Quotes
We are all created equal.”
Together, Kamala and Tim have kept faith with America’s central story: a story that says Donald Trump wants us to think that this country is hopelessly divided between us and them, between the real Americans who support him and the outsiders who don’t,
This convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible.”
Now, at 63, Obama is the elder statesman hoping to galvanize the nation once again—encouraging voters to reject the man who has sought to destroy his political legacy and elevate a fresh Democratic heir You take the baton from someone, you run your leg as hard and as well as you can, and then you hand it off to someone else.”
Barack Obama has often described the presidency as a relay race At a time when the other party had turned into a cult of personality, we needed a leader who was steady, and brought people together, and was selfless enough to do the rarest thing there is in politics: putting his own ambition aside for the sake of the country.”
Obama, for his part, extolled Biden for making the decision that he estimates gives Democrats the best chance to defeat Donald Trump Donald Trump sees power as nothing more than a means to his ends,
Yes, she can.”
At one point, he repurposed his signature campaign line for Harris, telling delegates It’s one of the oldest tricks in politics, from a guy whose act has gotten pretty stale,
If a parent or grandparent occasionally says something that makes us cringe, we don’t automatically assume they’re bad people,
Kamala and Tim have kept faith with America’s central story, ... a story that we’re all created equal, that everyone deserves a chance, and that, even when we don’t agree with each other, we can find a way to live with each other.”
His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who also happened to be Black,
she said to deafening applause History will remember Joe Biden as a president who defended democracy at a moment of great danger. I am proud to call him my president, but even prouder to call him my friend,
Obama said, eliciting chants of "We love Joe." We do not need four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos. We have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse,
Obama told delegates on Day Two of the Chicago convention America, hope is making a comeback,
Michelle Obama said, in a nod to Obama's first presidential campaign in 2008. Who’s going to tell him that the job he’s currently seeking might just be one of those 'Black jobs'?"
We must end this horrific war in Gaza, bring home the hostages and demand an immediate ceasefire."
US Senator Bernie Sanders was an exception, telling the audience I do believe, you know, bad behavior should result in a consequence. Well we will make sure he does face a consequence and that will be at the ballot box in November,
I have an urgent message for the majority of Americans who, like me, are in the political middle,
My mom is the only one who thinks Kamala is the lucky one for marrying me,
Do no boo; vote."
Obama's comment about Trump was met with a wave of boos; however, Obama did not revel in them, but called out the crowd