jh, nyc
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
I am an American. I have resided in Australia for over thirty years. I will be voting for the first time in the presidential election since I left the US. The US desparately needs change. It breaks my hear to see what we have become. It makes my heart soar to see what we can be.
— Alph Williams, Australia
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
A big step in an Improbable Journey.
At 4:49 pm Mountain and 6:49 Eastern Barack Obama became the Presidential Nominee of the Democratic Party. An awesome step for the party of Jefferson and the candidate from the state of Lincoln. This mountain top experience could only have happen in the mile high city, Denver, Colorado nestled along the majestic Rockies.
Well done!
NewsJReview
At 4:49 pm Mountain and 6:49 Eastern Barack Obama became the Presidential Nominee of the Democratic Party. An awesome step for the party of Jefferson and the candidate from the state of Lincoln. This mountain top experience could only have happen in the mile high city, Denver, Colorado nestled along the majestic Rockies.
Well done!
NewsJReview
— Jay Suber, Atlanta
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
It's official.
Senator Hillary Clinton has done everything any man in her position could to graciously step aside. Now, after Obama loses in November, the Clinton bashing by the sore loser Obama supporters will ring just as hollow as the Clinton holdouts who say they want to vote for Mccain.
At last, Obama has to prove his worth and electability and the schoolgirl crush the NY Times, CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the mainstream media has on Barack falls away as Obama has to make his case to Main Street voters across the nation.
Truly a historic day with a capital "his"...but what history will actually remember is how the mainstream media misogyny ended the campaign of the Democrat best equipped to be the next President.
Senator Hillary Clinton has done everything any man in her position could to graciously step aside. Now, after Obama loses in November, the Clinton bashing by the sore loser Obama supporters will ring just as hollow as the Clinton holdouts who say they want to vote for Mccain.
At last, Obama has to prove his worth and electability and the schoolgirl crush the NY Times, CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the mainstream media has on Barack falls away as Obama has to make his case to Main Street voters across the nation.
Truly a historic day with a capital "his"...but what history will actually remember is how the mainstream media misogyny ended the campaign of the Democrat best equipped to be the next President.
— Don Edmond, Cambridge, MA
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Absolutely Fabulous. Senator Clinton, you did the RIGHT thing. As a woman that voted for the first time when I was 19 for your husband in 1991 (both terms) and for you both terms for Senator, you put the COUNTRY FIRST. Thank you!
— Deborah, Jamaica, New York
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
The Manchurian candidacy of Barack Hussein Obama continues apace...
Who is this man? His mysterious, exotic origins, shrouded in a veil of silence. The unaccounted for years in his early twenties, when he began his "Journey to the Self". His extraordinary discipline - he can hold his breath underwater for six minutes at a time and drop his heart rate below thirty at will. The prophet Sinatra foretold his remarkable ascendancy in 1959, but even now, those rhetorical flourishes of "change" and "hope" - nebulous tonics in a troubled time - continue to dupe an entire party.
The question remains - when and where will he be activated?
— Truth teller, NY
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
What a lady! What an American! You tell me who is fit for the presidency!!
— hm, expertrn@comcast.net
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
So long, Hillary. Our hearts are broken. You have acted in a magnificent way and we are all very proud of you. But our dream of electing the first woman president of this country will never die because of you.Someday soon and we all hope in our lifetime, that ceiling will be shattered to smithereens. Progress takes time and hardwork and you have shown us how it is done.
The DNC does not deserve you.
We thank you, Hillary !
The DNC does not deserve you.
We thank you, Hillary !
— Leticia P.Carlos, California
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
I am appalled and shocked at the gall of Clinton to move to suspend the rollcall vote and the obvious DNC manipulations behind this atrocious move. I am no longer a democrat!
— gazzarillo, cal
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
I think both her speech last night and her actions today were very nicely done.
— Bob, Sunnyvale
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
The nomination of Obama is a great historic moment in our history, unfortunately imposed upon by the misplaced Clinton ego's.
Too much time has been wasted on appeasing Hillary and Bill. It is hard to tell who the honored candidate is.
Too much time has been wasted on appeasing Hillary and Bill. It is hard to tell who the honored candidate is.
— Fred, New York City
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Hillary Clinton is a person. I am proud to be an American!! Now, take that , you "flag waving"., "God_fearing hypocrites"!! Maybe, we have a chance to be freed from your "Angel of Light" mentality!!
— JAMES B., MOUNT VERNON,NY
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Great news for the Democratic Party and for the United States. A great finish to the superb speech that Hillary gave at the convention. Well done!
— Andre Sauvageot, Reston, Virginia
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Barack Obama got the nomination, but yesterday and today Hillary Clinton was the star.
What's next for her?
What's next for her?
— MsLadyLib, Metuchen, New Jersey
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August 27th, 2008 8:07 pm
Lets please call Obama's race by what it actually is Bi-Racial thats what it is and it is ok.
— David g, Houston
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August 27th, 2008 8:17 pm
What are all the women Clinton backer's going to do when there is nobody around to listen to them cry about poor Hillary? Some people are poor losers and this group of Hillary supporters are among the worst. Don't they understand that voters are darn tired of the Clinton antic's that they have pulled on the American people? Don't they realize that the Clinton time has gone? Hillary needs to watch Billy Clinton so that he doesn't get in to more trouble than he already has.
— Michael Keller, Spokane, WA
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August 27th, 2008 8:17 pm
If your focus is the two, political parties then I suppose this is an occasion for celebration.
But for some of us, this is a triumph of sexism in the main stream media, and cult-of-personality politics.
With 43 voters backed "a real guy. I could have a beer with him," despite his lack of qualifications or substance, and now with the probable 44 we have "he's cool. it's time for a new generation," despite his lack of accomplishments or substance.
At least this is a liberal, hollow suit instead of a conservative, hollow suit.
Is that really enough of an improvement to be happy about?
But for some of us, this is a triumph of sexism in the main stream media, and cult-of-personality politics.
With 43 voters backed "a real guy. I could have a beer with him," despite his lack of qualifications or substance, and now with the probable 44 we have "he's cool. it's time for a new generation," despite his lack of accomplishments or substance.
At least this is a liberal, hollow suit instead of a conservative, hollow suit.
Is that really enough of an improvement to be happy about?
— JimF, Los Altos, CA
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August 27th, 2008 8:17 pm
Hillary.... she is too good to be true. Never will I cast my vote for BO
— Richard Streiff, California
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August 27th, 2008 8:17 pm
I just watched the roll call andI am furious.What happend to the Democratic Party? Delegates from the states Clinton won decided to cast their votes to Obama ignoring the wishes of the people whom they are representing.My vote is negated and I have become invisible.
— CJ, Houston
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August 27th, 2008 8:17 pm
The sight of the entire Convention joining hands, singing, and dancing to "Love Train" was beautiful and thrilling! I hope this puts an end to questions of whether or not the party can unite, and shows the Nation that this Party is read to LEAD!
— Eileen, Los Angeles, CA
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