Obama at Gen44: Wow! What a speech.

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Thursday September 30, 2010 · 6:47 PM PDT

2010/09/30 · 18:47

I just watched the Obama Gen44 speech on C-Span. Wow!

Here is a link to the full speech on C-Span (no embedding allowed on this video):

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/...

Here is a bit of the speech from the Rachel Maddow Show (I hope I am allowed to embed this):

What a rip roaring speech. Yea, I'll follow that guy anywhere. President Obama reminded us that the election of 2008 wasn't about getting one man into the White House, but about beginning a movement that would really change how things are done in this country. He reminded us that during his presidential campaign, he told us change would not come easy, but would be difficult, because there are a lot of forces out there that don't want things to change. They want the status quo. Thanks for reminding me of that, President Obama.

While watching the president speak, I was reminded of everything this president and Democratic Congress have accomplished in 20 short months. Too much to list here. Yes, much of it is weaker than I would have liked, but a weak health care bill, for instance, is a lot stronger than no health care bill. And we have President Obama to thank for a fundamental change in the way people will view health care from here on out - as a right, not a privilege. And, as President Obama reminded us tonight, if the GOP gets their way on November 2, they will begin trying to dismantle our new health care rights.

President Obama made me very proud, yet again, tonight. I am proud to be a Democrat. I am proud to have voted for this man. And I am proud to be an American. As others have said about tonight's speech, the president had fire in his belly. And because of his passion and drive, I too regained the fire in my belly for my party - the Democratic Party. If the president can retain the passion he showed tonight, I see no way we lose as much power in Washington as all the pundits say we will

Thank you President Obama for reminding me why I voted for you and why I am a Democrat.

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