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Barack Obama makes acceptance speech
North America News.Net
Friday 29th August, 2008
Barack Obama has formally accepted the Democratic Party's White House nomination in an emotional speech at the party's convention in Denver, Colorado.
"With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States," he told around 75,000 cheering supporters packed into the city's football stadium.
Senator Obama used the speech to condemn his Republican rival John McCain, pledging to fix the economy and restore America's moral leadership if he took office.
He pledged a rethink of America's foreign policy and said he would end the country's dependence on foreign oil.
"America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this," he said.
"I will restore our moral standing so that America is once again the last best hope for those who are called to the cause of peace."
Senator Obama also reflected on the unlikely aspects of his historic White House quest.
"I get it, I realise that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office," he said.
"I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.
"But I stand before you tonight because all across America, something is stirring. What the naysayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me.
"It's about you."
Senator Obama is the first African-American politician to be selected to run for president by a mainstream political party.
Senator Obama paid tribute to Hillary Clinton as "an inspiration to my daughters and yours."
He also praised former president Bill Clinton, Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden, whom he called the next vice-president of the United States.
On Thursday, Senator Obama was nominated by acclamation by former rival Hillary Clinton, while her husband, former president Bill Clinton, strongly endorsed his presidential bid.
Underscoring the themes of change and compassion, he pledged a tough but engaged approach to the world.
He referred to a "defining moment" which required that "on November 4, we must stand up and say eight yearsis enough," the crowd taking the cue to begin chanting "eight is enough".
He dismissed "the same old politics", turning the attack on his presumptive Republican opponent Senator McCain.
"Let there be no doubt. The Republican nominee John McCain has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction and for that we owe him our gratitude and respect," he said.
But he went on to discredit Senator McCain's attempts to position himself as a renegade who has often stood against his own party, claiming that he had supported George W Bush 90 per cent of the time.
"I'm not ready to take a 10 per cent chance on change," Senator Obama said.
McCain 'doesn't get it'
"I don't believe Senator McCain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of Americans, I just think he doesn't know," he said.
"Why else would he define middle class as someone making under $US5 million a year?" he asked.
Earlier, former vice-president and environmentalist Al Gore declared his support for Senator Obama, telling the crowd that his rival would only provide four more years like the last eight.
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jimbob
08-29-08, 07:39 AM |
Barack Obama makes acceptance speech
Barak Hussein Obama must never get elected. America musr not be greedy half the world lives on 2 dollars a day.She is the only country to promote freedom and to eliminate dictators. The people of the world need you. Greedy liberals would have the world starving and opressed as long as they live in their mansions.I agree they need to leave iraq but not without toppling iran. Instead of attacking america for the last eight years the have been going to iraq and afghanistan. Thank you for keeping the fight abroad in their yard. America is the land of the peace.
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Anonymous
08-29-08, 01:01 PM |
Obama's black-Socialism to takeover America. "Promises" are too good to be true.
This is the 1st foreign Indonesia raised black Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama’s black-Socialism speech to 2008 DNC how black’s Socialism to takeover the United States of America, how Obama’s black-Socialism to fix Washington, D.C.. The so-called “Promises” to American dream like a pocket book of blank checks, too good to be true, just the empty talks.
Obama’s black-Socialism to change America is to be diametrically opposed to our past US President JOHN F. KENNDY (1961-63) who had had taught American citizens learning American self-reliance, do NOT expecting what our country (America) can give us, but what we American citizens can contribute to our country America.
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Square and Level
08-29-08, 01:03 PM |
Turning Point....
The seperation between common man and the rich has not been so distant in America since the 1920’s. The feeling of guilt of the rich has all but diminished. America needs this change and I believe it will happen in November. The environment, our Global Standing, jobs, the fight on AIDS and education need to be the priorities. Not tax breaks for the rich and oil companies. Thank you.
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Anonymous
08-29-08, 01:25 PM |
Obama’s black-Socialism to takeover America, to fix Washington, D.C.; the so-called “Promises” to American dream like pocket book of blank-checks; too good to be true, just the empty talks.
Obama’s black-Socialism is un-American to change the United States is to be diametrically opposed to our past US President JOHN F. KENNEDY (1961-63) who had had taught American citizens learning self-reliance, do not expecting what our country (America) can give us but what we American citizens can contribute to our country America.
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