John Edwards!

[Tatiana]

Is gonna rock the house!

[NMDemDist2]

1. did it look like he teared up a bit hugging Elizabeth??

i thought so

[Tatiana]

4. She looked like she was tearing up herself.

This is a big moment for them. Edwards looks very humbled.

[Chovexani]

2. That man is beautiful.

In every sense of the word, inside and out. :loveya:

I can feel the electricity in that room and I'm at home watching on tv. I can only imagine what it feels like there.

[Kahuna]

3. Tom Cruise lookalike!!!!!

nt

[Jawja]

25. I was thinking the same thing...

how much he looks like Tom Cruise tonight.

:bounce:

[RockaFowler]

5. John Edwards is Awesome

Look at how he is working the crowd. I just love him. I really like all the uniform signs. It's kind of cool to see one group united.

[AngryLizard]

6. One could become mesmerized by that smile

I just have a wittle girl crush on him.
But hark! He speaks!

[Tatiana]

7. Wow, that smile is mesmerizing. n/t

[Chovexani]

14. Haha!

He brings out my inner 13 year old girl, I swear. :)

[Longhorn]

8. This is so exciting!

They love him and so do I! What a great vice-president he'll be!

[Tatiana]

9. Showing support for Teresa!!!!

Yeah, baby.

Loooooooooooove that accent.

***swoon***

[theoceansnerves]

10. hey there's the mill worker

up the balcony, heh ;)

[Tatiana]

11. His dad looks like he's about to cry.

Beautiful. Dad is on his feet.

[WinterStorm]

12. His parents look so proud

Don't you just love them they look so nice.

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. That was so sweeeet!

Honoring his parents like that. Nice. Very nice!

[Tatiana]

15. Values.

You judge someone's values by what they've spent their life doing.

Kerry is a man who represents real American values.

[Tatiana]

16. John preempts Republican negative attacks against Kerry.

OH YESSSS!

This is America, where everything is possible. Painting the Republicans as the hateful ones.

[Gothic Sponge]

17. Oh no! Not the Mill story again!

He tells this story way too much.

[Blue_Roses]

42. We've just heard it so much 'cause we have followed

him all through the primaries:) At least it's consistent, with no flip-flopping;)

[Gothic Sponge]

52. True

Most Americans might not have heard it. Silly me!

[Tatiana]

18. Here comes Two Americas.... n/t

[nini]

19. compare him to Cheney's evilness

what a breath of fresh air he is!

[Tatiana]

20. Takes every dime you make just to pay your bills.

Damn. He's very effective at that.

Your agenda is our agenda.

[shanti]

21. woah, he's telling it!!

go edwards!! i like his true democratic message!

[Booster]

28. The man is soooooo good looking and his

entire family is just perfect.

[theoceansnerves]

22. he's giving specifics

very good.
this thread should be bumping! are people not watching this?!

[Digit]

58. Loved the specifics!

[AngryLizard]

23. And he's setting out the agenda for the Kerry Presidency

This is just BEAUTIFUL.
Now the media thugs can't talk about there not being a plan.

He mentioned rolling back the tax cuts, though. This could mean WAR.

[NMDemDist2]

30. yup he's a good soldier doing his job n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

24. Repubs wanted SPECIFICS?

They got specifics! Here's the plans you assholes! Take that! AWESOME speech!

[Lex]

26. Good morals = taking care of Americans.

I like that.

[Digit]

29. JE is awesome

The crowd is SO into him!

[ellie]

27. Race is not an African American issue

It's not a Latino issue. It's not an Asian issue. It's American issue.

[guitar man]

31. No full time workers living in poverty

Raise the minimum wage!!

That's the stuff!!!

[ellie]

32. To us, the real test of patriotism is

how we treat those who put their lives on the line for their country.

[AngryLizard]

33. He's amazing

He just called Bush on taking three years to do something about our intelligence failures. Now he's talking about actually going after the terrorists and how we have to take care of the troops.

