Hillary Electrifies: "Nothing Less Than the Fate of Our Nation ... Hangs in the Balance"

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Posted on August 27, 2008, Printed on August 27, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/96560/

Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to rally behind Barack Obama in a passionate and forceful address at the Democratic convention on Tuesday night that underscored her historic candidacy as the first woman to come within reach of a major political party's presidential nomination.

"I am so honored to be here tonight. I am here tonight as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat, as a proud senator from New York, a proud American and a proud supporter of Barack Obama," Clinton began, eliciting a rousing ovation. "My friends, it is time to take back the country we love, and whether you voted for me or you voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose."