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The Speech that Made Obama President
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Barack Obama in
2004 was totally unknown people were
saying huh I don't know who this guy is
wonder why they picked him he had this
reputation as a bit of an upstart as
sort of a young Rising figure in the
party but no one knew who this guy was
this was his chance to introduce himself
to people tonight is a particular honor
for me because let's face it my presence
on this stage is pretty
unlikely my father was a foreign student
born and raised in a small village in
Kenya what makes a great political spe
is if you can somehow fold your story
into this larger American story the next
thing he says is about his mother family
his grandfather fought in World War II
he used the GI bill they settled in
Kansas so white people could say uh oh
he's just like us my parents shared not
only an improbable love they shared an
Abiding Faith in the possibilities of
this
nation I stand here knowing that my
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