Democratic National Convention Speech Transcripts

Following are excerpts from the 2008 Barack Obama Convention Speech: Full transcript to follow as soon as available. --- Barack Obama: Democratic National Convention 2008 --- Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. The failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush. It is that promise that ... Read Full Story

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner participates in a walk through during day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)   Transcript of Mark Warner's Democratic National Convention speech My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, the most important contest of our generation has begun. Not the campaign for the presidency, not the campaign for Congress, but the race for the future. And I ... Read Full Story

U.S. Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America) Transcript of Senator Joe Biden's Democratic National Convention speech Sen. Joe Biden: You know, folks, my dad used to have an expression. He'd say, "A father knows he's a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and know that they ... Read Full Story

Four years ago Barack Obama delivered an inspired speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.  Tonight he'll deliver another speech, this time in support of his own presidency. Here's a clip from the 2004 speech: For more on Barack Obama and the 2008 DNC, click any picture to enlarge: Read Full Story

At the Democratic Convention speaker after speaker were stressing the concerns of many Americans today. They want Obama to place high on his agenda a Clean Green Economy. Americans are tired of rising fuel prices and want Obama to build a greener economy and one that isn’t so dependant on Oil. U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York told delegates that she ran for president in part, “To promote a clean energy economy that will create millions of green collar jobs.” “And,” Clinton said, “to join with our allies to confront our shared challenges, from poverty and genocide to terrorism and global warming. “We ... Read Full Story

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images North America) Transcript of President Clinton's Speech: What a year we Democrats have had. The primary began with an all-star lineup. And it came down to two remarkable Americans locked in a hard-fought contest right to the very end. That campaign generated so much heat, it increased global warming. Now, ... Read Full Story

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) waves at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center on August 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America) Below is the transcript from the speech that Hillary Clinton delivered at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. Hillary Clinton Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Clinton: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you. Thank you all very much. I... I am so honored to be here tonight. You know, I'm -- I'm here tonight as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat... ... as a ... Read Full Story

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(Editor’s Note: Transcript provided before delivery, may have slight variations from the exact words used by Michelle Obama) Michelle Obama Convention Speech, August 25, 2008 As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother, Craig. I can’t tell you how much it means to have Craig and my mom here tonight. Like Craig, I can feel my dad looking down on us, just as I’ve felt his presence in every grace-filled moment of my life. At 6-foot-6, I’ve often felt like Craig was looking down on me too … literally. But the ... Read Full Story

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