Thursday, August 28, 2008

Quotes of the day: Obama's acceptance speech highlights.

QUOTES FROM BARACK OBAMA'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH:

"America, we are better than the last eight years . . . We love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight . . . EIGHT IS ENOUGH!"

"McCain voted with Bush ninety percent of the time. I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a ten percent chance on change."

"We need an economy that honors the dignity of work."

"America, now is not the time for small plans."

[On education] "Michelle and I are only here today because we were given a chance. I can't stand for an America that doesn't give all children that chance."

"We cannot meet 21st century challenges with a 20th century bureaucracy."

"We are the party of Roosevelt . . . We are the party of Kennedy . . . don't tell me Democrats won't keep America safe."

"If John McCain wants to have a debate on who had the judgment and temperment to be Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have."

"This election has never. been. about. me. It's about YOU."

"Change doesn't come from Washington . . . change comes to Washington."

QUOTES FROM MAYUMI, TALKING TO HERSELF WHILE WATCHING SPEECH:

"Sooob. Soooooobbbbbb. Soooobbbbb."

"Please God, please let him be President."

"I'm sorry but how does Michelle Obama not burst into tears?!"

[While Obama spoke of individual and mutual responsibility and specifically how fathers need to be there for their kids] "Sooob. Soooooobbbbbb. Soooobbbbb!!!"

1 comment:

sidewalk monkey said...

Right with you--"Please let him be President." If he doesn't become President, I don't know what I'll do. Not even trying to visualize that possibility.

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