08.28.08

Sen. Barack Obama 2008 Nomination Acceptance Address

Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party nomination for president and outlined his vision for America. He spoke about the state of the economy, foreign affairs, and measures of progress for the United States.

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Division Street

Goodbye Denver, Hello St. Paul

August 31, 2008 at 7:28 pm

Steve Rhodes refers to NYT’s David Carr, who reviews the Democratic National Convention that was: “‘Yes we can,’ shouted people over protesting police officers as they pushed down fences to escape.”

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Square State

Katie Halper and the ‘Biden Jazzy Lunge’

August 31, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Wade Norris shares, “So here is the convention week wrap up folks, straight from Denver’s own Aaron Silverstein and John E. from Square State along with the Katie Halper of Netroots Nation/Huffpo/open left etc.”

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Denver Post

Party Over, City’s Just Warming Up

August 31, 2008 at 6:11 pm

Kevin Simpson writes, “With Barack Obama’s selection as the Democrats’ presidential nominee came serious historical cred for the New West — the first African-American candidate for a major party seized the moment right here, in Denver.”

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Prairie State Blue

Thursday Night at Mile High in Photos

August 30, 2008 at 12:12 pm

EricV shares photos from Obama’s acceptance speech, explaining, “I was in the press box at Mile High Stadium (now Invesco Field). First off, it is huge. I guess I never really appreciated how much press there could be (or needed to be) at football games. The good news was that we were inside with air conditioning and covered in case it had rained which thankfully it did not.”

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VirginiaDem

Al Gore Stands Up for Obama, Biden and Change

August 29, 2008 at 7:03 pm

Shawn O’Donnell writes, “Over the years I’ve watched former Vice-President Albert Arnold Gore grow into the role of elder statesmen for our nation and the world. [Thursday night] before a crowd at Mile-High Stadium estimated at 83,000, and millions more watching across the nation and around the world, he showed off a maturity that only a hard self examination can provide.”

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Buckeye State Blog

Excerpts from Obama’s Speech

August 29, 2008 at 12:54 am

Nick D approvingly quotes Obama’s speech: “Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George W. Bush was right more than ninety percent of the time?”

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Politics on the Hudson

Mixed Emotions for Clinton Delegate

August 28, 2008 at 10:19 pm

Brian Tumulty shares, “For Joan Demarest of Corvallis, Ore., this beautiful evening in Denver’s packed Mile High Stadium under a clear twilight sky is bittersweet…”

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Left in Alabama

Smokin’ Joe

August 28, 2008 at 10:08 pm

Susan in Denver narrates the evening’s events: “Short introduction to ordinary citizens’ testimony….first Roy Gross, a truck driver from Michigan.  He tells the story about his co-workers who have lost their jobs, their homes….”

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PolitickerWA

Larsen Taking Care of Business Amid Convention

August 28, 2008 at 9:59 pm

Bryan Bissell shadows Rep. Rick Larson in Denver, quoting, “I called home immediately to my mom in Arlington, WA and asked what she was thinking… and she said this is going to be the best team and the best ticket ever….”

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Wartburg TV Blog

DNC in Denver Day Three (Wed. Aug. 27)

August 28, 2008 at 8:34 pm

Heidi Hesse notes, “The Convention continues on and many locals and spectators hope the chaos and commotion will begin to seize. As I talked with a Denver resident I began to find out the inconveniences that are placed upon them as they try to survive the week.”

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Originally posted at PunditMom

Goodbye Hillary, Hello Hillary

September 4, 2008 at 3:33 am

Joanne Bamberger writes, “While the stories of Clinton and Palin are, as they say, apples and oranges, Obama is going to need Hillary Clinton out there on that maternal wall in an effort to convince voters that the Democrats are still focused on the stories and lives of working mothers, even though the female photo ops are going to go to the Republicans.”

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Originally posted at World and Global Politics Blog

Delegate Diversity

September 3, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Jim Wallis performs a comparative analysis of demographics at both conventions: “While 13 percent of the Republican delegates are minorities, only 36 are African American — about 1.5 percent of the total delegates, down from 7 percent in 2004.”

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Originally posted at Congressional Quarterly

USAT/Gallup: Obama Leads By Seven Points

September 1, 2008 at 10:01 pm

Taegan Goddard shares a finding from today’s new polling: “The Democratic National Convention ’significantly boosted’ Americans’ views of Obama as a strong leader who ’shares your values.’

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Originally posted at Lezzy Mom

Fierce Urgency of Now

August 31, 2008 at 7:38 pm

LezzyMom marvels, “I have never watched as much of one of the Democratic National Conventions as I have this year. … The convention from night to night was fun to watch. Each night leading to a bigger historic moment. It was amazing to witness this piece of history.”

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Originally posted at Politicker

Coming Off the Mountaintop

August 29, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Day four of Tornoe’s Toons: Convention Sketchpad, by Rob Tornoe.

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Originally posted at Jack and Jill Politics

Kos on the Big Tent Denver

August 29, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Jill Tubman posts video of an interview with Markos Moulitas: “One of the stories that made this convention historic was the Big Tent which was ground zero for credentialed and uncredentialed bloggers. I had a chance to kick with my friend and inspiration Markos Moulitsas of DailyKos.com who talked about why he helped to create the Big Tent.”

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Originally posted at Volokh Conspiracy

Three Highlights of Obama’s Speech

August 29, 2008 at 12:02 pm

Russell Korobkin identifies three highlights: “(1) Directly challenging John McCain on national security. … (2) Juxtaposing his aggressive agenda of government programs with a call for personal responsibility … (3) Identifying common ground on the polarizing issues.”

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Originally posted at Weekly Standard

Obama’s Promises and Populism

August 29, 2008 at 11:48 am

Jonathan V. Last at the Weekly Standard Blog writes, “First, the speech came insanely over-promised. … Second, Obama’s speech represents a departure from the way he has constructed the argument for his candidacy. … He has now found a second act: economic populism.”

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Originally posted at The Hertitage Foundation

Obama’s Speech vs. the Progressive Agenda

August 29, 2008 at 11:10 am

Conn Carroll at The Foundry notes that Obama did not mention the words “global warming,” “unions,” or “labor” in his speech and also argues that he came up short on health care proposals.

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Originally posted at The Atlantic

Please End Our Dependence on Cheap Platitudes

August 29, 2008 at 10:13 am

Megan McArdle writes, “Obama just promised to end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.  This is, not to put too fine a point on it, horse puckey. … Barack Obama certainly knows all this.  He has excellent advisors.”

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