Talkin' politics

My Fellow Americans ...

History was made last week when Illinois Sen. Barack Obama accepted the Democrat Party's nomination to be its candidate for president. If you could have made a speech at the convention, what issues would you have included in your speech? Click on the comment button below to tell us about your experiences.

Comments

[Da'Shayne H. largo high 10th grade]

Obama could not have become president at a better time.After our recent president, (lets not metion names) it really is time for change.However the celebration for Obama is over.Its time for him to take on some of the biggiest responsabilties in the country, and will have to make some of the toughest decisions in his life time. He has to prove that he is a leader. I have faith in Barock Obama!

[Elba LHS]

Obama won! Thank GOD! He did such a good work. He is the best. I think he is going to be a goos leader.

[brandon .b largo high school]

you did good job !!!!

[zhane lhs]

Obama won !!!!!!!!!! Gooooooooooo ooooobbbbbaammmmmmmmaaaaa go obama .

[jennifer hipps]

OBAMA WON!!!!!!!

[vanessa]

I dont care eny more.

[Elizabeth Patricks]

Obama is such the right person for this job he is going to take an Economy that has been distroyed and he is going to make it so America can finally reach its full potintal so remember GO OBAMA GO OBAMA GO OBAMA!!!!

[Zoe Blair-Andrews]

I personally think that Obama is a great person and that I am tierd of all this Bush so I think that Obama will make our Economy much better and let America reach to its full potintal!
so remember...
GO OBAMA GO OBAMA AND GO OBAMA

[lilqwanda sanders]

your the best

go obama
go obama
go obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jasson mmmmm]

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go obama

[vanessa]

This is driving me crazy but y does he whant to be one? why do u think he does? Because all i think is that he is going to be to contoling.

[vanessa]

Hey obama rocks and everything but why did they kick paul out of the president thing?

[Alex B LHS 9th.]

not to be mean i like obbam cept hes africab american he will probally get assination attempts but all that aside.......... I think he will be great

[LiL RaY]

GO OBAMA

Obama will make america a better place i only been here for 3 years and so far i Dont!! want more Bush/Mccain mad ness all my homeboys and homegirls think so too

Mccain No good for Florida and America
Go Obama!!!
Go Obama!!
Go Obama!!!

[Humberto]

Obama is the best. Vanessa I think the you shoud vote for Obama. Fan of bush BUSH did only made american economy bad

[JJ largo high]

I would vote for Obama. But i think he spend way too much money on the adds. and McCain need to have more adds.

[Da'shell 9thgrade largo high]

No matter who wins I hope our country will be safe and the presidentthat wins will hopefully make a change and keep all their promises.

[vanessa]

He does rock so u know what i agree.

[vanessa]

How do you know?He could change his mind out of knoware.

[tylaisha lhs]

im sayin go obama if ya dont win im not cumin to school

[Marquelle G]

I hope you do good on the 4th. You is a good change for this state.

Vanessa maccain is not good obama is good

[RmJ Largo HighSchool 10]

Vote for Obama! Mccain is too old, he's going to die at the half of his presidence.

[vanessa]

but what if he is just saying that so we can chose him

[shazad]

go obama

[Carlos 10th largo high]

how did bush pop up in this?????
this is about how obama is makin history and is wayyyy better than maccain and way way way better than bush because bush got america in what its in today.

Obama all the way
vote obama in 08

[jazzmyne largo high school 9th grade]

honestly I think we need a good change and that what Obama has. He can be the good leader that U.S.A. needs. To help bring gas prices down. To help with new homes and the poor families that need money. To help on the taxes and our jobs. To help our economy we need and want Obama.

[vanessa]

ya when i see that i will be leave it but why does he whant to be the president.

[fan of bush]

bush is beter than obama and I dident spell most words in this sentence because abama is demacracy memeber

[Humberto]

I tink that obama is going to be the best president of the U.S.A not maccain becase it will bee like the same wiht Bush. it Is time for change poeple

[Elba, Largo High School 10th Grade]

I love Obama, he should be the next president. I hate McCain, he is toooooooo old...

