Obama Victory Speech

Yearning for Unity: Songs From the Choir

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living


Dr. Judith Rich

Barack Obama accepted his landslide win last Tuesday, not as the conquering victor filled with hubris, but rather as a humbled, public servant.

Reliving the Grant Park Election Night Countdown (VIDEO)

Mike Doyle | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago


Mike Doyle

Drawn from the YouTube feeds of five fellow Grant Park revelers, here is how we who were down there experienced the moment when America changed forever.

"Support I Have Yet to Earn": Obama's Victory Speech

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Barack Obama was in the No-Gloat Zone. For his very first speech as president-elect... Obama crafted a message with much of the scope and power of an inaugural address.

Kennedy, King and Now Obama

Peter J Burns | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home


Peter J Burns

At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.

Obama at Election Night Rally: "Out of Many, We Are One"

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

The first Black President of the United States strode out onto the stage in front of a hushed press and an alternately roaring and quietly awestruck crowd it hit me that it was for real - all the believers actually succeeded in believing this Presidency into being.

Connecting Some Dots

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


I can't help but see a sutble connection between this: "To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear...

President Obama: Election Night Celebration (SLIDESHOWS)

Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Slideshow of President-Elect Obama with his family On Election Night: More Photos of the Obamas and Bidens celebrating on Election Night: ...

Obama's Springfield Connection: 'Whatever He Says You Can Take To the Bank'

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago


Karen Dalton-Beninato

Now that Illinois is offering a second President to the United States, it seemed fitting to spend the night watching Senator Barack Obama with the Democratic County Chair in Springfield.

The Next First Family Of The United States

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


"I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to ...

Obama Victory Speech - VIDEO, TEXT

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


UPDATES: Barack Obama Big News Page ***SCROLL FOR VIDEO, FULL TEXT*** The election is over. Tonight President-Elect Obama celebrated in Gran...

William Kristol Advises Obama On Iraq

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

Usually, William Kristol deploys his New York Times column to try and provide John McCain with some extra intellectual firepower. But today he leaps into the breach to assist Obama. Or so he would have it.

Obama Speech: 'This Is Our Moment'

AP | TOM RAUM and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


***Scroll Down For Video Excerpts And Full Speech*** ST. PAUL, Minn. — Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid...

Obama's Nomination Victory Speech In St. Paul

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


POST-ELECTION DAY UPDATES: WATCH, READ: President-Elect Obama's General Election Victory Speech In Grant Park Remarks of Senator Barack Obama...

Networks Interrupt Clinton Speech For Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton began giving a speech on Tuesday night shortly after Wisconsin's results came in. But within minutes, Sen. Barack Obama appeared ...

Supporters Respond to Obama's Message of Unity and Change

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

COLUMBIA, SC--It wasn't just Obama talking about unity and change tonight. Supporters that filled the Columbia convention center--as well those who w...