Making History, Obama Officially Nominated For President
Hillary Clinton has just taken to the convention floor and moved to end the ceremonial roll call vote, officially nominating Barack Obama for president.
"With appreciation for the spirit and dedication of all who are gathered here, with eyes firmly fixed on the future," Hillary said, "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of unity, with faith in our party and our country, let's declare together in one voice, right here, right now, that Barack Obama is our candidate and he will be our president."
Hillary then formally registered her motion, which then passed as expected, followed by Nancy Pelosi announcing that Obama has informed the convention that he accepts the nomination -- making Obama the first African-American to be nominated by a major party for president.
Late Update: Here's the video:
Thank you Hillary! Beautifully done!
August 27, 2008 7:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Holy Shit! She did? O my god - {{{swoon}}}}
Damn you Hillary - why did you wait so long to be the person I could fall in love with?
Madam Clinton, you are one hell of a lady!
Yayayayayuayaya - I'm doing the happy dance and crying at the same time.
August 27, 2008 7:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
even tena loves you now, hillary... i guess hell has frozen over!
August 27, 2008 7:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, she was perfect.
August 27, 2008 7:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Kensdad?!?! Where the hell have you been?
August 27, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
political detox...
August 27, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can I join you?
August 27, 2008 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't hold grudges.
I really don't - I get really mad and then I get over it - really, if someone gives me reason to I'm more than happy to get over it.
My husband is very very slow to anger, but god help you - he will hold the grudge until he dies.
August 27, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Got room for two Tena? How 'bout a little happy dance Bumpin'! Now if Bill delivers, I'm gonna have to start wearing my FOB shirt again!
August 27, 2008 7:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Woo hoo baby!
August 27, 2008 7:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ok, gotta play the idiot. FOB? You're not talking about the band Fall Out Boy are you?
August 27, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
During the '92 campaign, people within the inner-circle started wearing Friend Of Bill tee-shirts.
August 27, 2008 8:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Heh heh, I guess I'm showing my age just a bit. (I happen to like Fall Out Boy and they often go by FOB).
August 27, 2008 8:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Many years ago I moved from the urban nightmare of Houston Texas to magnificent rural New Hampshire. For months I would just drive around whenever I wasn't working, and it felt like I was receiving megadoses of vitamins via IV.
This feels like that. The whole thing.
August 27, 2008 7:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, New Hampshire is very bucolic.
August 27, 2008 7:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Moooooooooooooooooooo....
August 27, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, that would be Vermont.
August 27, 2008 7:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
O sorry - New Hampshire:
Yawwwwwwwnnnnn....
August 27, 2008 7:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey now Tena, NH is anything but boring thank you very much. I am deeply offended by this.
August 27, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good - I meant to be offensive.
:)
I've taken years of abuse about Texas. I've been told a million times by New Englanders that they wish they could give us back to Mexico.
Decided I'd had enough. :)
August 27, 2008 7:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is freakin' awesome. Big respect to Hillary.
August 27, 2008 7:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
yeah it was awesome, and quite beautifully done. It may have took me a long time, but I have a deeper respect for Clinton and she proved the cynics wrong
Video: Keith Vs. Chris Another Awkward MSNBC Moment
August 27, 2008 7:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeeeeeeeeee HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWW!!!
August 27, 2008 7:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK! Finally!
Now, time to roll up sleeves, forgive and forget, and work to ONE goal
Beating McCain.
That's all that matters now. This one is for the books so let's do it, people.
August 27, 2008 7:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hate to say it, but Hillary might've been the best VP candidate...
August 27, 2008 7:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
If she wasn't MRS. Bill Clinton ..you are right. Unfortunately, that was just toooo much baggage.
August 27, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, that didn't take long, did it?
August 27, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, dammit it didn't. Happened before I could get home to see it and I am pissed. Is is up on Youtube yet?
August 27, 2008 7:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've had the same thought a few times over the past day or two, but her not being a good pick for VP had a lot more to do with than just her negative campaigning during the primary.
August 27, 2008 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Agreed... having Bill in the White House would scare me.
August 27, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's the problem alright.
But she doesn't have the experience Biden has, and he has all her strengths in addition to what he brings with him.
I thought I'd prefer her to him - but I really didn't know Biden well at all.
August 27, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
She'll be fine in the Senate.
August 27, 2008 7:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
The only thing that would have been cooler is if New York had put Obama over the top with a unanimous vote.
August 27, 2008 7:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
We have seen the Promised Land.
