Barack Obama Speech and Process To Nomination

This video series by YouTuber JoeJack101 captures the process leading up to his historic speech:

1) CNN Announces that Obama Has Reached the Delegate Milestone



2) The Speech:

Barack Obama Gets 2,118 Delegates To Officially Seal The Nomination!

Barack Obama sealed the deal. He's officially done it! He's the Democratic Nominee!

Barack Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination

What began as a farfetched and idealistic quest 16 months ago against an established and legendary candidate, has now transformed into reality. Yes, Barack Obama, a young and visionary community organizer from the south side of Chicago has prevailed against the entrenched Hillary Clinton in one of the most unlikely and improbable political contests in United States history.

While on the subject of history and momentous events, it's essential to recognize that 43 years after the ratification of the voting rights act and 54 years after the desegregation of schools in Brown V. Board of Education, an African-American is the presumptive nominee of a political party.

The milestone achieved by Obama extends not only for new founded opportunities to blacks, but for all Americans, and most notably young Americans. Tonight, a significant generational shift has been established in which the thunderous voices of millions of young people have been heard . Mobilized and energized, young people across the nation are on board with the astounding movement created by Senator Obama.

For a 45-year old man, whether white, black, Hispanic or Asian to have eclipsed a plethora of insurmountable barriers in a quest to stake their claim as a potential commander in chief is astronomical and noteworthy.

For all Democrats ready to rise up against John McCain, it's time to get up, speak up, let our voices be heard and make that change. The first change being to elect Barack Obama to the White House.

Eyes On November

With the AP news (see below) that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for President, all Democrats must now turn their eyes toward the November election. This has been a contentious race for the nomination. Racism and sexism have dominated the landscape in a party normally known for inclusion and tolerance.

But with some Democrats claiming that they would rather vote for John McCain than Barack Obama, how do we, as a party, forge a path of unity in just the next five months? What rallying cry will get Democrats to remove their blinders and see the urgency of retaking the White House, candidate partisanship be damned?

Do you have ideas? Let's hear them. Leave your comments below.

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AP: OBAMA CLINCHES DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION!

After over a year of working and fund-raising, the Associated Press has reported that Senator Barack Obama has reached the targeted number of delegates -- 2,118 -- needed to clinch the Democratic Nomination.

It's over. We -- the new America of a diverse collection of people who really love this country and want to bring everyone together -- won! Obama for America!

Congratulations to everyone on the Obama staff both nationally and locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, and other states and cities.

No, I Did Not Contribute $17,000 To The Obama Campaign

The current -- as of today -- Oakland Tribune article reads that I contributed $17,000 to the Obama for America campaign. I did not. What I told Barbara Grady, who's a great person, is that I raised that much, mostly from an event held at the Mark Hopkins last year on St. Patrick's Day 2007 and which I co-chaired (there were about 25 co-chairs) and created an online sign-up and website for. I managed to get 15 people to sign up online there at $1,000 each, so that's $15,000 alone.

But I wish I had $17,000 just laying around.