Hillary Clinton Calls for Vote by Affirmation - Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee
by Hillary Clinton came out representing New York minutes ago and proclaimed that her state was giving all of their votes to Senator Obama, then she called for an affirmation to suspend the roll call and vote as one body to support Barack Obama as president. Nancy Pelosi asked for a second, there were hundreds, and she asked for a vote, the house roared, and she announced he is the official nominee of the Democratic party. We've made history.
The first woman Speaker of the House announced it and the first viable woman candidate for president did her duty for the good of the party and the country. Goose bumps...
(Cross posted from MOMocrats.com.)
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Who else was there? What did you think?
Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette
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I was there! It was amazing
it was a very exciting moment. I watched the delegates call the votes for each state from behind the big screen. I went to radio and media row and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had to run upstairs to the see the stage for myself. I also blogged about it.
Live Blogging the Role Call Vote Today and
Hilary Has Asked To Suspend the Role Call
Great links digitalsista
Thank you!
Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette
BlogHer is non-partisan but our bloggers aren't! Follow our coverage of the 2008 political conventions
It was mostly the delegates
Julie Lythcott-Haims is live-blogging from her iphone on the floor as a California delegate. I was covering it from the media tent since other MOMocrats had the arena pass at the time, but they were on the bus on the way here.
I had a feeling something major was going to happen during the roll call today, but I didn't know what it was - I'm now wishing I'd swapped passes, but I'd already been inside on Monday night so wanted someone else to have the opportunity. In any case, even watching it from the media tent was still pretty exciting (other than the porta-potties.)
What made it for me were the genuine looks of happiness and excitement on the faces of Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi as they made history.
Essays inspired by Hillary: One speech, four
opposing reactions
Surfing BlogHer.com as I am wont to do, I just found two beautiful essays by women who came into Election 2008 completely committed to electing Hillary Clinton. With her move to nominate Sen. Obama by acclamation today, Clinton closed the door on her own campaign -- a move that Laracolvin can accept, but Michealene cannot. Don't miss these:
At the same time, I've found two diametrically opposed essays by women inspired by Hillary Clinton's experience -- one, Southerngirl, is now a HRC fan. The other, Debra, has left the Democrats altogether:
Four great writers no? And four important opinions that join the other posts made here today to demonstrate the stunning diversity among women who vote, opinions that may not be reflected in the sound-bite coverage I'm enduring on radio and TV -- but because Michealene, Laracolvin, Southerngirl and Debra took the time to publish their, these are now opinions that cannot be ignored or overlooked. Just like the diversity of the so-called women's vote.
So a huge thanks to all four of you! And, um, given how articulate you are, I think your next step should be the omnipartisan White House Project...
Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette
BlogHer is non-partisan but our bloggers aren't! Follow our coverage of the 2008 political conventions
Thanks, Lisa
As I said in the "tweet" yesterday, BlogHer DNC coverage rocks! I am engaged in this election in a way I've never been before, and much of that is because of the conversation and online debate here at BlogHer.
Thanks for doing such a stellar job moderating w/this coverage!
Lara
Notions of Identity
Thank YOU Lara. That's why I love blogging
the typically hidden opinions of women -- we don't get parity on op-ed pages or on television -- are front and center, right where they should be. Thank you for engaging. I believe both campaigns are listening to women who blog and to this site, working to earn your votes. And that's how it should be.
Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette
BlogHer is non-partisan but our bloggers aren't! Follow our coverage of the 2008 political conventions here.