Dressed in radiant orange, Hillary Clinton, runner-up in the historic Democratic primary, owner of those 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, brought down the house. The vibe in the air, in the city, and in the arena was one of unadulterated excitement.
Excitement that the candidate who made it so far in the race was here to lend her formidable prowess to the candidate to be, pride over what she accomplished, respect for how she did it, and a little bit of ownership over the memories. Regardless of who voted for whom, in Denver tonight, Democrats came together.
Hillary Clinton, long accused of splintering the party during the agonizing months of the campaign, successfully made the Democrats whole. With signs waving in the stands with "Unity" on one side, and "Obama" on the other, Hillary made even those who aren't Democrats proud to be part of the country that made her candidacy possible. The mood is ebullient and electric, weepy and thrilled. To some tonight, Hillary Clinton just became the new Bill. But that's just what I think — what about you?
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She rocked it!
1She was amazing! I've got a lot more faith in Obama after hearing her speech.
2Go Hillary!!!
3That was an incredible speech. I can't wait for the government to supply me with everything I need.
4I don't want to make anyone mad......OH WHAT THE HELL!!!
Go Team Blue!!!!
and Team Naked Chicks!!!!!!!
5floppy...I'm so glad. That was the whole point. Here's to party unity!
6(I was a little surprised to see Citizen wrote this! )
I think she did an amazing job. I think she broke it down in a way that clearly spelled out what is at stake, and I think she was graceful and feisty all at the same time.
7Go Team Blue!!
8I didn't get choked up, but she did a great job. A few of the other speakers so far have bored me to tears, but so far our nightly headliners are two for two
9WOOOO!!!
UNITY!
10I thought she was phenomenal. It's between this one and her resignation speech for me. I think she even won over Michelle by the end...she was giving her eyes at the beginning. LOL
11Having to switch threads like this is comparable to having to stop peeing midstream.
12Biden and B. Clinton really have to step up tomorrow to compare with this.
13I think that citizensugar (including liberty) have been very fair in their coverage of Hillary.
14I agree that she rocked! It was great (and a bit comforting) to see and hear her.
15Did I miss the naked girls at the DNC?
16Michelle looked a little weepy towards the end, I thought. And she seemed genuinely surprised and pleased when Hillary acknowledged her.
17what's the team blue emoticon again?
18: kool :
19Bill looked so damn proud and happy. I think he might have been a little tipsy! LOL I can't blame him though...I would be too!
20Yes: coverage has seemed VERY fair and even.
YES: you missed the neked girls
21I agree Harmony, he looked sooooo happy to see Hilary up there!
22Thanks blue! You're my hero.
23Especially when she stroked his ego a bit
24blue...it's kind of an inside joke. Jill and I both posted our real pictures a while back and in both shots we had bare shoulders...it looked like we were naked....anyway...
25I gotta head out now...but it has been wonderful.
I will never forget the Unity Shot!!
26CNN just aired that awful McCain add using Hillary's primary words against Barack. Ugh. I hope Barack and Hillary get together to make a response ad.
McCain already released an official response to Hillary's speech. They said that she built her campaign by claiming BO was not ready to lead and she didn't say he was ready to lead tonight. I think you have to look really hard to find anything negative to say about her speech. Her generosity in that speech was breath taking.
27Naked Chicks.
Woo.
28Oooooooooooh gotcha. I was starting to wonder, just what KIND of convention was it?!?!
yes more!
29AND Chelsea is just getting more and more beautiful, isn't she? She positively glowed tonight.
30"Radiant orange." Oh, Citizen.
31Goodnight Jill glad to share a inter-continental shot with you!
32Chelsea did look beautiful. Her hair is gorgeous.
33My same thoughts on Chelsea.
34Uh oh, did amy pass out somewhere?
35It's almost 5am here in London, but I was looking forward to Sen.Clinton's speech. I was hoping for more than what she delivered;
It was a very good, strong, emotional speech but it still felt like a "here are the reasons why you should have voted for me"
36-but you haven't so go for Obama if you're still up for a Democrat running the country.
"No way. No how. No McCain"
GREAT speech and GREAT delivery! So many notable points. A favorite was when she asked her supporters:
"Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?"
She went right to the heart of why it doesn't make sense for her supporters to turn to around and vote for McCain if they really support what she stands for.
I also liked:
Obama will "revitalize our economy, defend the working people of America, and meet the global challenges of our time. Democrats know how to do this. As I recall, President Clinton and the Democrats did it before. And President Obama and the Democrats will do it again."
And finally, her Harriett Tubman quote brought tears to my eyes.
Looking forward to Bill's speech tomorrow.
37Yeah, the Clintons did it by slashing the military, and ignoring potential threats to our nation. (3 terrorist attacks without a response.)
38I look forward to 4 years of that.
THAT was my favorite part woop! Thank you for putting the actual quote instead of paraphrasing it like I did.
I have to admit that I was a little worried when she started telling the same stories (marine, cancer victim, etc.) BUT the way she tied it into that quote was brilliant.
39Hi there UD. Come to rain on our little celebration?? jk
40Sorry. Just tired of the Liberal bashing of the Republicans that I've been hearing all day. I couldn't even get fair and balanced on my XM station POTUS 08. Very disappointing. I won't make anymore rain here tonight
41harmonyfrance - no prob. I admit that I was a little worried about the speech at first too but now I am just so excited with what she did tonight. Blue pride!
42Ah, isn't the "roll eye" excellent!
It shows you have a point and you know how to articulate it!
Only joking, I really am interested in the Clinton years and all the wrong/spurious decisions..During Bill's presidency I lived in a country whose media was so anti-american/Nato etc it was laughable.
43Please UnDave, could you elaborate? : )
UD you are welcome anytime. You know that. Just be warned there will be some blue banners waving on this thread. Here have a cocktail!
44Don't be down UD. The Republicans will have their place in the sun next week and
will have to
deal with liberal bashing and McCain media saturation. 
45I'm just hoping that the RNC coverage will be as, how do I put it, thorough. It's a great night to be a liberal (but I'm not). Have a couple on me
46Yes Dave, more drinks!
Next week us Dems will be the ones making the snarky comments
I kid! I kid!
47All week on Larry King Live, they are featuring only republicans and only republican takes on what is going on at the dem convention. I won't be watching but if you need to get a fix of liberal bashing, I would imagine that is the place to be.
48Hillary Rodam Clinton, you go girl! Girl had me rollin, she got jokes, LOL.
49I thought she was fantastic! She pumped me up exactly where I needed it.
(P.S. Her skin looked gorgeous, and Chelsea has blossomed into a lovely lady... very classy.)
Sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits
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