It was prose and poetry and rhythm and jazz and pop and blues all night yesterday on the first day of the Democratic National Convention week.
I sat on the edge of my chair as speaker after speaker came out to pay tribute to the grand Ol’ man of Delaware as he took a bow.
They said —thank you. No eye was left dry in that hall. The United Arena literally lit up when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage. Only 6 years ago, she was a bartender, she said. Life was tough, but just like her, many years ago, Kamala was flipping hamburgers as she worked her way through College.
She said, “Kamala understands the Middle Class because she is from the Middle Class.” She went on, “the choice is clear, but the pathway will not be easy.”
She was on fire. She set the stage for Hillary, our brilliant Yale girl who in 2016 spoke extensively about the glass ceiling that needed to be shattered. “The journey is long,” she reiterated, “but it’s about time someone finally shattered that glass to emerge on the other side.”
She spoke about how Joe Biden, after 4 years of Trump’s reckless handling of the office of President, helped to “restore decency, dignity, and competence to the office.”
“Progress,” she said, “is possible but not guaranteed.”
She concluded, “with joy in our hearts and faith in each other, let’s send Kamala to the White House.”
The ovation would not stop. The crowd did not want her to leave the stage, but leave, she must.
This week is about Kamala.
Next came Jim Clyburn of South Carolina. He spoke with the clarity, and poise only he could muster. He spoke of the “high anxieties and great uncertainties” that Trump represented, whilst drawing a contrast between Kamala and Trump.
And then struts in this damsel from deep in the heart of Texas. Her name is Jasmine Crockett. She summed up Trump and Kamala in one breath.
“Kamala,” she said, “has a resumé” She added, “Trump has a rap sheet.”
She drew a blistering applause. She was eloquent and there was an air of confidence about her that you could only feel around a self-confident woman.
Jill Biden spoke with so much emotion about her husband, kept it short and left her daughter, Ashley, to introduce her father.
When Biden came on stage to round out the evening, he could be seen wiping a tear. He hugged his daughter and embraced the warmth of the crowd.
He walked slowly into a standing ovation that spoke to — thank you for stepping aside, thank you for your service, and thank you for giving us this beautiful, articulate and passionate girl.
He concluded—-America, America, I love you. I gave my all.”
Even though I was watching from 20,000 miles away, I might as well have been in that convention hall.
Dear reader, there’s something about America that you don’t find anywhere else.
It’s the magic. Pure magic.
John Ehigie.
Senior Correspondent,
Egogonewshub.com
A nice and sweet summary John. I watched from another State in the US and it felt like I was in that Arena. I’m at work now but back by my TV this evening to watch our Boy President O and America’s sweetheart, Michelle!
What a great piece. I am for one of the few times grateful that the news is on a look and I will be able to watch it. Niceëy done
Beautiful. Well worded for the in coming president .