My little 13-year old heart just went pitter-patter. I haven't felt this way since Clinton's innagural speech in '92. I'm going to start giggling furiously any minute now.

[DemWitch]

34. okie dokie... i'm verklempt...

we will leave no soldier behind...

[texas is the reason]

35. HOOLYYY SHHEEEIITTTTT!!

EDWARDS IS ON FIRE!

[theoceansnerves]

36. oh man dissssssss

re: national guard extended duties

[ellie]

37. Hope is on the way!

[DemWitch]

38. Oh yeah...

Hope is on the way baby...

Kerry/Edwards in November

[bain_sidhe]

Hope is on the way!

NIce play on B/C 4 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HarrietBrown]

39. He has an amazing way of helping you clearly visualize...

just what he's talking about--segregation, wounded soldiers, the horror of 9/11, worried parents--very powerful. No wonder people keep jumping to their feet. He makes you understand policy in terms of real people--people you know, people like you.

[Reverend_Smitty]

56. How cute are those kids??

Edwards hit a home run tonight...I wasn't completely sold on him until I heard him speak tonight. Now I *know* he will be my VP!!!!

[ellie]

40. We choose to be inspired

because this is America, where everything is still possible.


This is quite a nice, positive message. He did a great job!

[DemWitch]

41. ya know...

I fell like jumping up, running out on my proch and screaming at the top of my lungs...

THIS IS MY AMERICA... And goddamnit, Bush, I want it back...

[NMDemDist2]

44. makes me want to just beat some sense into a few Repugs n/t

[DemWitch]

45. and then learning how to type :)

[NMDemDist2]

48. ROFL i enjoyed your comments typing or not

:D

[NMDemDist2]

51. ROFL had to take baby's hand off mommy's chest

tooo funny!!

[CaTeacher]

46. it was a fantastic speech--but

did it seem a little brief? I just thought he would have longer?

[gristy]

67. It went for 45 minutes at least

I seemed short becuase it was such a damn GOOD speech!

[CaTeacher]

69. You must be right--because it definitely did not feel like

45 minutes! He did great--I just wanted it to go on for another 45 minutes!

[Lex]

47. I will if you will!

[shawmut]

43. Night Train, they're playing your song

:D

[Thrill]

49. HOMERUN

[HarrietBrown]

50. Perfect for song for this!

[NMDemDist2]

54. yes it is and welcome to DU HarrietBrown n/t

:hi:

[Aftershock]

53. He DID rock the house!

He was awesome!

[Digit]

55. I feel inspired!

[Turanga Leela]

57. I have tears streaming down my face, and I don't cry EVER.

"Hope is on the way."

Tonight, for at least tonight, I believe.

I love you John Edwards.

[Lex]

59. I want a "Hope is On the Way" sign!!!

For my front yard!

[Atman]

60. Hope. Not Fear.

Vote For HOPE, not fear!

[RummyTheDummy]

64. Bingo!

And if they stick to that message, victory will be ours.

[Blue_Roses]

61. Great speech!

he always does an excellent job! :bounce: He looked so comfortable

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

62. I can feel it all oooooover

Iiiii can feel it alllll overrrr, yeah.

I can feel it all oh-oh-ohver!!!!!

[Chovexani]

63. I'm in tears

Ever since the selection I have been so depressed. With all the things that have happened since then it's felt like * has dug us into a hole so deep we can't get out of it...and here comes Edwards bringing us HOPE.

I can't even type right now. For the first time in 3 1/2 years I feel hope for the future...we can get America back!

[gristy]

65. BEST SPEECH EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMHO, that is the best political speech I have ever heard. He left probably less than 1 inch of wiggle room for the BFEE to respond. The speech was absolutely brilliant. :bounce:

[Wind Dancer]

66. That was wonderful!

Edwards was inspirational, a great speech. This has been a wonderful night! He never used notes, all from memory, how refreshing for a change.

:bounce:

[gristy]

68. He had teleprompters

Those 3 (at least) glass things in front of him. But he KNEW that speech.