It was the night that had supporters of Barack Obama a little nervous and uncertain as to how Hillary Clinton would address the delegates in Denver on Tuesday at the DNC. Her debut was preceded by a visual montage of her life and political speeches and it seemed at times as though she was presenting a video resume of the reasons why she should be the one to be the party’s nominee. After former First-Daughter Chelsea Clinton introduced her mom, Hillary was greeted with a standing ovation and a raucous applause that seemed as though it would never end. Even though Barack Obama’ s oratory skills are praised by nearly everyone, Hillary Clinton is just as good, if not better in some instances. Hillary, as expected urged unity among the different factions within the Democratic Party, but several themes were missing.
Hillary Clinton never referred to Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief, nor did she mention his experience. Hillary stressed electing a Democrat, the Party’s Nominee, namely Barack Obama because he identifies with the same policies that she does; but not necessarily because he [Barack] is the ‘best qualified’ candidate. Interestingly, Hillary Clinton did mention Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s experience. Hillary Clinton showed tremendous grace and deference to Barack Obama by a powerful speech that should help heal the wounds that still persist among the Obama and Clinton camps. Only time will tell if her delegates were voting for her or for the issues that she championed.
Robert Randle
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Tacoma, WA 98402
August 26, 2008
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