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Barack Obama: Democratic National Convention 2004

Michael — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:29:14 +0000

Now that the decision is final, I think it’s time to look back how the Obamania began. The keynote address at the DNC in 2004 is considered the breakthrough moment for Barack Obama.

A full transcript can be found at American Rhetoric. Read more about the speech.

Dan Rather: At the DNC

Michael — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:46:23 +0000

Former CBS Anchorman, Dan Rather, who covered conventions since 1956, spoke at an independent media outlet at the DNC about the current situation of today’s mainstream media.

Speeches from the DNC

Michael — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:27:42 +0000

If you haven’t had enough, here is the list of speeches I promised earlier this week. If you don’t know with which to start, I would recommend the speeches from Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Martin Luther King III, John Lewis, Claire McCaskill, Ted Kennedy, Maya Soetoro-Ng and Mark Warner.

Madeleine Albright
Tammy Baldwin
Evan Bayh
Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech as VP candidate (see also the introduction by his son Beau)
Tom Daschle
Howard Dean
Dick Durbin
This is the introduction speech for Barack Obama.
Susan Eisenhower
Rahm Emanuel
Martin Luther King III
He gave this speech at the 45th anniversary of his father’s "I have a dream" speech.
Ted Kennedy
Terry Gault describes this speech as feisty and warm. The first part is an introduction by Caroline Kennedy, following a tribute to Edward M. Kennedy and finally the speech by Ted Kennedy himself.
Tim Kaine
John Kerry
Jim Leach
Patrick Leahy
John Lewis
Claire McCaskill
Janet Napolitano
Deval Patrick
Nancy Pelosi
Jack Reed
Harry Reid
Ed Rendell
It’s clear: the only thing green in John McCain’s energy plan is the billions of dollars he’s promising in tax cuts for oil companies.
Bill Richardson
I have a question for you: Is anybody here going to miss Dick Cheney?
Brian Schweitzer
Kathleen Sebelius
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Maya Soetoro-Ng is the half-sister of Barack Obama. She talks about how she grew up with her older brother.
Ted Strickland
Mark Warner

Barney Smith: At the DNC

Michael — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:29:13 +0000

Imagine standing in front of the Democratic National Convention, in front of thousands of people…

Barney Smith is definitely not a professional speaker or a Toastmaster. But he stood in front of all those people and got standing ovations (including from Joe Biden).

Jesse Jackson Jr.: Obama Is The Leader We Need Right Now

Michael — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:11:48 +0000

If I’d have to choose my favourite speech regarding style, this would be the one. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s speech definitely has a powerful and unique style.

Dennis Kucinich: Wake up, America!

Michael — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:56:54 +0000

This speech delivered by Dennis Kucinich was definitely the one that got the most attention at Reddit. Last Tuesday you couldn’t open a single page there without reading "Wake up, America" over and over again.

Bill Clinton: DNC

Michael — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:01:07 +0000

Oliver Burkeman from the Guardian commented before the speech:

A Bill Clinton speech is always fun to watch in any event, but the mixed feelings of the audience towards the speaker and the speaker towards his audience should make this one particularly fascinating.

Bill Clinton’s speech at the DNC was fascinating and fun to watch.

Hillary Clinton: No way! No how! No McCain!

Michael — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:41:38 +0000

Like her concession speech, this speech of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention is well written and delivered, calling her supporters to elect Barack Obama president.

Al Gore: DNC speech

Michael — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:44:27 +0000

While most of the other speakers at the DNC addressed global warming only in a few sentences, Al Gore continues focusing on the "Inconvenient Truth".

Full text of the speech.

Barack Obama: DNC Denver

Michael — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:15:47 +0000

After the acceptance speech from Barack Obama at the DNC, GOP strategist Alex Castellanos said:

Strong Stuff.

[...]

Whoever didn’t get picked for Republican VP today may be a lucky Republican.

If you haven’t seen the speech already, just see for yourself what Castellanos was talking about: