Last night's feature speakers at the DNC were former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, who came through with electrifying speeches. ICYMI, there are full transcripts at the links below, and full speeches on YouTube and other platforms. These are just a few highlights
Barack Obama:
... And as we gather here tonight, the people who will decide this election are asking a very simple question:
Who will fight for me? Who’s thinking about my future; about my children’s future – about our future together?
One thing is for certain: Donald Trump is not losing sleep over these
questions. This is a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn’t stopped whining
about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator
nine years ago. It’s been a constant stream of gripes and grievances
that’s actually gotten worse now that he’s afraid of losing to Kamala.
The childish nicknames and crazy conspiracy theories and weird obsession
with crowd size. It just goes on and on. The other day, I heard someone
compare Trump to the neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside
your window every minute of every day.From a neighbor, that’s exhausting. From a president, it’s just
dangerous. The truth is, Donald Trump sees power as nothing more than a
means to his ends. He wants the middle class to pay the price for another huge tax cut that would mostly help himand
his rich friends. He killed a bipartisan immigration deal that would’ve
helped secure our southern border because he thought trying to actually
solve the problem would hurt his campaign. He doesn’t seem to care if more women lose their reproductive freedoms since it won’t affect his life.
Most of all, Donald Trump wants us to think that this country is hopelessly divided between us and them;
between the real Americans who support him and the outsiders who don’t.
And he wants you to think that you’ll be richer and safer if you just
give him the power to put those “other” people back in their place.
It’s one of the oldest tricks in politics – from a guy whose act has
gotten pretty stale. We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos.
We’ve seen that movie – and we all know that the sequel’s usually
worse.
America is ready for a new chapter. America’s ready for a better story.
We are ready for a President Kamala Harris...
Michelle Obama:
... It
couldn’t be more obvious: Of the two major candidates in this race,
only Kamala Harris truly understands the unseen labor and unwavering
commitment that has always made America great.
Now,
unfortunately, we know what comes next. We know folks are going to do
everything they can to distort her truth. My husband and I, sadly, know a
little something about this. For years, Donald Trump did everything in
his power to try to make people fear us. See, his limited, narrow view
of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two
hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black.
Wait, I want to know: Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those “Black jobs”?...
There were other speeches worth quoting (including that of future First Gentleman Doug Emhoff), which we will touch on later in "Tweets...". But last night really belonged to the Obamas and, characteristically, they delivered.
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