Who is still buzzing over Obama's speech?

[apnu]

Although 111 (and counting) are dead in Iraq, and we should lose sight of that...

Who is still high from Obama's speech?

[havocmom]

1. Um, where'd you get that figure?

is that for just yesterday? the week? the month?

I may need more coffee, but 111 does not compute

[GiovanniC]

2. The Day

Car bombing, most (all?) Iraqis.

[apnu]

3. I saw someone else report here... could be last night's number.

[maxpower]

4. Here you go

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.main/index.html

[havocmom]

6. Thank you. Haven't done the papers this AM yet.

So, can somebody tell me again how bush* has made the world safer?. Hope the families of those killed show up on his doorstep for an answer to that question

[maxpower]

7. No problem

I am happy to help. I just wish it were better news.

[Ravenseye]

5. Obama in 2020 more like it.

Elect Kerry/Edwards 2004
Re-Elect President Kerry/VP Edwards in 2008
Elect Clinton/Obama 2012
Re-Elect President Clinton/VP Obama in 2016
Elect Obama/? 2020

I mean...wouldn't that be good? The only real question here is who should be the Veep in 2020 for Obama, and then be Pres in 2028...

I'm thinking Harold Ford. Like in that Chris Rock movie. Best way to not get the racists to kill the first black president is to have a black veep as well. :)

[apnu]

8. Interesting, I've seen several of these lists and I have a question.

Which is more important? Electing the first African American of the first woman.

That's a tough one, either way I'd be proud to call myself a democrat, however its a sticky question.

[Ravenseye]

9. Neither...

We should never elect someone just to be the first black president, or first woman president.

We should elect people that are good, smart, wise leaders. If they happen to be a woman or black, or have a funny name, so be it. The best people with the best ideas should have the jobs and skin or gender should be a human interest story and nothing more.

[apnu]

10. Good answer!

That's the point, but as you probably know, politics is perception. And as more women and African Americans (and other minorities) rise in the Democratic party to even higher levels, somewhere along the line the question will be asked.

And that's just the right answer to give.

Kudos!

[Chovexani]

15. Dave Chappelle for VP

They'd never shoot Obama if Dave was gonna be the president. :)

[terrya]

11. I am. It was pure, mesmerizing theater. Just brilliant.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. That was history-level oratory in my opinion.

Even that pie-wagon Laura Ingraham seemed at a loss about how best to snidely whine about it... Something about Gays being bad, or... uh, something.

[apnu]

13. Yeah that was a special moment

Last night had a ton of great moments!

Wexler's "time out for Cheney"

Dean's endless standing ovation... longer than Bill Clinton's IMO. I almost came to tears when I saw the "Thank you Dr. Dean" signs.

Teddy's breaking away from the pack and going directly after Bush, by name!

Obama -- 'nuff said.

THK, great speech and took the Nancy Regan "red" and claimed it for her own. Brilliant!

[klook]

14. Ranks with the best

Obama was brilliant, and I believe his speech was on a par with those by Mario Cuomo at the 1984 convention and Jesse Jackson in 1988.

[jdonaldball]

16. But the Democrats lost in 1984

So what is most important? A speech like Cuomo's? Or a victory at the polls?

[klook]

17. Did Cuomo's speech cost Mondale the White House? n/t

[jdonaldball]

19. No. But it didn't win the White House.

Style doesn't matter in this election.
Winning is all that matters.

[klook]

20. Read the speeches. Listen to the speeches.

You think Cuomo and Jackson's speeches (and Obama's) were all style? They were all three full of excellent, substantive, and inspiring ideas! :grr:

[LSU_Subversive]

18. I'm tempted to say it was the best speech I've ever seen

Clinton's was abso-freakin-lutely GREAT so I still can't pick which one is my fave.

[Selwynn]

21. I am going to listen to it again (for the fourth time)

[unkachuck]

22. best speech I've heard so far....

.....the man is an absolute 'natural'.....every bit as good as Clinton....