"Out of many, one."

[sheshe2]

2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

SNIP:

It is that fundamental belief -- It is that fundamental belief: I am my brother’s keeper. I am my sister’s keeper that makes this country work. It’s what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family.

E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."

Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us -- the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of "anything goes." Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America -- there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America -- there’s the United States of America.

The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into red states and blue states; red states for Republicans, blue states for Democrats. But I’ve got news for them, too. We worship an "awesome God" in the blue states, and we don’t like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states. We coach Little League in the blue states and yes, we’ve got some gay friends in the red states. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

In the end -- In the end -- In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope?

SNIP:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/convention2004/barackobama2004dnc.htm

BOG

Peace~

[Kath1]

1. Awesome, she!

2004 - The year I awoke politically and decided to make a personal and public stand for peace and women's rights. I took a lot of crap from my ex and the rather conservative social clique we were in but it was all well worth it.

10 years later I am so deeply glad that this man is President I almost want to cry.

[sheshe2]

2. That speech was given here in Boston!

Damn I loved that one...

Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!

In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.

Thanks Kath!

[Kath1]

3. I know!

I never thought I'd live to see the day when we would elect a President like Obama. A President who fervently believes in the same things I do - peace, equality and every woman's right to make her own choices, to name just a few.

So important that we get out the vote in 2014!

[sheshe2]

4. The Community Organizer...

He is going for the youth vote here~

[freshwest]

6. Oh, look at the smiles!

[sheshe2]

7. It's a great picture, is it not!

It warms my heart.

freshwest!

[freshwest]

5. Wow, right there in Boston! And the principles we stand for. Thanks, Sheshe! n/t

[NBachers]

8. I remember being blown away by that speech- I remember wanting "the skinny guy with the funny name"

to be my president.

[sheshe2]

10. My thoughts exactly, NBachers! nt

[treestar]

9. A good reminder

I hope he's still able to feel that hope after the last 5 years!

[sheshe2]

11. I believe that he does treestar.

The man is pretty amazing. He has let so much roll off his shoulders.

[IrishAyes]

12. You're probably the only people who don't want to shoot me

every time I whoop and holler, "I KNEW this man would be President the first time I ever laid eyes on him!"

So, I'll shout it again: "I KNEW THIS MAN WOULD BE PRESIDENT THE FIRST TIME I EVER LAID EYES ON HIM!"

Damn, that feels good.

[sheshe2]

13. "I KNEW THIS MAN WOULD BE PRESIDENT THE FIRST TIME I EVER LAID EYES ON HIM!"

Yes it does feel good, Irish!

Damn Good!