Michelle Obama to Speak On Convention’s First Night
The Washinfgton Post
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign announced yesterday that his wife, Michelle, will be the star attraction on the opening night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 25.
Following Michelle Obama on Monday, the “headline speakers” for the rest of the convention will be Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, Obama’s vice presidential choice on Wednesday, and Obama on Thursday. The convention will move that day to Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, and Obama will officially accept the party’s nomination before a crowd expected to reach 75,000.
Two of the dates will be rich with symbolism. Clinton, who came closer than any woman to winning a major-party nomination for president, will speak on the 88th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote, and Obama will give his acceptance speech on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
The Obama camp had previously said that Clinton would speak on Tuesday night, although negotiations continue about whether her name will be placed in nomination. The New York Daily News reported that Clinton has raised the idea of being introduced by her daughter, Chelsea. Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to address the delegates on Wednesday night.
The Obama camp and the Democratic National Committee said additional details about the convention and speakers will be released this week.
Wild Thing’s comment……..
There is something I don’t understand. I thought that ‘pledged delegates’ were technically free to vote for whoever they chose – not legally or otherwise bound to the candidate claiming the pledge.
If I’m wrong, and each and every pledged democrat lackey is bound irreversibly to Obama, then so be it.
But, if I’m right, this announcement means that the DNC has admitted that it has anointed Obamasama as their savior – and no deviation from the party line will be tolerated.
There is no other explanation for calling on the wife of a candidate to be the opening speaker in a convention that is supposed to select the man or woman who will lead the party into a presidential election.
And then it mentions about Hillary’s name might be placed in nomination. Kind of confusing.
I thought the Nation of Islam and New Black Panthers were going to lead off? Scratch the Edwards, eh? When Bubba Clinton speaks, will his pants be down to his ankles???
I don’t think the Democrats themselves know what they’re doing.
This is the way they will run the country also, with symbolism and confusion.
I wonder how many times Michelle Obama will say the words “proud of my country” in this speech. I also wonder how the following story will sit with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama supporters at the convention.
Wolfson: Edwards’ Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination…
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5553013&page=1
Darth, yikes LOL and you know what that would be so perfect for the DNC, the Black Panthers would fit right in with their own there…they are all the same pretty much anyway.
BobF, I don’t think so either. Scatter brained everyone of them but their goals are intense and that is very concerning.
Tom, waaaaaa I know your right and I wish it was not true. haha But that is just what they are like and what they will do.
Les, thank you for the link, I agree. If the media had told about this instead of all of us hearing and knowing about it on the internet long ago. I truly believe the election would have taken a different turn. All those Edwards people would have voted for criminal Hillary.
By doing what they did the media controlled the election.
Poor Denver. Poor Mile High stadium. The Obamas are going to defile it. Bitchelle always looks like she’s a female black panther and wants to put something in her mouth that isn’t pleasing in company. I feel really bad that the place I consider one of my hometowns is going to go through hell because of them.
Lynn, I agree, and you were lucky to get to live there. I have been there a lot and love Denver. I wish the Repubicans had picked Denver and let the Dems have Minn. haha I am serious!