Our Democratic Candidate for President Barack

Many were amazed by Barack Obama’s speech last night, Oprah especially:

“I cried my eyelashes off,” she said in the bowels of Invesco Field, moments after Obama accepted the nomination for president before an estimated 84,000 people. “I think it’s the most powerful thing I have ever experienced,” she added, calling Obama’s words “transcendent.” On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a Dream Speech,” Winfrey compared Obama’s words to those of the civil-rights leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

“He’s not an African-American candidate,” she said. “He’s a candidate for Americans.” Winfrey threw her support behind Obama early — even before the Democratic primaries got under way last year. She’s stayed active since, hosting rallies and fundraisers that even Obama has acknowledged have given him a boost.

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Presidential candidate Barack Obama officially accepted his nomination for president on Thursday, wrapping up the four day Democratic National Convention in Denver. Before a stadium of an estimated 84,000 people in Invesco Field (home of the Denver Broncos), Obama delivered the biggest speech of his career --embarking upon a fight against Republican John McCain on the path to becoming president.

"On November 4th, we must stand up and say: 'Eight is enough,'" the 47-year-old Illinois senator told a packed crowd inside the football stadium. "Change We Can Believe In," was the theme, and music was the message as artists Jennifer Hudson, along with Will I Am and John Legend performed.

The historic event took place on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech.

To cap off the night, Barack was joined on stage by his wife, Michelle, along with running mate Joe Biden and his wife.