MO at the DNC

After watching that, how could you blame the Twitterers from a-fluttering? I think MO has a fantastic knack of relating to the average American, despite being terribly intelligent (Yes, you are watching a double Ivy alumna! Princeton and Harvard.)

There are so many gems in this speech, but this really testifies to the heart of the Obama campaign:

"That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, even if you don't agree with them."

"Barack stood up that day, and spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be." And he said that all too often, we accept the distance between the two, and settle for the world as it is – even when it doesn't reflect our values and aspirations. But he reminded us that we know what our world should look like. We know what fairness and justice and opportunity look like. And he urged us to believe in ourselves – to find the strength within ourselves to strive for the world as it should be. And isn't that the great American story?"

Amazing, amazing!

I remember watching the Obama reaction to her speech, and was just floored by the human element incorporated (whether intentional or not) in the campaign. Especially due to the historically racist images produced depicting love between people of color, I was really touched by the footage below. More from CSPAN here.



HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Do you think that a potential first lady's speech/political views has influence over a presidential election? Should the inclusion of her opinions and campaigns be an expected role in the presidency? Also, in what ways do you think affection between candidates and their partners is acceptable to show in the media, if at all?
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