BlogMonday, August 25
Alexi Giannoulis, Illinois
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Thank you. It’s an honor to share my thoughts with you this evening at this historic convention. Barack Obama has been my friend, my mentor, my inspiration. Now, he’s going to be the next President of the United States of America...
Dan Hynes, Comptroller, Illinois
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 05:03 PM
My name is Dan Hynes, and I’m the Illinois state comptroller. Four years ago, I ran in our state’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. Though I had a few advantages, I lacked the most important one of all: I wasn’t Barack Obama.
Honorable Manny Diaz, Mayor of Miami, Florida
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 05:00 PM
I am privileged to be Mayor of Miami, a city built on the dreams of so many who have come to America searching for freedom and opportunity. I left Cuba at age six, arriving on my mother’s lap. We didn’t have a penny to our name, but I grew up...
Reg Weaver
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 04:50 PM
I am here today on behalf of 3.2 million NEA members to tell you why we support Barack Obama for President of the United States.
The world has changed dramatically since I started teaching in 1961...
Amanda Kubik, Young Convention Delegate, North Dakota
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 04:45 PM
I am Amanda Kubic. In 1997 I was a high school sophomore in North Dakota. That spring, the Red River flooded its banks and devastated Fargo and Grand Forks. In our saddest and soggiest hour, I saw my generation, my friends, come to life...
