Obama

After endless "thank yous" Obama was finally able to begin his speech. He started out by saying that the American Promise is in jeopardy. This is a result of the government's failure to react and Bush's failed policies. He says that America is better than the past eight years. McCain is nothing but a 3rd Bush term. Obama stated, "John McCain voted with Bush ninety percent of the time. What does it say about your judgement when you think George Bush is right ninety percent of the time?!" Obama wants to evoke fear in his audience that the American promise is in jeopardy. He wants them to see that everyone must do their part and stand up for change. He wants americans to say "ENOUGH!" Obama wants his audience to see him as their only chance to save the American Promise.
Everyone likes someone who they can relate to, and Obama is just that. He is the American poster child. Being a Caucasian and African American child growing up in a single parent home, he did not have an easy start at life. Even though his mother was on food stamps, she sent her children to the best schools in the country. His is a story of rags to riches. Obama compares his grandfather to the young veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. He compares his mother to the struggling student who can sleep only three hours before working the night shift. He compares his grandmother to every woman who has difficulty starting a business or making her way in the world because of her gender. He says that those are his heroes and they have shaped him to be who he is today. His life is not that of a celebrity, as is McCain's. Obama wants Americans to see him as one of us. He wants us to see McCain as someone who is ignorant of the real American lifestyle- someone who is hasn't had to experience struggle and hard work, like the rest of us.
Obama is trying to persuade every last American to do their part. He wants the Republicans to own their failure and citizens to help better their communities. He wants us to believe that if we work hard we will succeed. Although Barack Obama is only one person, he certainly has some big changes in mind. Some believe that he is just saying what everyone wants to hear, and one person can not change the world. I believe he will stand up for his values until the end, and although he can only do so much, he will do his best and encourage others to do so as well.