Obama says he'll cut taxes, end oil dependence

Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:55 PM EDT

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Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.

"Now is not the time for small plans," the 47-year-old Illinois senator said in remarks prepared for delivery to an estimated 84,000 people packed into Invesco Field in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.

He vowed to cut taxes for nearly all working-class families, end the war in Iraq and break America's dependence on Mideast oil within a decade.

Obama called Sen. John McCain, his Republican rival, a good man who "just doesn't get it"— a backer of economic policies that favor the rich and a senator who "stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war."

"John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time," he said, attempting to pre-empt his rival's claim that he is a maverick who breaks with the administration on key issues.

Obama's formal acceptance speech was delivered in a dramatic setting, the filled stadium, the camera flashes in the night, the made-for-television backdrop that suggested the White House, and the thousands of convention delegates seated around the podium in an enormous semicircle.

Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden. of Delaware, leave their convention city on Friday for Pennsylvania, first stop on an eight-week sprint to Election Day.

Polls indicate a close race between Obama and McCain, the Arizona senator who stands between him and a place in history.

McCain countered with a bold move of his own, hoping to steal some of the political spotlight by spreading word that he had settled on a vice presidential running mate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty canceled all scheduled appearances for the next two days, stoking speculation that he was the one.

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Emily Ruthless

I'm glad that McCain can acknowledge that it IS an extraordinary day. I have a feeling though, that this is going to be the last day we hear nice things from either side aimed at an opponent.

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#1 - Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:38 PM EDT

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Diogenes--08

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The audacity of Change.

Can we afford to CHANGE to someone who hasn't even defined what he would CHANGE. We know just some of his past, but what we know sends bad chills down my spine. He says he is a Christian and there are many ways to Heaven, but a true Christian knows that the only way to Heaven is through faith in Jesus Christ. Whether you are a Christian or not, you know that Barack is either ignorant of what it means to be a Christian, or he is pandering to get your vote; either way he is not the man to lead this great nation.

Unfortunately Barack the Phenomenon still hasn't been replaced by Barack the Man. Who is the man? We can tell now as more and more information comes to daylight from the dark, hidden past. From his I'm a Christian and I believe in Evolution, to his I'm a Christian and I believe in many ways to Heaven, to his taking 20 years to realize his trusted spiritual advisor is a bigoted, foul mouth racist (J Wright) to his wife's racist thesis, to his elitist comments of 'they cling to their guns and their religion, to his questionable home purchase deal with Slum Lord Rezco, to his June 2006 speech berating the Bible and the Sermon on the Mount to??? I can go on, but the blind will not see, and the deaf will not hear; the lemmings march to the sea without a care in the world. Will Barack bring change? Yes, but not what his supporters expect or can live with. Not the change that is good for the health of the United States of America. Are you better off now than you will be under an Obamanation? YES

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#3 - Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT

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BAjunkie

spam much?

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#3.1 - Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT

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Behind My Screen

I have never seen so many words in such a vacuous comment.

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#3.2 - Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:16 PM EDT

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Behind My Screen

strange..... Obama has not spoken yet. I think someone's press copy analysis was published too soon.

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#4 - Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:14 PM EDT

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BAjunkie

I was about to post the same thing BMS. I think that the vine gets raw feeds from the AP, so this could just be a 'draft' of what's to come later.

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