When I was sitting at my computer, listening to Obama's speech at the democratic national convention, I was filled with a great sense of hope. It was one of the most inspiring things I had ever heard. He spoke powerfully, with so much emotion, you could tell the crowd was into it. It was infuriating every time You tube failed to load the video fast enough. The entire speech was incredible. It's no wonder he is able to move massive crowds of people, and to bring so many people out to see him speak.

His delivery was as powerful as his words. I was listening to it, thinking "damn, this guys going to be the next president, and here I am listening to him speak right now". Somehow president Bush never really did that for me. Whether or not he was and is a good president is debatable, but anyone will admit that he is no great public speaker. Perhaps it's because its not as relevant now, but even Lincoln's famous speeches didn't move me as much as this one did.

I've never been a person who enjoys listening to people speak in public. I get plenty of that in church, thank you very much. But this was something else entirely. I wasn't listening to it because I felt that I had to or because my parents told me to. He made me actually care what he was saying, he made me think about the words coming out of his mouth. When he accepted the nomination, his words "With profound gratitude, and great humility. I accept your nomination, for presidency of the United States." were some of the most gratifying I had ever heard.

Obama's speech should go down in the history books, as one of the greatest speeches of our century. If Obama wins, there is a good chance that will happen. If he loses, however, his speeches will be forgotten in 5 years. I suppose thats how all history is written. There were probably many great moments in history that were never recorded because they were spoken or done by the losing side. Our great nation desperately needs the change that Obama can bring. Next all we'll need is an Asian president, and then we'll be all set.