I wanted so bad to go to Denver- it was doable- I live only in the next state. I'm glad that I opted to not go. I still feel quite betrayed by the whole Obama shutting Clinton out thing. Will he bring me back? I don't know. I'd like an honest answer as to why he didn't even consider Hillary for his team.

HIS team- that's the thing. He says a lot of we- but he doesn't listen to us.

I actually find this very sad: all of these people really believe that this man is going to deliver change. His own past shows very little decision making, and his entire platform is civil rights for minorities and not all Americans. People are almost doing it since it is the "in thing" to do, like hands across America. If this man gets elected, how will all these people deal with the profound disappointment in a huge historical flop?

Hilary certainly could draw votes. However, were you President would you want Bill looking over your shoulder and
how could you vet HRC without looking at the money behind the Clinton Library, the number of last minute pardons , which Hilary was involved in, and the like. The Clintons did not want to be vetted.

WOW that is massive...getting into the super bowl (which I've done once before and once after 9/11) has always been a pain. And that's usually just the crowds of the people that have tickets plus maybe a few thousand more; I can't imagine this where it's tons of people trying to get into the place.

Also, is there some sort of re-broadcast to outside the stadium like a big portable jumbotron or something?

One man can't do it all by himself. This is why it is exciting to see how many people will have his back. It takes a village.

I swear sometimes I can't believe that some of these bloggers are adults.

It takes all of us to make a difference. Stop fighting the feeling.
Get with the program. Make a change. YES WE ALL CAN. Indifference has ruled too long. I'm ready for Love of fellow man Love of Land. Look at the Picture. Looks like a beautiful Bouquet.

It's sad that we treat politicians like they're some kind of saviour when they're really not. No matter if they're Dem or Rep – this flocking adoration is frightening. We the people are who they should be flocking to. We the people should be holding all of our representatives accountable but we don't.

URGENT:

TO: ROLAND MARTIN (LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!)

GREAT COMMENTARY 2NIGHT ROLAND. I AM WATCHING LIVE. LOVE THE BLACK AND GOLD ('06) YOU'RE WEARING!!!!.

GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

Why do you broadcast Sheryl Crow and take a commercial break when Bill Richardson is speaking on Thursday during the DNC? I am interested in finding the substance in this convention, if there is any.

its not about race its about substance and he has it

Yawn...Sorry, slept right through Obama's speech. Let's see, did I miss anything? Hmmm, said the same things as before and let's see, everybody gushed that this was the best ever and on and on and on. Come on Gergen! Speech writers, "Hello?". Dem or Rep. Both gonna do whatever it takes to get the power. Check hard a year later when nothing happens. "Not my fault. Busch created such a mess I can't fix." McCain will give same answer just like Dem congress. Not until you get the guy who cares about the people more than winning will we ever get this country on the right track.

Alan.

i hope and pray that this man is elected we need so badly

Obama's speech tonight one again reinforces that he is a great reader of the teleprompter. He will fool enough people that he will get a bump and be up by 12-15 points until the Republicans and the 527's expose the miilions of people who just started to pay attention to the Presidential race as to who the real Obama is. The Obama who referred to his grandmother as a "typical white person", the Obama who is friendly with Bill Ayers, an unrepetent terrorist who jump started Obama's political carreer by holding a fundraiser in his home; the Obama who referred to middle-Americans as people who cling to their guns and religion, the Obama who had a racist, American hating preacher, Jeremiah Wright as one of his mentors, the Obama who is married to a woman who said recently that she was proud of her country for the first time, the Obama who voted to allow a baby who is born alive from a botched abortion to be killed.

The speech itself was a joke as he rails against the policies of the past and then regurgitates the failed liberal policies of the past. The whole spectacle of the evening is typical of the Democratice Party; big hat, no cattle. (that one was for you Texans) McCain will tear him apart in the debates when Obama can't just read a speech from a teleprompter.

Obama was nothing short of inspiring! He will be the next President of the United States. He roared and made it known that he will fight for the people and change for a better tomorrow. Very effective and heart felt speech.

No mystery who McCain names as his VP choice, it has always been Mitt Romney. I knew that right after Romney dropped out of the race but kept his delegates. If McCain won the nomination, Romney would be his running mate. McCain will try to go after the swing states, so he will need a recognizable name.

