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...rapped will.i.am, leader of the Black Eyed Peas, as he bounced across the stage in a tent outside of the Colorado Convention Center early Friday morning, hours after Barack Obama delivered his keynote speech to a crowd of over 80,000—including me—at Denver’s Invesco Field...
...evening of August 28th, 2008, is already being called one of the largest political rallies in American history, not to mention the reach of its broadcast. On television, more Americans tuned in for Obama’s speech than did for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, aired just a few weeks earlier. Obama and the Democratic Party represent, both literally and figuratively, a party that looks like, acts like, and identifies with the true complexity of Americans today...
...Although the conventional wisdom was that the Democratic National Convention would have a dramatic lead in viewership, Palin's selection to the ticket helped make the RNC the most-watched Convention in history, and that curiosity and excitement showed during Palin's speech Wednesday night...
...some trepidation until I heard Sarah Palin talk. I was very impressed by that lady, and I was impressed by McCain's [acceptance speech]. What he talked about was taking the control out of government and giving it back to the people. That's what my book is about. I feel like right now we're wards of the state. Congress says we'll give you this, but you're not going to have that. That's not for them to decide...
...life. Behind the bulk of his hulk, a man's dogged decency is on display, and so, briefly, is Rourke's fallen-angel smile. In the scene that could cinch his Oscar nomination, he gets a long closeup as Randy pours out his clumsy love for his daughter. The speech is boilerplate sentiment, which the actor elevates to a passion as sweet as it is forlorn. If Rourke had to punish himself to look the part of a battered fighter so he could slip inside Randy's wounded innocence, then, man, it was worth...