Neat speech overall, with some great moments, especially when he was speaking about the abstract concepts like patriotism, love of country, etc. He is a thinker.
And greatly appreciate the fact that he gave a shout-out to the LGBT folks - even though he did not mention marriage (that would have been political hara-kiri), it took courage just to say we should get same rights.

Although I wanted him as the candidate of the democratic party, I wasn’t completely sold on him for a long time.

There’s so much. His speech was great.
I hope he can do half of what he said when he’s elected.

But there’s so much more.

For this to emerge after the past 8 years is so important

A BiRacial man in that position at this time in the country’s history is so important

This guy being that man is so important

When people said he was the embodiment of America’s Promise, it was the truth.

Overwhelmed.

I don’t agree with everything he says or think he’s some sort of savior but I believe he help bring us closer to where we should be as a nation

Amazing from beginning to end. This is our candidate without a doubt.

for the first time, in years, i feel inspired and proud to be a part of the election process. unlike other politicos, obama speaks as a community organizer, as someone who has not forgotten his roots, and who has the ability to stir vision amongst and between communities. no, he is not perfect. there was no mention of our bisexual, multisexual, and transgender siblings. while he has a learning curve, as we all do, i think he will be better than mccain, and i think he will have a rationale even when i don’t agree with him.

he definitely has my vote.

He has specifically avoided supporting gay marriage during the course of the campaign. But the speech last night was amazing. We desperately need a “third way” that will rise above the petty politics of the last few decades, and I really hope Obama can take us there.

Anyone except McCain. he would be very bad for all gays!

I think that he remains an empty suit with a speech.

I think that it’s a very scary situation for the country that we have a choice of the two provided candidates and parties.

I might get eggs pelted at me, but personally didn’t hear anything new from Obama that I haven’t heard other Democrats saying for years. It was a traditional speech to me and no different from what he has said before. I know what he wants to do, but I still don’t know how he is going to do it? He never really gets into that. I can’t understand all the frenzied hyped up love over him sometimes. He is a great speaker and motivator, but when the emotion has settled I am always left with a feeling of dissatisfaction and a lot of questions.

He reminded me of another leader…Vladimir Lenin. Though Comrade Obama did a nice job of peddling his collectivist snake oil, look at all the people buying it.Obama’s collectivism is nothing more then rebranded communism under new management. We might as well call it what it is Diet Communism or Communism Lite or maybe I Can’t Believe It’s Not Communism. What ever you want to call it; it is like McCain, evil to its core. Like a smart consumer I’m not buying it. I support those who support and defend the U. S. Constitution; Comrades Obama and McCain will not sincerely say they will support and defend our Constitution. Oh they will say it of course but will they mean it? No they will not. All one has to do is read their plans. Their plans neither support nor defend the constitution or the individual rights and freedoms enshined in the constitution.

I challenge those that support either Obama or McCain to read the constitution for themselves and see how it limits what the federal government can do and look and see what the federal government does do. The sad thing about all this is that Obama was a constitutional professor yet he will not sincerely defend and support the US Constitution.

The problem with our elections is the ignorance of us the voters. We should not be voting for the person who shares our political views it should the person who can best support and defend the US Constitution and neither Obama not McCain will do so.

When one knows the system, then one knows how to use it. O’bama may have taught the Constitutional process, but to what extent will he be able to use it as many have before him, like Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon or W.?

The Prez only has to hire smart lawyers who understand the legalese and the associated processes, and read between the lines and reMAKE the new legal words into something they want, rather than what the Congress intended and what electorate people need.

Congress gave W. the power to use “whatever force and processes” he needed to keep us safe, and he took us to a war we should never have been in; by that time it was too late and here we are today.

Once interpreted, it becomes policy and only then will it go to the courts to determine what is permanently allowed. Roosevelt took the laws from Congress to make the Civilian Conservation Corps, WPA and other organizations to get us out of a Depression. Those who disagreed took him to court, WHICH TAKES SOME TIME, and defeated his plans. However, by that time the depression was beginning to reside, helped by WWII. He accomplished what he promised and what the U.S. needed, even if those laws were later considered “unconstitutional”.

Some will use it for good; W. used it for evil, but packaged it as good for us. No one read the fine print before they turned him loose. We do not need more of “these past 8 years” from the ANY FUTURE administration.

Call me a reluctant Obama supporter. However, I’m definitely not going to vote for McCain or anyone associated with the rabid Republican party. Seperating emotion from fact, we must remember that the President of the United States, regardless of who gets elected, does not function as a singular entity or individual…his or her actions are influenced greatly by the political appointees that have free access to the Oval Office. Lets not forget the woeful lessons we should have learned about such characters Dubya brought with him during his first term and allowed to go amuck in the early years leading up to the Iraq debacle. We know who McCain will bring with him if he gets elected — his old concervative Republican tight ass buddies and, at worst, a motely bunch of Evangelicals to boot.

The question I have gnawing in my craw is who will Obama bring with him? He is going to own a bunch of favors to a whole cadry of young people we may or may not have ever heard of, not the least of whom is Senator Clinton and her staff if they follow through with her promise to stomp the stump for him between now and the election. What role will she play in his administration? A prominent one I suspect, for which I will be happy. I would love to see her in the cabinet as head of Health and Human Services.

Between now and the election, I have no choice but to come to terms with my reluctance in my enthusasim for him as our next President. But, given the alternative, (I shudder to think of having four more years of Republicans giving us the shank.) I’m liking the man more and more every day.

He’s not. He has stated the same a s McCain-against marriage, blah blah. He’s been quite unwilling to address the allegations that he had gay sex with openly gay Larry Sinclair, which I find odd. Either deny it or espouse it.