From the mouth of "Da Man"-
Democrat Barack Obama appeared on stage today to accept his nomination as the party's presidential candidate, sending a 75,000 capacity crowd wild.
After shouts of his mantra "Yes we can" finally died down, Obama formally accepted the Democratic Party's White House nomination with
"profound gratitude and great humility."
Evoking King's 1963 march on Washington, Obama said what
"people of every creed and colour, from every walk of life" heard "is that in America, our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dreams can be one". "America, we cannot turn back," the 47-year-old Illinois senator said as he vowed to turn back the turmoil of the past eight years and the
"failed presidency of George W Bush".
And he tore into his Republican rival John McCain, saying he did not understand the struggles of normal Americans and should stop questioning his patriotism.
"It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it,"
As thousands of supporters waved tiny American flags after being whipped up into a patriotic frenzy by a pageant of patriotic songs, Obama trumpeted:
"I've got news for you, John McCain, we all put our country first." "I get it, I realise that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office, I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington. But I stand before you tonight because all across America, something is stirring. What the nay sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me, its been about you." "America, we are better than these eight years, We are a better country than this," "We meet at one of those defining moments -- a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more."
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Obama accepts historic nomination - US Election - smh.com.au
spoken like it is OBi.
