If you weren’t up to watch it live at 5am GMT (as the hard-core of LDV readers were), then do take 18 minutes out of your day today to watch President-elect Obama’s acceptance speech, delivered shortly after his stunning election victory over Senator John McCain was confirmed.
The rhetoric is, as ever, dazzlingly revivalist – in many ways I’m an Obama-sceptic, but I defy anyone not to be bestirred by his words. Note, too, the perfect poise of this guy; the immense calm, stillness and assurance he projects. Who knows what kind of President he will make? But it’s hard to imagine a more impressive Presidential candidate.
Part 1
Part 2
The full text is available at the Indy’s website here.
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Listening to Obama is almost hypnotising. I don’t know how he does it, but he has the most incredible drawing power when he speaks.
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Brilliant speech.
I thought McCain showed true class with his speech also.
..er…what about those huddled around laptops?? 😉
With you on that LFAT – just watched it in full. It was almost religious.
Brilliant