I contributed to the Obama campaign tonight after the full DNC. I am supporting our candidate wholeheartedly. I am energized and ready for a CHANGE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. As we struggle towards the week ahead, let us Pray that the campaign ahead is the only thing that we will be discussing in the weeks coming. As a Floridian, the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Coast is drawing attention with the impending hurricanes, however, God's Will, God's Way. Great Job's Democrats. I am interested in the Republican's response to this "action".

to ted you have not lived long enough to know what you are talking about because if you did you would know what the h- you were talking about you are like thousands of people who just talk the talk but dont know how to walk the walk i feel so sorry for you and what you think you stand for God

I am most appreciative that we are living in a time when we can come
together as Americans, individuals, and families despite our differences with LOVE for one another united for Change in our most needed time. Haters fall back let's get America back on track.
Best wishes Obama and I'll do my part.
with love 4 America,
Angel in South Carolina

The IRONY OF PRAYER

Wasn't there a republican praying for rain on the Democrats parade?
Now, ironically, 3 yrs. to the date of Katrina; another hurricane will arrve in time to test the Bush Administration and rain and wind will arrive in MPLS/St. Paul during McCain's speech....

Curses have become blessings....

I am white and Catholic. I was in first grade when Kennedy was shot. Since then no other candidate has inspired me like Mr Obama.

When Bill Clinton ran, he moved people to vote but Mr Obama has moved young people in a positive direction. He has ignited all people like no one else has ever done.

The republican party is just for the moment and will go back in 10 days to only thinking about the privileged few. I was out sourced under this leadership and I saw people lose their pensions.

I also visited Williamsburg for the first time a few years ago and was shocked to find that Black and Catholics were treated the same at the Governor's Palace.

The history of this moment that a black and a catholic stand together to lead our nation shows that our nation is transcending into a better place..... but only if he gets elected!

I think that he delivered a really outstanding speech. I am a believer that one does not need to have a Military background. One can serve his/her country in many other ways. I have been over in that sandbox and I saw things that made me wonder why? I believe that Obama will take us out of Iraq responsibly and I am beginning to think that this man can actually cut the political BS and provide that change America needs. He has that spirit, belief and seems to have a lot of integrity.

Never have I been so proud to be an American, as tonight.
Thank you to Senator Obama for running for President!

If you love America, you must realize that America needs to be fixed. In order for America to be fixed, it needs to be changed. In order for America to be changed, we need Barack Obama. As Obama so eloquently pointed out, there's no time for bipartisan politics; we need to join together for America. If we expect America to grow, we need to use common sense and forget the status quo. If we don't grow, we stagnate and die. We can't progress with the past we have muddled through or the present we are enduring. In order for our generation to have a future, for our future generations to have a future; we need Barack. Yes, we can!

did you see those columns-they tried a look alike to the birds nest with the 'works shooting and all

obama for president !

Hi from IL I feel fortunate as does my husband we saw him many times when he did a wonderful job in our state. He is a very honest comfortable in his own skin type of person. We are from Freeport IL where he spoke at our public library.

I liked Hillary too but these people who blog about not supporting him because he did not pick her for the vep are republicans just doing there thing. SPIN, SPIN, SPIN
Hillary is a good person and any democrat that supported her and her policies will support the ticket. The alternative is too GRIM to thing about.

The present Administration is who should have been held accountable instead of praising them and offering to put them back in office again! Many came in droves to see J.F. Kennedy and we didnt call it a flocking. Neither J.F. Kennedy nor Obama are Saviours but in Kennedy's decade and now America sure needed/s one! J.F. fit the bill in the 60's and Barack Obama will fit the bill now! He is the Best America's been offered since Bill Clinton! Anyone who wants a third round of Bush with a different face be my guest! But it will never happen America has had enough of liers, fritters, war mongers, arrogance and Dictators! "I'm all for Recycling but this is ridculous!"

GO BAMA, GO BIDEN, GO AMERICANS ELECT OBAMA AS PRESIDENT! Yes We Can, Yes We Can, Yes WE MUST !

I am most appreciative that we are living in a time when we can come
together as Americans, individuals, and families despite our differences with LOVE for one another united for Change in our most needed time. Haters fall back let’s get America back on track.
Best wishes Obama and I’ll do my part.

Historically, the Democrats support the Unions. What will Obama do about the Unions trying to put the non union companies out of work?

I watched Obama's speech last night and I was moved. As a Canadien
citizen, I watch this election with great interest. If I was an not sure about
Obama, I am now. He did what he had to do, said what he had to say, he got the job done, just as he will when he's President of the United States.
When I watch Obama, what amazes me is I don't even notice he skin color, I see him as a man who wants to and will make a difference, the way he was brought up reflects the way he carries himself. Well done.
When I watch him speak, I think of the movie that Micheal Douglas was in The American President and he ended a speech in a great way. That stadium would have gone nuts as well people at home if he would have said, I am Barack Obama, your next President of the United States. Sends chills down my spine.

