by Blue Stockings | Is it wrong that I still want to slap Nancy Pelosi upside the head? It is? All righty then.
Hillary brought the roll call to an early close.
The unanimous vote made Mr. Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president. It brought to an end an often-bitter two-year political struggle for the nomination with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who, standing on a packed convention floor electric with anticipation, moved to halt the roll call in progress so that the convention could nominate Mr. Obama by acclamation. That it did with a succession of loud roars, followed by a swirl of dancing, embracing, high-fiving and chants of “Yes, we can.” (NYT)
I was glad to see Florida's Karen Thurman.
Here's Obama's acceptance speech.
Both vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Obama gave props to Bill and Hillary Clinton, who both called for party unity behind Obama. Hillary Clinton and Obama engaged in a hard-fought primary.
"I think President Bill Clinton reminded us of what it's like when you've got a president who actually puts people first," Obama said. "Thank you, President Clinton." (UPI)
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