August 27, 2008 7:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
BTW, if you read TalkLeft or any of the other Pro-Hillary supporters, they are absolutely PISSED OFF about the roll call.
There is no helping them.
August 27, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Luckily, I don't.
August 27, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
so they're pissed AT hillary?
August 27, 2008 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
They don't know what they're pissed at anymore.
August 27, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep, they just want to be pissed. That makes them happy. Pathetic.
August 27, 2008 7:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Pelosi for allowing Obama to "rig" the election and make sure there is no unity, only what works in the best interest of him.
Or something like that. They feel she was FORCED to do all the things she did rather than on her own will.
BLAH BLAH BLAH
August 27, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
That view is absurd. The video footage of ti all proves Hillary is enthusiastic about all of it. Hell, I bet Bill will prove it too tonight. Shots of him during Schweitzer's speech looked like the happiest man on Earth. Bill will now come out tonight and hit one out of the park. The divide in the party has never been real, I think it was all a carefully coordinated red herring for the GOP to take the bait before looking like fools. Too bad the PUMA's think its real. Frankly, I don't think all that many of the PUMA's themselves are real or ever were either.
In any case, THANK YOU HILLARY!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2008!!!!!!!!!
August 27, 2008 7:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
So they think she's tough enough to lead the country, but she's apparently incapable of standing up to Nanci Pelosi? Does that make any sense?
August 27, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Exactly. Hmm, irrationality.
She did a great end game and gotta say, the clinton drama is always entertaining.
August 27, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
oh ... so they are saying that she's a doormat that allows herself to be walked all over and pushed around into doing things she doesn't really want to do. wow, good supporters, they are.
August 27, 2008 8:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Are you fucking kidding me? O good lord.
I'm speechless at this point.
August 27, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
TalkLeft is such a miserable place.
August 27, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yup, there's a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth out at Taylor Marsh and Hillaryis44. When I checked it a few minutes ago the whiners/gnashers were still outnumbered, but for how long?
August 27, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
AIYEEEEEeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
I swear this is what being Wiccan leads to.
[it's snark for all you Wiccans out there - no hexes. I'm an equal opportunity iconoclast.]
August 27, 2008 7:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow... the first post on Hillary44 is "Suicide Watch"
GOOD LORD!
August 27, 2008 7:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, the clinton melodrama played out to a T. It actually was good theater and fun to watch. I liked it. The clintons do have a flair for drama. It was kinda cool.
August 27, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tearing up as history has been made....
This is one of the greatest moment in American history...
Really amazing!!!
Obama 08
August 27, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow, I almost forgot there is history that is being made, what with all the negativity in the media and worries about attacks from the other side. This is a day when America is supposed to rejoice: an African American is the presidential nominee of a major party.
August 27, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary has done good. Really good.
August 27, 2008 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
1 Down, 1 to go.
Then it's ALL about Obama/Biden.
August 27, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Josh...Long time no see..How are you? Apart from being excited ofcourse...lol
August 27, 2008 8:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Emotions are dangerous, folks.
August 27, 2008 7:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not in politics
August 27, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
thank you, Mr. Spock.
Now, back to earth, where real people live. I like emotions, obviously.
God I loved Italy - I've never seen such emotional people - it was perfect.
Come to think of it, there's a lot of passion in northern New Mexico. A lot of passion...
August 27, 2008 7:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ever seen Leo Buscaglia?
August 27, 2008 7:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah, the Italians are my people, HTX. Aren't they lovely? You visit them once and you're family. E vero!
August 27, 2008 8:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations, Senator Barack Obama. You made History Today.
And thank you, Senator Hillary Clinton for ringing in the moment.
August 27, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
How dare you talk about history without mentioning the five years in history that McCain was a P.O.W. in Vietnam.
You can't ring in any moments while being tortured.
August 27, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Exactly, think of the election history that McCain missed as a POW:
1968: Spiro Agnew becomes the first Marylander to be nominated for Vice-President by a major political party.
1972: Spiro Agnew becomes the first Marylander to be re-nominated for Vice-President by a major political party.
August 27, 2008 7:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
It was like a dam had burst
August 27, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
It seems like a lifetime ago when in late 2006 the draft Obama petition was making the rounds.
http://www.draftobama.org/petition
It's been a long journey from that time to what has transpired today. Truly historic.
Amazing!
August 27, 2008 7:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Also that Florida poll looks really good the internals are not looking good for McSideKick.
August 27, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations, Senator Obama. You've made history. Thank you for letting me be a part of it all!
