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QUOTE (CNN) -- Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28,1963, Martin Luther King Jr. shared his vision for a new America: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal,' " he said before a crowd of hundreds of thousands. King's dream for a land where his children would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" would be repeated, meditated upon and memorized for generations to come. On the 45th anniversary of King's rousing call, Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination at INVESCO Field in Denver, Colorado. In what represents at least a partial actualization of King's dream, Obama will officially become the first African-American to lead a major party's ticket for president of the United States.  i'm gonna be watching. |
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Aug 28 2008, 12:50 PM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
Cool..
Did you watch the DNC last night JC? |
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Aug 28 2008, 01:02 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(Tungster @ Aug 28 2008, 12:50 PM)  Cool.. Did you watch the DNC last night JC? yeah i've been watching. i had class last night so i missed some, but i got home in the middle of bill clinton's speech. |
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Aug 28 2008, 01:43 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I seriously was on the verge of tears last night when Obama came out and stood on stage with Joe and Jill Biden.
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Aug 28 2008, 01:51 PM
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Who do you all think McCain is going to pick for his VP?
I've heard rumors that they are going to announce his choice tonight. |
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Aug 28 2008, 02:07 PM
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I think it's very cool. I wish I had more time to catch it.
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Aug 28 2008, 02:30 PM
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QUOTE(Lansing @ Aug 28 2008, 02:51 PM) Who do you all think McCain is going to pick for his VP? I've heard rumors that they are going to announce his choice tonight. Wrong, Friday 11AM. |
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Aug 28 2008, 02:33 PM
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QUOTE(KryMeARiver @ Aug 28 2008, 03:30 PM) Wrong, Friday 11AM. Maybe, but according to the Drudge Report: SOURCE: NAME MAY LEAK AT 6 PM ET... WITH SOME SORT OF CONFIRMATION AT 8 PM... DEVELOPING... |
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Aug 28 2008, 02:52 PM
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Hahah yeah, drudge last night said 11 AM Fri.
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Aug 28 2008, 03:32 PM
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A fair point...
Drudge also said that Evan Bayh was Obama's VP pick less than an hour before he announced Biden. He even had a bumper sticker up! |
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Aug 28 2008, 06:03 PM
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I was on the edge of tears, too, but that was when Hilary did her speech. It was wonderful.
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Aug 28 2008, 06:11 PM
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i hope he doesn't get shot.
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Aug 28 2008, 06:55 PM
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I was on the verge of tears too, but only because so many people are OK with voting for someone who supports the right to suck their baby's brains out with a vacuum.
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Aug 28 2008, 07:01 PM
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QUOTE(KryMeARiver @ Aug 28 2008, 07:55 PM) I was on the verge of tears too, but only because so many people are OK with voting for someone who supports the right to suck their baby's brains out with a vacuum. Hmm.. I never saw that in his policy.. It's cool that they got sheryl crow 
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Aug 28 2008, 07:29 PM
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He doesn't like to talk about it.
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Aug 28 2008, 07:35 PM
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yaay.
 My dad has sirius radio in his car, and we were driving somewhere, and he was listening to some of it. |
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Aug 28 2008, 07:45 PM
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omnomnom Group: Member Posts: 1,776 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 180,688 |
QUOTE(KryMeARiver @ Aug 28 2008, 08:29 PM) He doesn't like to talk about it. Ohh, I see. He and Michelle feed the brains to their dogs to make them super human too? |
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Aug 28 2008, 08:26 PM
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damn go look at cnn, the stadium is so f**king packed. i just read this too...
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Thousands stood in the warm temperatures in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday to wait in lines that are nearly six miles long, according to local police. |
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Aug 28 2008, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(coconutter @ Aug 28 2008, 08:45 PM) Ohh, I see. He and Michelle feed the brains to their dogs to make them super human too? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8040102197.html |
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Aug 28 2008, 09:06 PM
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wow they already caught guys with snipers
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Aug 28 2008, 10:52 PM
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That speech was so beautiful, I cried about 5 times. We have got to elect Barack Obama as the next president!
