Obama crosses historic milestone
According to CNN:
On Tuesday, Obama became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party,
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCText
Here's the link to his speech in Saint Paul:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
And here's the speech from YouTube, the quality isn't as good and its a tad shorter:
This is so huge. Even if you aren't an Obama fan, or a Democrat, or an American, history has been made. This is like moon landing big. This is Berlin Wall big.
As one of my other friends pointed out most of the big historical moments in our lives thus far have been negative. You all know that I am far from what anyone would call "patriotic," but right now, as I type this and listen to Obama's speech for the third time, tears in my eyes, I have to say I have never been prouder to be an American.
On Tuesday, Obama became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party,
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCText
Here's the link to his speech in Saint Paul:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/obama.nominee/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
And here's the speech from YouTube, the quality isn't as good and its a tad shorter:
Click to viewThis is so huge. Even if you aren't an Obama fan, or a Democrat, or an American, history has been made. This is like moon landing big. This is Berlin Wall big.
As one of my other friends pointed out most of the big historical moments in our lives thus far have been negative. You all know that I am far from what anyone would call "patriotic," but right now, as I type this and listen to Obama's speech for the third time, tears in my eyes, I have to say I have never been prouder to be an American.