That’s the part that really hooked me on speech.
Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land - enough! This moment - this election - is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough."
This speech didn’t shy away from anything. Barack stood his ground on every single issue, made the issues that separate us seem silly and things we shouldn’t be arguing about and absolutely destroy Bush and McCain. This may be the best political speech I’ve seen in my lifetime and maybe the best in generations.
May this speech convince people that paying attention is needed, that we don’t need more Bush bullshit and that not only can Obama lead this country, he may be able to do it with diginity. Scary fucking thought.
What Would Matt Do: I’m hearing all across the internet how people just stood and watched his speech at bars and resturants and other places and how people hadn’t seen anything like it before. Maybe this will be the changing point America needs. Maybe this will be the president we need. Maybe.