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Aug 28 2008, 11:13 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 28 2008, 09:26 PM) damn go look at cnn, the stadium is so f**king packed. i just read this too... DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Thousands stood in the warm temperatures in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday to wait in lines that are nearly six miles long, according to local police. AHHH, i can't believe they're all HERE in colorado..it's been so freaking amazing. they obviously had to close down a couple of highways last weekend in preparation for the humongous amount of traffic coming in, but it's all been great! and i absolutely love invesco stadium, great place to have it at. i missed a lot of the convention because school just started up again this week and it's been killer, but i watched the entire speech and it gave me goosebumps while i was clapping and yelling, lol. barack is awesome. |
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Aug 28 2008, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE(Lansing @ Aug 28 2008, 04:32 PM) Drudge also said that Evan Bayh was Obama's VP pick less than an hour before he announced Biden. He even had a bumper sticker up! They made stickers and posters for all of the potentials, or at least made plans for them. There were also plans in place with the nearby airports to transport the VP as soon as they got the word.
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Aug 28 2008, 11:30 PM
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I missed the speech, but I hope to catch a rerun of it.
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Aug 28 2008, 11:39 PM
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QUOTE(hi-C @ Aug 28 2008, 11:43 AM) I seriously was on the verge of tears last night when Obama came out and stood on stage with Joe and Jill Biden. My dad got teary when Beau Biden spoke. My dad never cries for anything whatsoever. It was really touching. Obama's speech was amazing. It didn't even feel like 42 minutes. |
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Aug 29 2008, 12:13 AM
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thank you
"thank you" "thank very much" "thank you" "thank you" Okay, Im for Obama but I was annoyed by his repetition of dictions.  It's like ... "okay, we know how much you cant express your gratitude in words"  |
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Aug 29 2008, 12:14 AM
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Why does his freaking wife look SO DAMN SMUG?!
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Aug 29 2008, 12:17 AM
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because she is a hard worker so it may had contributed the "aged-political" look on her face and neck. Think about all the stress, odd schedules, and things she does.
Not to mentioned, she graduated from Harvard and Princeton? i dont remember ... she quited her old job at the law firm to be involved with community services. she was also the head of certain organization. |
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Aug 29 2008, 01:16 AM
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im watching as i type! :]
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Aug 29 2008, 02:06 AM
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More pretty rhetoric with little substance. Listening to flowery and evasive language is not inspiring to me in the least.
Not that John McCain is really any better. |
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Aug 29 2008, 03:43 AM
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QUOTE(Reidar @ Aug 29 2008, 01:06 AM) More pretty rhetoric with little substance. Listening to flowery and evasive language is not inspiring to me in the least. Not that John McCain is really any better. In the world of "many bloodsucking leeches," that's just how they get down. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a politician make a speech and get straight to the point? |
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Aug 29 2008, 06:39 AM
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personally i think that anyone who says this speech was exactly like his others either A) didn't watch it or B) hasn't watched his others.
the rhetoric was different, the change message was more outlined and less vague, he his all the main points that needed to be hit. |
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Aug 29 2008, 10:54 AM
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^ How dare he. Seriously. Motherf**k that bastard.
QUOTE(technicolour @ Aug 29 2008, 01:14 AM) Why does his freaking wife look SO DAMN SMUG?! It's all in her facial/bone structure. |
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Aug 29 2008, 10:57 AM
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QUOTE(banhbao @ Aug 29 2008, 11:44 AM) I'm laughing at McCain's choice for running mate. Me too. What is he thinking? |
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Aug 29 2008, 03:48 PM
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Between reminiscing about his church, attacking McCain, and offering hypothetical scenarios of the suffering working-class, it was disappointingly stale.
I also have the entire transcript in front of me. There is zero concrete extrapolation on any of his plans. If he wants to inspire me, then he needs to stop playing it safe with flowery words that don't mean anything, which is the same problem as pretty much every single politician out there. |
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Aug 29 2008, 03:53 PM
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Reidar, he was preaching the choir.
