THE JERRY PIPPIN SHOW
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Democratic Convention 2008 - Denver, Colorado |
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THE JERRY PIPPIN SHOW |
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Since almost the beginning of his campaign, SENATOR OBAMA had been closing his speeches with the BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN song, “The Rising.” Last night the OBAMA campaign chose to close the evening with the BROOKS & DUNN hit, “Only In America,” the same song that PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH used at last year’s REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Talking about the song crossing over from "red" to "blue," KIX BROOKS remarked: "Seems ironic that the same song BUSH used at The REPUBLICAN CONVENTION last election would be used by OBAMA and the DEMOCRATS now. Very flattering to know our song crossed parties and potentially inspires all AMERICANS." |
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by Jerry Pippin
(9:30 p.m Eastern) "I have a dream" comes true- First issued in front of the Washington Monument 45 years ago and now instead of ringing words of liberty in the sun, blacks were ushered out of town before nightfall back then, tonight 86,000 people packed into a football stadium that is a mile heigh, a good commentary on the night itself, America has conquered one of its worse angels of the soul, segregation.
Barack Obama, a bi-racial candidate and for the first time an African American promise was fulfilled as he accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party for the Presidency of the United States.
Racial overtones were conjured up through the week but just as Obama showed tonight in front of this outdoor crowd with words reaching for the stars, the racial divide was breached. Interestingly enough, this week was the 101st Birthday of President Lyndon Johnson who as a Texas politician made the first moves toward tonight's event, when he pushed thru the civil rights laws after President John Kennedy's death.
In the final analysis Barack Obama reached out touched the better angels tonight and politics took a break from the attack, even though there were some attacks, but mostly there was the hope of change.
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CONVENTION HEADLINES
Federal Court Lawsuit for Temporary Restraining Ordered against Democratic Party denied. (8-29-08) Judge R. Barclay Surrick did not dismiss the lawsuit. The litigation sought "expedited discovery" requesting true copy of Barack Obama's August 6, 1961 birth certificate. The law suit questions whether or not Obama was a natural born US Citizen, which is required to be President by the Constitution.
Senator Barack Obama spoke before 84,000 at 
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