Triumph! Each aspect of last night’s Mile High rally was perfect. From Jennifer Hudson’s stirring rendition of our national anthem, to lifelong Republicans explaining why they will vote Democratic (Let’s hear it for Barney Smith – not Smith Barney!), to the military personnel who support Obama, to Al Gore’s substantive speech – the key themes of the Democratic Party were clearly and powerfully communicated.
Barack Obama was wonderful: strong and compassionate, smart and accessible, dignified and relaxed. He embodied the fullness of a man poised to lead the nation back to greatness.
It amazes me that pundits have recycled Republican insistence that the venue was inappropriate. Why should Obama diminish his greatness, particularly with his historic acceptance speech? It’s too bad for the other team that their candidate is so small, uninspiring, and prone to flubs, but Obama need not diminish his stature, passion, or oratory to help McCain look bigger.
And if all the uncool people are backing McCain and the cool folk are behind Obama, this time, the cool people include jocks and nerds, cheerleaders and bookworms, the debate team and the burnouts – and you need a big stadium to hold us all. This time around, Obama’s insistence that there is no divisive Red America-Blue America, or Conservative America-Liberal America, but only the United States of America is becoming the shared vision of the people. Why not celebrate the country in all its diversity coming together to form one unified nation? Bring on the fireworks!
It is also significant the the only other Democratic nominees to deliver their acceptance speeches in a large outdoor venue were FDR and JFK. Obama’s presidency will perpetuate the legacy of greatness in the Oval Office that we associate with those visionary leaders.
Go, Obama. Go!
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I think Barack said it best in his acceptance speech when he intoned that you use old lines of attack when you don’t have fresh ideas of your own. McCain has consistently poached elements of Obama and Hill’s game-changing strategy from using the front of his lectern to broadcast his ‘Country First’ message to choosing Sarah Palin as his VP in a bald attempt to capture Hillary’s supporters and garner the attention he’s jealous of Obama for commanding. But what does he truly stand for? He says Obama would put winning this election before winning the war, but I think he’s just revealing his own vaulting ambition to win this election at all costs. We know Obama stands for change. What does he stand for?