August 27, 2008 7:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was pretty cool! I wanted to see my state's roll call, but they were never going to make it to WA. LOL
Can't wait for Bill's speech then Biden's.
August 27, 2008 7:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
I am too young to have witnessed the civil rights struggle but as an African-American today was such a HISTORIC day for America.
August 27, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
I did see that struggle, not from the same perspective you would have seen it, of course. Still, I'm about speechless myself that I lived to see this day.
It is one of the greatest days I'll ever likely see - right up until he takes the oath of office!
:):):)
August 27, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you, Hillary. I was moved to tears.
August 27, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, I started to cry as well. I must be getting old and emotional. Oh well.
August 27, 2008 7:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
One tear here too. You know, it's going to be a hell of a fall. Should be fun.
August 27, 2008 7:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
That roll call was the shit or what?
We made history tonight and the best is yet to come.
August 27, 2008 7:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
You did it, Barack Obama ! Congratulations
August 27, 2008 7:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
So she "formally" registered her motion, eh?
Seems to me that if she really supported Obama she would have casually registered the motion.
Clearly this is a signal to her supporters to...errr..something.
[Ummm...that was snark.]
August 27, 2008 7:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Her lips said: I nominate Barrack Obama, but her hands were saying: Elect me! He can't beat McCain!
;)
August 27, 2008 7:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I didn't see that one coming! Congratulations indeed Senator Obama. On to the White House!
August 27, 2008 7:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Finally. People, Barack's time has come. After he gives his speech tomorrow, I have a feeling that we will see Barack campaigning harder, longer, and more aggressively than we have seen to date. I can't wait until we begin the next chapter on the road to the white house.
August 27, 2008 7:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary will be a force in the Senate. I can't imagine she's give it up for a role in the Obama White House - she's much more valuable in the Senate. I'm sure she could write her own ticket right about now.
With Biden and Kennedy out of the Senate, she could really help fill the void (moreso Kennedy's portfolio, but the stature of both).
August 27, 2008 7:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep. Hillary has a very bright future ahead of her.
It looks like she's wiping the slate clean in terms of any blame for a potential Obama loss in November, so that future includes a much smoother presidential run in 2012 should the unfortunate occur.
August 27, 2008 7:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
I never thought I'd say this:
Good on you, Hillary!
August 27, 2008 7:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary Clinton may have NOW redeemed herself with her CLASS act of moving for nomination of Barack Obama by acclamation! OsiSpeaks.com
August 27, 2008 7:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
This came on the nightly news, and within a minute, a fireworks shell was detonated a few houses down. I suspect my African American neighbors.
Historic. But I'm saving my fireworks for November.
August 27, 2008 7:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Everyone, please, a moment of silence for fogu2.
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Thank you.
August 27, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who farted?
August 27, 2008 7:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not to forget gotalife, matthew weaver, dembillC, May you all RIP.
August 27, 2008 7:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations to Barack Obama and all his supporters.
It's been fun.
August 27, 2008 7:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Always keeping us on our toes, fogu.
August 27, 2008 7:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congrats BO. I have a weird sense of shared victory, rooting for Obama for almost two years now. Phew...Congrats.
Thanks you HRC.
August 27, 2008 7:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm stuck in a library in northern California right now, struggling to contain my joy, unable to share the elation. Fittingly, I feel like erupting into screams of joy, but it ain't the time or place yet.
My California Summer is comming to an end. Can't wait to get back to New York this weekend.
August 27, 2008 7:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK, now can we focus on the prize, and instead of continue to form a circular firing squad, start to direct all our firepower toward John McCain.
We can not let him complete the Far Right takeover of the Supreme Court.
Details of McCain's VP pick have been leaked. Read all the shocking details about who has emerged as the winner, and why.
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/leaked-details-about-mccains-v.php
August 27, 2008 7:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations Senator Obama!!! I have just witnessed history!!
August 27, 2008 7:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
That was amazing.
Congratulations, Barack - and thank you, Hillary!
Operation Chaos: FAIL.
Now let's see what the Ron Paul fans in Minnesota might do next week. :)
August 27, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Woot!! Woot!!
Hillary really has outdone herself these last 2 nights. So proud, and Let's Go Democrats!!!!! Riding that Unity Pony into the White House.
August 27, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not trying to harken back to Michelle Obama's misspeak, but I have to say that I myself am not used to feeling proud of my country, and haven't since I was a naive kid.
