By- Suzie-Q @ 12:10 PM MST
Invesco Field at Mile High as it appears Tuesday, August 26, 2008, two days before Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will accept the party's nomination there. (Photo by Jim Carroll, Congressional Quarterly)
Obama plays some hoops, works on speech
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago
DENVER – Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium — and millions more at home — how as president he would make a difference in their lives.
He put finishing touches on his speech Thursday morning, but also found time to shoot some hoops on a basketball court at the Denver Athletic Club.
Aides said his address accepting the Democratic presidential nomination would be a “direct conversation” with Americans on what’s at stake and the risks of putting another Republican in the White House.
Obama, who first gained national prominence just four years ago in a speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention as a little-known Illinois state senator, was also expected to draw contrasts with rival John McCain and try to dispel any remaining concerns Americans might have about his capability to govern.
Republican McCain said he wasn’t ready to announce a running mate just yet, although he was expected to do so by week’s end, possibly Friday.
Obama accepts the Democratic nomination Thursday night at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High.
Three hours before the day’s program began, as many as 1,000 people were lined up at a pedestrian entrance to the stadium. On a hot, sunny day, security people were advising the crowd to drink a lot of water. Nearby street parking was going for as much as $80 a space.
“Senator Obama’s speech tonight will be as he himself has characterized it, more workmanlike, a very direct conversation with the American people about the choice we face in this election. About the risk of staying on the same path we’re on, the risk of just more of the same versus the change we need,” Obama spokeswoman Anita Dunn said in a conference call with reporters.
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oh good, a lovefest …. these are FUN (remember the 60’s)????
What fun to watch the Dems hyped and excited about the candidate – cannot wait to see the excitement BUILD for the Republican white guy in an Armani suit convention next week – and it’s nice of god to decide to drop a hurricane on their event.
Go FEMA!!!