Obama's "Definitional" and "Corker of a Speech" in Spartanburg, SC

[wheresthemind]

Run time: 27:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkGr_Rrdn0   Posted on YouTube: November 04, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 04, 2007 By DU Member: wheresthemind Views on DU: 1149

 
CNN and The New York Times had good things to say about this speech yesterday and I was anxiously waiting for it to be posted online. Very good. Well worth watching in entirety.

"SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A quick note to say that Barack Obama just unleashed a corker of a speech that had students here at Converse College on their feet and cheering. He painted a bold new picture of a world in which he were president and that brought wild applause.

He also made several references to Hillary Clinton. He said she’s “a colleague and a friend, she’s a skilled politician and she’s run so far what Washington would call a textbook campaign.”

But, he added, “The problem I have, and the disagreement we have, is with the textbook itself.”

He said that textbook — not Mrs. Clinton, but the textbook — “says very little about how to bring the country together. It encourages vague, calculated answers instead of clear consistent principles about how you would lead America.”"

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/obama-challenges-clintons-textbook/

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/04/obama-turns-the-page-on-clinton/

[illinoisprogressive]

1. WOW! That was a powerful speech.

I wanted to see this and i am so glad you put it on. thank you.

[Leftist78]

2. Wish I could have been there

The event was about 2 miles from my house. I had to work the night before so I was asleep. :( Great speech though

[silverweb]

3. Incredible.

Finally got to watch it uninterrupted all the way through. He's amazing.


GObama!

[CalGator]

4. incredible

You can;t have any humanity in you if you can watch this speech and don't want to vote for this man. There is no debate. Barack Obama is the future of the Democratic Party.

[ariesgem]

5. Thank you for posting this.

This is one of the best speeches I've heard coming from Obama. I only saw news clips of this & I'm so glad to see the entire speech.

K & R!