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Democratic Party Set to Kick-Off Historic Convention, Buoyed by Excitement Over Obama
By: Michael Cottman and Sherrel Wheeler Stewart
When Sen. Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s choice for vice president, made his speech Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, 975 miles away in Denver, Colorado, crowds gathered around televisions in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel to watch.
“People were excited,” AFL-CIO executive vice president Arlene Holt-Baker told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “There was applause. You could just feel it in the air." Outside and throughout the city, there also was heightened security.
As thousands descend on the Mile High City this week for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, there is lots of talk about the event's excitement, but Democrats must face the challenge of carrying that excitement through to the November presidential election.
At least 50,000 people -- convention participants and protesters -- are expected in Denver for the convention, and millions are expected to tune in on Thursday night when Sen. Barack Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
Democratic Party Set to Kick-Off Historic Convention....
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Obama to Give Nomination Acceptance Speech in Football Stadium Before Over 75,000 People
By: Michael H. Cottman
Anticipating record crowds, the Democratic National Convention Committee announced Monday that Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for president of the United States at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High, which can accommodate more than 75,000 people.
Breaking with tradition, Democrats said, Obama will speak at the expansive football stadium -- home of the Denver Broncos -- instead of at the Pepsi Center, the site of the national convention across town.
Obama’s speech on Aug. 28, the fourth and final night of the convention, coincides with the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
In a campaign of many historic moments, the Illinois senator will take his place in history in Denver as he strives to become America's first black president.
"The Democratic Party is nominating a true change candidate this August, and it is only fitting that we make some big changes in how we put on the convention," Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said in a statement.
Obama to Give Nomination Acceptance Speech in Football Stadium....
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