I think it's one of Obama's biggest downfall. Sure he can charm the people that love him anyway, but I'm unconvinced he can get enough lukewarms and undecideds to support him. |
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Aug 29 2008, 07:39 PM
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that's bullshit! otherwise, it means that he's weak and cant take charge of his convention/event.
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Aug 29 2008, 07:43 PM
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^he was speaking to 80,000 people with millions more watching. can't really say shut the f**k up and sit down so i can talk.
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Aug 29 2008, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE(demolished @ Aug 29 2008, 07:39 PM) ^ that's bullshit! otherwise, it means that he's weak and cant take charge of his convention/event. would you please shut up and not reply to my political topics like this anymore? besides the fact that you aren't even coherent most of the time, what you're saying is stupid as hell. he said thank you a bunch of times because there isn't that much else you can say to try to hint to a crowd to calm down so you can proceed with a speech. you're spamming as far as i'm concerned. every time you post in topics like this i'm just left thinking "what the f**k" after i read your reply. i don't think you have any clue what you're talking about. |
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Aug 29 2008, 10:40 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 29 2008, 06:44 PM) would you please shut up and not reply to my political topics like this anymore? besides the fact that you aren't even coherent most of the time, what you're saying is stupid as hell. he said thank you a bunch of times because there isn't that much else you can say to try to hint to a crowd to calm down so you can proceed with a speech. you're spamming as far as i'm concerned. I dont know about that. do you think he could had done a better job at calming the member besides saying "thank you" for the entire 2 minutes? ok. i wont talk.  QUOTE every time you post in topics like this i'm just left thinking "what the f**k" after i read your reply. i don't think you have any clue what you're talking about.  sorryokay. i wont be on cB very soon. in the next couple days, i will be gone!
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Aug 29 2008, 10:50 PM
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QUOTE(demolished @ Aug 29 2008, 10:40 PM) I dont know about that. do you think he could had done a better job at calming the member besides saying "thank you" for the entire 2 minutes? ok. i wont talk. sorryokay. i wont be on cB very soon. in the next couple days, i will be gone! what would you suggest he do? EVERYONE does that, not just obama. that is what you do when you're waiting for the applause to stop. |
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Aug 29 2008, 11:01 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 29 2008, 08:50 PM) what would you suggest he do? EVERYONE does that, not just obama. that is what you do when you're waiting for the applause to stop.  okay ... i never heard of that. |
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Aug 29 2008, 11:05 PM
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QUOTE(demolished @ Aug 29 2008, 11:01 PM) okay ... i never heard of that. then i don't suppose you've watched very many speeches 
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Aug 29 2008, 11:19 PM
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QUOTE(KryMeARiver @ Aug 28 2008, 09:46 PM) So what? He doesn't want abortion to be illegal, it's not like he keeps baby brains in his pantry and eats them for dinner. Give me a break. |
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Aug 30 2008, 07:29 AM
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QUOTE(coconutter @ Aug 30 2008, 12:19 AM) So what? He doesn't want abortion to be illegal, it's not like he keeps baby brains in his pantry and eats them for dinner. Give me a break. Find out what a partial birth abortion is. They pull the baby out of the womb, crack the head open, then suck the brains out with a vacuum. |
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Aug 30 2008, 12:58 PM
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QUOTE(KryMeARiver @ Aug 30 2008, 07:29 AM) Find out what a partial birth abortion is. They pull the baby out of the womb, crack the head open, then suck the brains out with a vacuum. What's wrong with that? |
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Aug 30 2008, 01:39 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Aug 30 2008, 01:58 PM) What's wrong with that? The brains go to waste when really, they taste great with a side of eggs and bacon. |
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Aug 30 2008, 02:25 PM
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Very true. They also turn out magnifico with a light stir fry and a dash of paprika.
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Aug 30 2008, 03:22 PM
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Neil Boortz, author of The FairTax book, wrote an interesting article on Obama's speech from an economic standpoint.
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