I am most appreciative that we are living in a time when we can come
together as Americans, individuals, and families despite our differences with LOVE for one another united for Change in our most needed time. Haters fall back let’s get America back on track.
Best wishes Obama and I’ll do my part.

with love for America,
Angel in South Carolina

Ok now that we stopped drinking the Democrat kool aid....let's get real. The speech was elaborate and rhetorically masterful. Once again it lacked substance, and lots of I will with no explanation on how.

He fell short on credible explanations on how he will deliver. He was outshined by Biden and the Clintons. His words although impressive and moving ..... are empty when you start digging deep.

His naivity showed greatly. And pathetcally he accuses a man's characrter and willingness to go after Bin Laden, a man that spent some of his years as a prisoner of war and tortured.

Really disappointed. And if you want to know what a political speech looks and sounds like, then look at the Clintons. Both speeches had rhetoric and specifics explained in a way that all Americans would understand.

He even admitted that he may not be the best qualified, are you kidding me!

If McCain voted 90% of the time with Bush. How many times did Obama in his short time in the Senate vote with Bush and McCain. Also, how many times did McCain vote with Bill Clinton during his 8 years.

I hope CNN, Cooper, Wolf and King can be as fair and balanced/positive to McCane during his convention as they were to Obama during his convention. This would be a nice change.

It amazes me that Obama believes that by eliminating tax "breaks" to big businesess that he's going to be able to pay for the military, education, socialized health care, the vast ideas for his new energy policy, etc., etc., etc. all that he promised and is going to reduce taxes for 95% of Americans. Impossible and foolish that anyone would believe it.

Obama's speeches used to be about "Hope and Change", tonight it was about gloom and doom ??!!

What happened..the speech was had angry tone? why?

I love Denver! I am so sad that I couldn't be there for the convention. I lived in Denver till I was three years old. I went in May to visit for two weeks. It is such a beautiful city. I would love to live there again! They did an amazing job with the convention, all four days! It was so nice to see so many people showed up. It looked so packed!

Why are black men being singled out by barack obama. I am a single black father who cares for my son alone. His mother has no responsibility for him and does not pay child support. She has two other children which are not mine but are in the care of her mother. Their are a lot of women today who do not take care of their kids and keep they continue to have BABIES to collect a check. When OBAMA says make black men responsible, this is a SLAP IN THE FACE because it should be make parents responsible. Thank you for your time on this very serious american problem.

Ted Kenndey started the ball game, Michelle Obama hit a home run, Hillery Clinton knocked it out of the park, Bill Clinton slamming it out of the country and Barack grand slammed it into the universe. Best convention I have ever seen. Lets take America back to the people and get out and vote.

I never voted for George Bush before, but I would like to elect him the worst president in the history of this country.

I really wonder why Team Obama don't point out what a wonderful job Sen. Obama did for the people of South Chicago. Just drive down the street any street. There you will see what a Man of Change can do. Sen. Obama and Bill Ayers together had 500 Million Dollars to improve the public schools. All those doctors and professionals must be remarkable. Or did the Accorn Group spend those millions on somethings else. Let find out!

The problem with Obama is just that, who is he? not proven, not a leader, who is he. I would probably vote for him if I knew who he was?Many can promise change..deliver...

Many have said that Obama is good at giving speeches but may not be able to lead the country. Shouldn't we be more wary of someone who isn't even competent enough to give a good speech to be entrusted with running the country.

The best delivery of speech by Senator Obama I have ever watched yet. As I expected, the Presidential Nominee Senator Obama has delivered his historic speech very effectively. His clear definition of Changes he believes in was very specific and precise to the point. His explanations about the same old policies of failure by McCain-Bush administration of the last 8 years were right into the points of truth. Americans needed to know that stories of betrayal by Bush Admin in the name of security and conservatism. America needs real and effective results of securing the country with economic prosperity and economic equality for all. The existing Republican leaders led by Senator McCain does not understand that and they are not interested in it either because they are carrying the same old politics of outdated and wrong policies of the past. Senator Obama knows the stake of the 21st century challenges of America to take us to the next level for keeping the greatness of this great nation in world. As he dubbed, "the American promise" we believe in was the best punch line of the speech that fired up everyone tonight.

Great historic speech, Senator Obama! Your remarkable speech will pave the way of changing America that we need so badly in this new century. Congrats for you effective speech tonight.

