Comments on: 12 Days And Counting – The 14 Speeches of the Obama Campaign: #12, Obama Announces for The Presidency http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: BlueIAhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-336914 BlueIA Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:41:17 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-336914 rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two...okay, I'm biased because I was at both--lucky me! ;-) -- but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!<br>- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech<br><br>Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.<br><br>- Iowa caucus winning speech<br>Hope-hope-is what led me here today - with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be. rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two…okay, I'm biased because I was at both–lucky me! ;-) — but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!
- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech

Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.

- Iowa caucus winning speech
Hope-hope-is what led me here today – with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

]]> By: Melindahttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-336915 Melinda Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:05:26 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-336915 Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.<br><br>I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign.....what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet. Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.

I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign…..what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet.

]]> By: JoyIAhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-162467 JoyIA Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:41:17 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-162467 rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two...okay, I'm biased because I was at both--lucky me! ;-) -- but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!<br>- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech<br><br>Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.<br><br>- Iowa caucus winning speech<br>Hope-hope-is what led me here today - with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be. rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two…okay, I'm biased because I was at both–lucky me! ;-) — but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!
- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech

Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.

- Iowa caucus winning speech
Hope-hope-is what led me here today – with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

]]> By: Melindahttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-162468 Melinda Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:05:26 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-162468 Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.<br><br>I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign.....what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet. Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.

I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign…..what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet.

]]> By: JoyIAhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-85254 JoyIA Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-85254 rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two...okay, I'm biased because I was at both--lucky me! ;-) -- but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!<br>- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech<br><br>Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.<br><br>- Iowa caucus winning speech<br>Hope-hope-is what led me here today - with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be. rikyrah, oh please, please, I hope you'll post these two…okay, I'm biased because I was at both–lucky me! ;-) — but they definitely planted Obama seeds in lots of minds across the country!
- Barack's Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner speech

Because I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world.

- Iowa caucus winning speech
Hope-hope-is what led me here today – with a father from Kenya; a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America. Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us; by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is; who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

]]> By: Melindahttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-84854 Melinda Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:05:26 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-84854 Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.<br><br>I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign.....what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet. Thank you for posting these videos; I'm posting them on my Facebook profile each day and encouraging my friends of all political persuasions to take the time to watch them.

I can't believe all that has happened since he launched this campaign…..what a roller-coaster ride it's been, and it's not done yet.

]]> By: nickwah22http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-84335 nickwah22 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:30:36 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-84335 I run late for work almost everyday. Now that the weather has dropped its getting worse. Barack is more interesting than my hour drive! I run late for work almost everyday. Now that the weather has dropped its getting worse. Barack is more interesting than my hour drive!

]]> By: Quanlihttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-84332 Quanli Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:51:05 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-84332 I need to be getting ready to leave the house, lol. But I had to take a peak at this! Never seen this video before. I'm getting misty. I need to be getting ready to leave the house, lol. But I had to take a peak at this! Never seen this video before. I'm getting misty.

]]> By: Anovelistahttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/10/12-days-and-counting-the-14-speeches-of-the-obama-campaign-12-obama-announces-for-the-presidency/comment-page-1/#comment-83887 Anovelista Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:39:29 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=3833#comment-83887 I remember getting up and watching his announcement live online (I don't have a TV) and thinking that the nominee will probably be Clinton but as long as Obama was in it, I was down for him.<br><br>And now look at where we are.:) I remember getting up and watching his announcement live online (I don't have a TV) and thinking that the nominee will probably be Clinton but as long as Obama was in it, I was down for him.

And now look at where we are.:)

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