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Moved to tears.. (Original Post)
AsahinaKimi
Sep 2012
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graywarrior
(59,440 posts)1. Yeah.
Cool.
JesterCS
(1,827 posts)2. very few things make me tear up as a 30 year old man
but that speech did, especially the ending.
Aristus
(66,328 posts)3. Me too!...
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)4. Me too!
tilsammans
(2,549 posts)5. Me too.
Happy tears!
Wednesdays
(17,359 posts)6. 'Twas rocking indeed!
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)7. wowsers!
I am a snotty mess too, lol!
But you know what, I needed that, I needed to be reminded why I am a liberal, why I do feel like EVERY person in that hall was my brother/sister...
and that my Pres really *does* have MY back!
thanks to you too fellow American sister, for being here too!
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)13. hugs
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)8. This......THIS is what a President is supposed to be like
Not a stuffed silver spooned empty suit stuttering through his speeches like Robomney. Tonight we saw a President unite a country!!!
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)9. It was the Abe Lincoln quote, it was strong and humble and moving and brought tears to so many...
ananda
(28,858 posts)10. Me too!
What an orator!
ballabosh
(330 posts)11. Several times tonight
And last night.
all american girl
(1,788 posts)12. This whole convention has been nothing but a cryfest.