'An Ally Of The Light': Joe Biden Pledges Return To Hope And Compassion
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:06.2 | I'm Tamer Keith. |
| 0:07.2 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:08.2 | I'm Scott Detro. |
| 0:09.2 | I cover the presidential campaign. |
| 0:10.2 | I'm Asma Khaled. |
| 0:11.2 | I also cover the presidential campaign. |
| 0:13.2 | And I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent. |
| 0:16.4 | The time now is 12.06am on Friday, August 21st, 2020, or very, very, very late on Thursday |
| 0:25.5 | night. |
| 0:26.5 | And the Democratic National Convention has come to a close. |
| 0:29.2 | This was a night all about Joe Biden, who accepted his party's nomination for president, |
| 0:34.8 | and spoke about the choice Americans will face in November. |
| 0:38.7 | This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme. |
| 0:42.7 | With passion and purpose, let us begin. |
| 0:45.5 | You and I together, one nation, under God. |
| 0:49.4 | You nine are our love for America. |
| 0:50.8 | You nine in and are love for each other. |
| 0:53.9 | For love is more powerful than hate. |
| 0:55.8 | Love is more powerful than fear, and light is more powerful than dark. |
| 1:00.0 | This is our moment. |
| 1:01.7 | This is our mission. |
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