one lonely success

originally published July 28, 2004—3 years ago today:

I have to admit that I’ve spent more than my fair share of time watching the Democratic National Convention on CSPAN. (Actually admitting that I watch anything on C-SPAN automatically qualifies me as a political junky and threatens my status as a cool/hip/young guy.) While I missed tonight’s keynote speech by Tereza, I did catch Barak Obama’s speech.

While I had heard great things about the Senatorial candidate from Illinois, this was the first time that I had the pleasure of hearing him speak. Presenting his own life as an example of American ideals, Obama delivered a uniquely genuine and powerful speech. Obama urged Americans to not allow the “spin masters and negative ad peddlers” to divide our country. After listening to his speech, I can see why this guy has become the “great hope” of the DNC. Bookmark this post and refer back to it in 2012. Obama represents the future of American politics. Conservatives/Republicans take notice.

With ratings for the first night of the convention the lowest in history, this whole convention exercise may prove futile in persuading the all important swing-vote. Nonetheless, those who caught Obama’s speech witnessed the brightest moment of the entire campaign.

Spent anytime watching C-SPAN this week? All the cool kids are…

UPDATE: While C-SPAN’s video link of Barak Obama’s speech isn’t cooperating, you can read the full-text transcript of his speech courtesy of his campaign website.