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Here is the transcript and video of Barack Obama’s speech…
2008 DNC: Barack Obama Tribute- Introduction
This is the actual speech…
Prepared remarks of Sen. Barack Obama for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the campaign:
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin, and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation: With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest_ a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours — Hillary Rodham Clinton. To President Clinton, who last night made the case for change as only he can make it; to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service; and to the next vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you. I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night.
Here is the transcript and video of Al Gore’s speech…
The following is a transcript of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Al Gore at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 28, 2008:
One of the greatest gifts of our democracy is the opportunity it offers us every four years to change course.
It’s not a guarantee; it’s only an opportunity.
The question facing us, simply put, is will we seize this opportunity for change?
That’s why I came here tonight: to tell you why I feel so strongly that we must seize this opportunity to elect Barack Obama president of the United States of America.
Eight years ago, some said there was not much difference between the nominees of the two major parties and it didn’t really matter who became president. Our nation was enjoying peace and prosperity, and some assumed we would continue both, no matter the outcome.
But here we all are in 2008, and I doubt anyone would argue now that election didn’t matter.
Take it from me, if it had ended differently, we would not be bogged down in Iraq; we would have pursued bin Laden until we captured him.
We would not be facing a self-inflicted economic crisis; we would be fighting for middle income families.
We would not be showing contempt for the Constitution; we’d be protecting the rights of every American regardless of race, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation.
Below are Joe Biden’s Transcript and Video of his DNC Speech from 8-27-08…
Introduction of Joe Biden from his son…
Joe Biden’s speech…
(Below is the text of Biden’s speech, as prepared for delivery.)
Beau, I love you. I am so proud of you. Proud of the son you are. Proud of the father you’ve become. And I’m so proud of my son Hunter, my daughter Ashley, and my wife Jill, the only one who leaves me breathless and speechless at the same time.
It is an honor to share this stage tonight with President Clinton. And last night, it was moving to watch Hillary, one of the great leaders of our party, a woman who has made history and will continue to make history: my colleague and my friend, Senator Hillary Clinton.
And I am honored to represent our first state–my state–Delaware.
Since I’ve never been called a man of few words, let me say this as simply as I can: Yes. Yes, I accept your nomination to run and serve alongside our next President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.
Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday by former President Bill Clinton:
I am honored to be here tonight to support Barack Obama. And to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden, though as you’ll soon see, he doesn’t need any help from me. I love Joe Biden, and America will too.
What a year we Democrats have had. The primary began with an all-star line up and came down to two remarkable Americans locked in a hard fought contest to the very end. The campaign generated so much heat it increased global warming.
In the end, my candidate didn’t win. But I’m very proud of the campaign she ran: she never quit on the people she stood up for, on the changes she pushed for, on the future she wants for all our children. And I’m grateful for the chance Chelsea and I had to tell Americans about the person we know and love.
Michelle, please get with Kelly and brainstorm ideas on how to get Beyonce to make another Destiny’s Child album. Sweetie, I heard your singing voice LIVE! @ the J&R free concert series, and I started to ask for my money back. No, it’s not me hating… several people said the same thing that your performance last Thursday @ City Hall Park in NYC fell short of a dog’s howl at the moon. You clearly could not hit the high notes, and therefore cracked under pressure. A friend of mine made a very good suggestion that maybe you should consider house music… so that the beat can drown out that high pitch/ Macy Gray/ mosquito’s nest that you call a voice.
After watching you and Terrance Howard perform LIVE! I truly believe that if R&B died today, you both would have had a hand in it. I’ve never seen studio voices try and perform live. Michelle, you and Terrance Howard are the reason lip syncing was invented. Please see T-Pain for voice box dealers near you!
Now before you get in an uproar… some people are just not meant to go solo. Some people are just meant to do back up vocals, or join a choir, or be the chick in the shadows of a group. Yes, I know it was a free concert but you also have an album coming out. I refuse to support studio voices, you cheat us we cheat you by getting your music on bootleg! The goal is to make fans @ the free concert series not turn them away when they hear what your “true” LIVE! voice sounds like.
I’m curious to see what Kelly sound’s like LIVE! If it’s any consolation, Beyonce, in my opinion is not a natural singer either. Although she would like to be an Aretha (before the tremendous, hefty, run out of breath in the middle of a verse weight gain), Whitney (before the crack), Teena Marie (during the crack), Tina Turner (while Ike was beating her), etc. but in the process she hollers. Hollering doesn’t make you a singer… you can’t go into hollering after you fall short of hitting the note or fake it by going into a million and one rifts.
(note: please seek out Teena Marie’s Casanova Brown for reference on true vocal range. She can hit those notes LIVE!, high on crack, without batting an eyelash. You youngins need to learn a thing about natural vocal range!)
Michelle, in regards to your new cd coming out… smh I now see Matthew Knowles master plan. Matthew is evil, but smart. Not only did he keep the unattractive chick in the group but he made sure she couldn’t sing. Then on the records he drowned her out with his daughters loud screams that way no one from the group could ever do better “solo wise” then his daughter. That was an ingenious plan!
Kind Regards,
Kitty Bradshaw
*sigh* Had it not been for the Friday night Jazz portion of the J&R Free Concert Series I would still be having nightmares from Michelle and Terrances performance…. unfortunately I missed Solanges performance.
Terrance Howard and Michelle Williams, if you are reading this please see the below video. That is how you perform LIVE! No howling, no monologues, no blaming feedback, no egos… just natural talent!
Kitty says: I like Michelle way more then I like Obama. Michelle is the real second in command… You can judge a man by the type of wife he picks. Lately I haven’t been agreeing with Obama on a couple of things, but his wife is what helps me keep my opinions to myself…
I will be posting the highlights of the DNC & RNC here…
p.s. Joe Biden is a Handsome old white man in a Sean Conery/ Paul Newman sort of way *shrugs* lolll
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