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| Obama's 'dream' speech calls .... |
| Obama's 'dream' speech calls for change
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 30-August-2008
3:15:32 AM |
| Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama accepted the democratic party's nomination to be President and made a speech in front of 84,000 people.
What made it even more significant was that 45 years ago on the same day, civil rights leader Martin Luther King made his famous "I have a dream" speech on equality in America.
"It is that promise that 45 years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream."
Two men with the same dream four decades apart. Forty five years ago to the day, civil rights icon Martin Luther King junior made his legendary "I have a dream speech."
And on Thursday night, Barack Obama became that dream's most visible symbol as he made his historic acceptance speech of the Democratic nomination.
Surrounded by an enormous crowd of 84,000 people in a stadium, Obama promised a break from Bush's politics. But in what could worry India, he made a strong anti-outsourcing pitch.
He reiterated his opposition to outsourcing.
The senator also hinted at taking a tougher line on Pakistan.
"You know John McCain likes to say that he will follow (Osama) bin Laden to the Gates of Hell, but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives," he said.
The media and the blog world have mixed reactions to the senator's speech. From those who have described it as the best they have heard to those who think it lacked substance.
Exactly 45 years after Martin Luther King made his legendary "I have a dream" speech, Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first African American to win a major party's presidential ticket.
Forty-five years ago, today, Martin Luther King dreamt of a day when Americans will no longer be judged by "the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
On November 4, the Americans will be given the chance to make their dream a reality.
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