[Chad Q 10th Grade Largo High School]

I agree with Da'Shayne!
But, other than that, everyone should vote anyway.

Obama should bring the troops back from the war and then he should take down the gas prices.

I use to ride with my friend to school every day in his Bronco, he would always be on E when we would drive anywhere. Luckily we never actually ran out of gas and had to push. But, after running on E for so long, when the Bronco used the gas it would suck up all the nasty stuff as well, now the car stalls a lot and won't start.

With the gas prices down, it'll help a lot to my friend, but also to everyone else.

And besides McCain's too old, he's a walking time bomb :)

[Carlos S. 10th Largo High School]

Obama For president!!!!
If i was at the covention i would have brought up the issue of the high gas prices,The war(when are we going to end the war and bring our troops back),and how he is going to fix the economy because of how bad it is right now.
Vote in 08 Obama all the way.

[HOLLISTER LARGO HIGH SCHOOL 10TH GRADE]

Barack Obama is great. He has so much to offer our country.I think that he is very wise with his decisons to make for our country,and I would be really happy to call him my president.

[Anthony LHS 9th]

Gas pricesw should go down and you sould also stop the war instead of staring wars like president Bush.

[vanessa]

why should we chose him

[nigglet supream largo high school 9th]

go obama

[phil largo high school 9]

i think obahma would be a excellent president because, he os tryin to make change and i think he can do it he's very knowledgable

[zhane lhs 9th]

I hope he wins I think he goin be a president . GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OBAMA

[Paityn M Largo High 9th]

Um.... No matter how wins the country is going to fall either way. It just matters who makes it fall faster!

[dominick lhs 9th]

go obama. this country is so god darn races even though 75% say they are not. mccain has pulled that up in many private meetings that he is black and would destroy our country.

[Ms E, Largo High School 9/10 grade teacher]

Da'Shayne, What a great question! I would hope that Obama sticks to his promises and playform if he becomes our next president.

[adam h 9th grade largo high school]

GOOOOOOO OBAMA!!

[Kara LHS 9th grade]

I agree with everything people have said with McCain; I do not like him one bit. Personally, I think him in office would just be a "mini-bush." I also agree with Samantha and many others that Obama should win and bring the price of gas down. I think he would help a lot more for this country than McCain would. I mean look at what Bush has done - nothing.

[Shaleen largo high 9thgrade]

GO ! Obama

[Edith H,Largo High School.10th grade]

thats right Obama should put the gas prices down as hes first thing.My parents waste alot of money on gas same as me.we need our gas prices down!!

[Ms E, Largo High School]

No matter what your political view is, this country is in need of some assistance. The recession we seem to be in is not being spoken about but all signs point to it: gas prices rise, stock market down, war (history shows that in order to boast the economy, the US often goes to war), unemployment rate up. I hope whatever candidate wins, they are ready to address a country in crisis.

GO obama
not
maccain

[Da'Shayne H Largo]

Whats do you guys think Obama should do first as president

[Da'shayne H largo high school 10th grade]

that's right!

[samantha L,largo,high10th grade]

Da'Shayne,That was a good ccomment.

[Da'Shayne H Largo high grade 10]

The issue I would have addressed in the convention is the right to vote for African Americans. Our ancestors fought so we can have this right. Now that we have a chance to make an African American president,vote!!!
There should be no reason why every leagal African American who has the right to vote dose not.

[amber l,largo high school:10th grade]

I personaly am a Barack Obama fan,but I cant vote yet.I like him cause he want change the one thing we need in this country.He want gas prices to go down,he want more changes than Mcain want.Mcain only want the gas prices to go up.If I was his repersentive then I would tell every one the truth of course,but also prove to others than he is better than Mcain.I would show people that obama is much diffent than Mcain,who is just like bush.If that dont get them then I go into more detail on the things obama wants to change for the good of the nation.Hopefully by saying that I will get more people to vote for obama.

[samantha L. Largo high school,10th grade]

I would bring up the issues of not being able to pick what school you want to go to.I also would bring up the fact that the gas prices are rising.They should send all the troops home.We should just get done with the election and pick Obama.