But I think the release a lot of us feel comes from finally having something to feel really damned proud of, and to have Hillary be so instrumental, at the end, in delivering this moment, is like a crown jewel on one helluva great cake.
I've already pinched myself, but the headlines are all still there. Mark this day down, America.
August 27, 2008 7:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Congratulations to Barack Obama and all his supporters.
August 27, 2008 7:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, that's nice. Thanks.
August 27, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your welcome.
August 27, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're welcome. (Spelling!)
Carry on.
August 27, 2008 7:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotta say, gonna miss your silly avatars. Was today's no-avatar making a statement ?
August 27, 2008 7:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Very classy of you.
August 27, 2008 7:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
On the other hand: if Hillary's thinking that Obama's going to lose come November, she needed that classy, graceful exit in order to salvage any chances in her version of 2012. But I probably sound like C. Matthews, and who cares, I can hear people yelling outside, I'm going to go around my Brooklyn neighborhood and celebrate with the locals, we have our version -- 2008!
Congratulations Obama.
August 27, 2008 7:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Shit - makes me wish I was in Dallas right now - I bet there is some dancing going on and I'd love to be in on that.
I think the inauguration is going to be a wild street party - I'll wait for that - January is a hell of a lot cooler in Dallas than late August.
August 27, 2008 7:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
And, it's great, six to ten year olds celebrating, yelling in the courtyard below. What a great education for them.
August 27, 2008 7:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you have it, it would be a fairly kind gesture to donate a small amount of money, even $10 to Hillary to help repay her debts.
Of course a lot of that debt was accrued while making kitchen sink ads at Obama, but that's all history.
August 27, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sure she talked about the spirit of unity, but what do the body language experts say?
August 27, 2008 7:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
President Barack Obama.
Sounds good, doesn't it.
August 27, 2008 7:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
If I might:
I admire all your dedication. Barack Obama has won and you are to be congratulated. Bravo!
I will admit that listening to Hillary Clinton the last couple of days I have been persuaded to reconsider voting for Barack Obama. I am not a McCain supporter, never have been.
I'm an old counterculture hippie at heart. I have a deep suspicion of authority. But, at some point we must entrust our elected leaders to do what is right and in the common interest. Should he be elected I hope that Obama will do just that.
Carry on.
August 27, 2008 7:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Woo hooo. Another good news today. Welcome to the bandwagon.
August 27, 2008 8:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you Fogu2. I'm especially encouraged by this statement:
I will admit that listening to Hillary Clinton the last couple of days I have been persuaded to reconsider voting for Barack Obama. I am not a McCain supporter, never have been.
August 27, 2008 8:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm too stunned to reply. Wow.
August 27, 2008 8:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn, I went and dug up some Youtube footage from the nosebleeds that showed it starting with New Mexico yielding to Illinois, Illinois yielding to New York and then Hillary moving nomination by acclaimation and was caught totally off guard when I found myself tearing up. Then I came here and read this and got choked up all over again.
As Victor said to Rick in "Casablanca," (speaking of getting choked up), "Welcome back to the fight. This time, I know we'll win."
August 27, 2008 8:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
My deep respect to you. Time to look foward!
August 27, 2008 8:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah, the Italians are my people, HTX. Aren't they lovely? You visit them once and you're family. E vero!
August 27, 2008 8:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Unity has also reached TPM! This is the best day so far! The best is yet to come. Cheers!
August 27, 2008 8:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well done Madam Senator, well done! Obviously this was a lot of political theater, but Mrs. Clinton delivered a knock out punch after her strong punches last night.
August 27, 2008 8:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a year. I've been a Democrat all my life; my mom was even a delegate once -- I think it was '84 -- but I've never actually watched the convention coverage. I always figured I was in the choir and didn't need to hear the preaching.
This is the first time it's seemed worth watching. Whatever the close primary may have cost us, it certainly has pumped up the drama. I can't believe they played "Love Train" after the nomination-by-acclamation. Cheesy, but it worked.
August 27, 2008 8:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
THIS
August 27, 2008 8:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
is excellent news for us all.
August 27, 2008 11:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Say what you may, but Hillary R. Clinton deserves and has earned her place in history. In so many words she often said Obama and she were unique and represented a historical turning point, she has lived up to her end of that observation. Got to give her credit.........
August 27, 2008 8:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is a great day, I really wish my father was still around.
August 27, 2008 8:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
YAAAAAAAAY!
Our party can get better....
But it rocks just fine right now!!!!!!!
August 27, 2008 11:42 PM | Reply | Permalink