Barack Obama: Incredible Speech !!! (Transcription included )

Barack at DNC Fall Meeting, 2007.

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.

As President, I will end the war in Iraq. We will have our troops home in sixteen months. I will close Guantanamo. I will restore habeas corpus. I will finish the fight against Al Qaeda.

This party - the party of Jefferson and Jackson; of Roosevelt and Kennedy - has always made the biggest difference in the lives of the American people when we led, not by polls, but by principle; not by calculation, but by conviction; when we summoned the entire nation to a common purpose - a higher purpose. And I run for the Presidency of the United States
because that's the party America needs us to be right now.

A party that doesn't just offer change as a slogan, but real, meaningful change.
And I will lead the world to combat the common threats of the 21st century - nuclear weapons and terrorism; climate change and poverty; genocide and disease. And I will send once more a message to those yearning faces beyond our shores that says, "You matter to us. Your future is our future.
I am running in this race because of what Dr. King called "the fierce urgency of now." Because I believe that there's such a thing as being too late and our moment is now."

American, Democrats our moment is now.

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[bthomson342]

He didn't follow through on many of the promises he made here, though I'd like to believe he made an honest attempt.

[TiminPhoenix]

The only incredible speech he could give, is one where he announced he and that dumbass VP of his were resigning.

[DiverseLA]

Wow he didn't have gray hair then.

[bkmkerwsa]

7FOX: Are US troops as much in harm's way today as they were in W's term? And McCain didn't claim to "to run on principles?" Barack's WORKED to fulfill every promise made here. Unfortunately, he needs GOP votes to get every one fulfilled--'cept for withdrawing US troops out of where they never should have been in the 1st place. But, hateful GOPers block Barack 24/7/365. He even wants to privatize moon travel. But GOP hatred is so unreasoning that they oppose even this attempt to shrink govt.

[7F0X7]

He's gonna stop the war in Iraq!!!! lol he claims to run on principles. HAHAHA Here the piece of crap yall voted for people.

[kelsa888]

the music added is beautiful.