Michelle will be the star attraction on the opening night of the convention!

[dkf]

Clintons, Michelle Obama Get 'Headline' Spots at Convention

By Robert Barnes
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign announced yesterday that his wife, Michelle, will be the star attraction on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 25 in Denver.

Following Michelle Obama, the "headline speakers" for the rest of the convention will be Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, Obama's vice presidential choice on Wednesday, and Obama himself on Thursday, when the convention moves to Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium and Obama officially accepts the party's nomination before a crowd expected to reach 75,000.

Two of the dates will be rich with symbolism: Clinton, who came closer than any woman in history to winning a major party nomination for president, will speak on the 88th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote, and Obama will give his acceptance speech on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/10/clinton_michelle_obama_get_hea.html

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Do we still not know who will be giving the keynote address?

[PresidentObama]

2. Hillary, isn't it? n/t

[dkf]

3. She's night 2. Bill is night 3 along with the VP.

Which speech is the keynote?

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Isn't the keynote on night 3?

I don't think it's Hillary.

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Keynotes speeches are given to up and coming people.....not old standards

2004 Barack Obama
2000 Harold Ford Jr
1996 Evan Bayh
1992 Barbara Jordan
1988 Ann Richards
1984 Mario Cuomo
1980 Edward Kennedy
1976 Barbara Jordan
1972 Reuben Askew (no internet link to speech)
1968 Daniel Inouye (no internet link to speech)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/16/161232/428/1004/432256

[PresidentObama]

9. And? This isn't the past. This is 2008. Not 2004 or 1988

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Correct ....... Hillary is the past

Not the future of the party.

[PresidentObama]

5. I would assume the Obama campaign will have Hillary as the keynote.

It makes a lot of sense.

[dkf]

7. I looked it up...She is the keynote speaker and therefore not the VP

who gets to speak on a day of his/her own.

[PresidentObama]

10. I thought she was, thanks for confirming. She'll make a good keynote.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. That's horrible if true.

The keynote speech should be by an up and coming person, or someone with an inspirational story to tell. Clinton is neither. :(

What a failure if true.

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. Give me a link on that

I've read nothing on that only she is speaking that night.

[dkf]

17. Hillary Clinton agrees to Denver keynote - sign she's not running mate

BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/30/2008-07-30_hillary_clinton_agrees_to_denver_keynote.html

Some of those on the conference call concluded Clinton was not under serious consideration for vice president, and would instead be filling a more limited - albeit historically charged - role at the Denver convention.

"She said Hillary Clinton has accepted the role of speaking on the passage of the 19th Amendment," said Gus Bickford, a DNC member and superdelegate from Massachusetts who was on the call. "It really does send the signal that Hillary will not be the vice president."

[PresidentObama]

6. I would assume the Obama campaign will have Hillary as the keynote.

It makes a lot of sense.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

11. I'm really excited to hear her speech! I'm sad that we haven't heard more from her lately.

She really knows about the hardships Americans face, and it would be a benefit for the campaign to see her everyday after the convention.

Michelle is a STRENGTH... let's use her.

[dkf]

12. I think she just could be the star of the show.

It'll be fun to see the Obamas vs the Clintons.

[eshfemme]

16. I like the mutual symbolism of the dates that their speeches will be given on. n/t