2004 Presidential Election
Barack Obama stole the show yesterday at the DNC. Here's an article about his speech from the Denver Post [July 29, 2004, "Networks miss 'a bit of history' as a star is born"]. From the article, "Journalists, historians and political seers fell over each other Tuesday night proclaiming a star had been born, marveling at the fact that he was not a household name, not a national player, just a U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois. The hall gave Obama as big a reception as Bill Clinton got on the Democrats' opening night. Presidential historian Michael Bechloss instantly bet this was the start of an eventual presidential bid...Obama, the son of a white woman from Kansas and a black goat herder from Kenya, may have effectively used television to point the way to a new generation of Democrats. At the very least, he showed the power of buzz."
Lawrence Lessig: "If you missed Barack Obama tonight at the Democratic National Convention, you missed one of the greatest speeches of this campaign. Remember."
Update: 9News.com: "A new type of reporting is making its debut at this year's Democratic National Convention. For the first time ever, bloggers are being credentialed to cover it...Most internet users are pretty familiar with blogs. They're web logs; on-line journals of just about everything and anything, including politics."
They've linked to Coyote Gulch. Thanks!
Update: Here's a link to some convention weblogs from the Denver Post.
Update: Taegan Goddard: "New poll. New Jersey - Kerry 45%, Bush 43% (Fairleigh Dickinson).
Update: MakesMeRalph has been writing about Barack Obama since at least the spring. Here's his review of last night's speech.
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