| 9:14 MT: Haha... the confetti is hanging from the aerial camera. Most of the crowd has left and the delegates are even filing out, but the bloggers are still here.
9:10 MT: The crowd departs to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
9:09 MT: Nancy Pelosi adjourns the meeting. Okay Speaker Pelosi, let's show a little more enthusiasm on that last "Yes We Can."
9:08 MT: Rev. Hunter asks everyone to end the prayer in his or her own way.
9:06 MT: Rev. Joel Hunter of Florida dutelivers the benediction.
9:05 MT: The crowd cheers as Obama leaves the stadium.
9:03 MT: Confetti is everywhere.
8:57 MT: Amazing. Awww... and here are the kids again!
8:54 MT: Obama invokes MLK, and the crowd responds with a standing ovation!
8:51 MT: "What the naysayers don't understand is this election has never been about me. It's about you."
8:49 MT: Obama emphasizes unity on hot button issues: the right to choose, gun control, marriage equality, and immigration.
8:48 MT: "So I've got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first."
8:45 MT: What a public speaker... the brilliant rhetoric is only matched by the impeccable cadence and inflection.
8:42 MT: Wow... "John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell — but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."
8:39 MT: Now foreign policy. "If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament and judgment to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have."
8:37 MT: Obama addresses two key issues for Democrats: education and health care.
8:34 MT: Drilling is a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution.
8:33 MT: Obama says he will cut taxes on 95% of American families and set a goal to end dependence on foreign oil in ten years.
8:30 MT: Obama talks about the promise of America.
8:29 MT: Presidential Much?
8:26 MT: Republicans like an ownership society, so "it's time for them to own their failure."
8:24 MT: Obama hits McCain for "a nation of whiners," and his definition of the middle class. "These are not whiners. These are the American people."
8:22 MT: "I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a 10% chance on change."
8:21 MT: "Eight is Enough."
8:20 MT: "Today I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land—enough!
8:19 MT: "America, we are better than the last eight years! We are a better country than this."
8:17 MT: Awwwww.... cute kids.
8:16 MT: Someone should count how many camera flashes go off during his speech.
8:14 MT: "...I accept your nomination to be president of the United States." A 15 second standing ovation ensues.
8:14 MT: and chants "Yes We Can!" and applauds some more.
8:13 MT: and applauds...
8:12 MT: Obama takes the stage and the crowd applauds...
8:11 MT: If you're still reading this liveblog and not watching television, you should really go turn it on. Or better yet, keep reading the liveblog and turn on the TV.
8:05 MT: Expect Obama's speech to hit many of the notes played most during this convention.
8:03 MT: The stadium is dark and the crowd quiet as the Obama video plays on the jumbotron. It is so quiet that you can hear the Kansas delegation cheer as the video mentions Obama's Kansan heritage.
8:00 MT: In the Denver night Dick Durbin talks about the dawning of a new day.
7:57 MT: Dick Durbin.
7:53 MT: Some 75,000 wait in anticipation for the final two speakers of the night: Dick Durbin and Barack Obama.
7:51 MT: ...as are the camera flashbulbs...even though nobody is on stage. Obama time approaches.
7:50 MT: The sun has set, the sky is still clear, and the stadium lights are putting on the show...
7:48 MT: The crowd breaks out into a spontaneous chant of "Fired Up! Ready to go!"
7:47 MT: The CO Democratic party chair reports that 34,000 people have signed up for text messages from 62262 (OBAMA) in the last three hours.
7:45 MT: The sound system blasts the final strains "Born in the USA!" Flashbulbs from cameras are going off in the stadium, even though no one is on stage. |
