On the night that Senator Barack Obama was to give his nomination speech, I absolutely wanted to be among Americans and certainly not sit in front of the TV by myself. This evening would make history no matter what. Not only was it exactly 45 years to the day after Martin Luther King's most famous speech. For the first time in America's existence, a black man would be nominated as a candidate for the race for the White House.
The barackobama.com website had endless watch parties planned. Finally I decided to go to the CNN party on Times Square. Among the cars, buses and tourists were chairs with the CNN logo and among all the illuminated and flashing billboards was a large screen showing CNN live.
The Democrats' chosen venue was historic in itself. In America's 200-something year history, a political party has never filled a stadium, let alone one of 85,000. In between speeches by former candidate Al Gore, granddaughter of Republican President Eisenhower, and Senator Bill Richardson, there were performances by Cheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Macdonald.
After an introductory film about Obama's life, the time had finally come. Barack Obama entered the Greek-style stage to thunderous applause. By now, anyone who follows politics knows that Barack is a gifted speaker. Not that I had any doubts, but I did wonder how he could give a better speech than 2004 or his last speech about racism in a packed stadium of people who expect nothing less.
Well, all I can say is he has outdone himself again. He has gradually nullified all the criticisms. He was cool enough to sublimely beat up his rival John McCain. It is not that McCain does not care about the economy, it is that he does not get it! He is therefore very happy to debate who has the right qualifications when it comes to making decisions and temperament. Salt on the open wound of McCain who has a control problem.
In addition, he has presented his plans in concrete terms without showing a trace of narcissism or egoism. It was all about the people.
I am indeed not the conventional candidate, Obama said. I look very different from my predecessors so it is easy to give the wrong impression, but what my opponents do not understand is that this is not about me at all. The campaign was never about me, it is about YOU! Washington does not change the people, the people change Washington.
After the speech I was completely charged, motivated and emotional. I felt great that I literally saw history being made. The commentary from CNN, MSNBC and NPR did not lie. All the reputable stations unanimously agreed that Barack is getting better every day on his way to the presidency. With all my being I hope that Barack Obama will be the next president of America.
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my introduction to Barack Obama.