Great historic speech, Senator Obama! Your remarkable speech will pave the way of changing America that we need so badly in this new century. Congrats for you effective speech tonight.

i am a democart. wait and see, Obama will not be President, Mccain will, making HISTORY is what will lose the democarts to the republicans, republican knew when Obama won over Hillary, they had it in the bag, they don't have to worry. Obama is a pretty boy, nothing more. this worked out just like everything that happen in fla, when Bush became President. i think the main repulicans &some of the main democarts had a hand in this, to get Obama, they knew Hillary would have been our next President, MEN couldn't handle a woman leading our country, which i think a woman could do a better job than a man has ever done. past has showed that with a man leading the country, but McCain will be the next President, republican again in office. because of making stupid history having a black man as Presdent.

what i would like to know is..... if john mccain is so great and would make such a good president ,why did he wait till he was 71 tears old to run for president?????? and since he doesnt know how many houses he has maybe i can have that one in sedona, thats prime,prime property, that costs big bucks!!!!!!!! hes to old to be president, god he cant even count...

When I watched Obama tonight, it made me sick too see the wasted energy used too give Obama a star studded status.
During the campaign CNN made fun of Hillary Clinton's SUV's, but nothing is being said about Obama's plane, or his glamorous campain.
The money being used too make him appealing comes from the pockets of his supporters he knows are struggling.
Al Gore should be ashamed of him self for supporting this waste of energy , and then turn around and say he cares about global warming, or could it be he likes his new star status ..............that must be what Obama and Gore have in common.
If Obama is honest, then he should practice what he preaches and stop acting like he has a right too all the things he wants the voters too give up.
CNN should compare what Obama spends on glamour, and what McCain spends.

I have just completed listening to the Republican rebuttal on the acceptance speech. I am curious about the repeated attacks on leadership readiness levied constantly against Senator Obama. Do the Republicans really want Mr Reagans national security experience in 1980 to be revisited? I have heard repeatedly about the exceptional foreign policy leadership of Mr Reagan. I expect he learned international diplomacy as Governor of California...or was it in the movies?

Joe Biden just came on and said we will always hear your voices. He must mean another country. We all stood up against Illeagal Immigration and we the people do not want amnisty. And to enforce our current laws we have on the books for the Illegals. But does Obama, MCcain, or Congress hear us? No. Do they hear that we do not want NAFTA anymore? No. Do they hear this war needs to come to end yesterday? No. So who is he talking about? Obamam & and MCcain is not the answer.

To pay for the word "CHANGE" is much harder than just shout it.
These people are lovely, are they going to see a rock star or what?

I think these pictures show how bad we need a new life style in the White House.
Just ordinary people wanting to hear that they will have a job and home next year. A doctor and dentist that they can afford.

Just the basics Mr. Obama.....just the basics.

And Yes I think you can!

I don't know why you felt it necessary to make the comment about the Koolaide. I don't know if anyone else caught it but it sounded like a comparison to Jim Jones and Guiana. Aren't you better than that?

Why not? It is free concert..

No free concert, no Obama rally.

The grumpy will paint Obama's speech as rhetoric, but at this moment in time we are listening to speeches from Obama and McCain. The difference is that misleading polls want us to believe that what we are seeing from Democrats is an illusion. I am here to say that a politician does not draw crowds of 85,000 to six figures overseas, and raise money like this because he is spitting rhetoric. The people of America and the masses of people from foreign countries support Obama because he is change.

What GRUMPY people that are stuck in the past say from now and forever more is not worth listening to, and not worth responding to. There is no more debating anymore, there is no comparison. We know that a lot of what he said will be hard to accomplish, but I am willing to try. I am willing to do my part. We know that those stuck in their beliefs will fight to paint Obama in the worse light. You know those people that come on Politico and spit hate/negativity because they have NO NEW IDEAS! You think America doesn't need this type of historical boost. Grumpy would have us believe that America can become a world leader again with someone who can't inspire a generation. I respect McCain's service, but for me he gets a big YAWN. Say what you want, but the numbers don't lie. We are a nation of millions that are inspired by CHANGE, and not the same!

No longer will I get in hopeless debates over people that are stuck on stupid as well as the past. I have made up my mind!! I AM CHANGE!!!

Veterans for Obama 2008!!!!!

I ask the same question as another on here....if CNN is going to cover the Dem's convention why did they block out so many speakers speeches......does the American people need to have the on going commentaries with people who for the most part are nothing but reporters and are not given the freedom to hear what all the top democrats are saying ? CNN have faith in the people....don't you think they've got the intelligence to figure things out ?

Ok, its official....I truly can not stand the whole Obama Mania. There is no one I would stand in a line like that for. But, who am I to talk- as I would not stand in lines at Christmas time much less to see someone speak. I would rather watch it on tv, as it is much better picture.

However, the whole "over the top" rockstar image works for Obama. Yet, I am so over it. I am still have not made up my mind and nothing I saw this week pushed me in either direction.

Can not wait to see who McCain picks for VP. (Maybe that will help me decide.)