“Yes She Can“ - The Obamas on Stage for Kamala
The News Agents - USA
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4.3 • 719 Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Star quality doesn’t come much higher than an Obama. And last night at the DNC there were two. Michelle preceded her husband, the 44th US president, as they told the crowd to “Do Something “ to get Kamala Harris elected.
This convention, these speeches, are all about the power of women. And there’s a reason that’s playing so strongly in this particular election. What will Trumps response be to what’s happening on stage in Chicago?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents USA podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.5 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.9 | We need a president who will stand up for their right to bargain for better wages and working conditions. |
| 0:21.3 | And Kamala will be that president. |
| 0:36.3 | He's back. He's back for one night only. That was Barack Obama throwing his full star power behind |
| 0:47.1 | Kamala Harris. The man who promised nearly 20 years ago hope and change and the man who told |
| 0:54.0 | everyone, yes we can, is now passing on that mantra to Kamala Harris herself. |
| 1:00.3 | Yes, the mood here in Chicago is insane. |
| 1:03.9 | Optimism, hope abounding, pumped energy that is beyond belief. |
| 1:08.2 | And after the chaos of the past few weeks, with the question of |
| 1:11.8 | whether Joe Biden would pull out of the race or not, and what would then follow, the surprise |
| 1:17.3 | headline in Chicago is Democrats in a ray shock. But what about the rest of the country? |
| 1:25.3 | Is that feel-good factor spreading out from Chicago? |
| 1:29.9 | Welcome to the newsagents USA. |
| 1:37.6 | It's Emily. |
| 1:38.7 | And it's John in Chicago. |
| 1:40.4 | And the United Center has been humming as if it was one of the greatest nights in the Chicago Bulls history, who are the basketball team who play there. |
| 1:50.9 | Because the place is absolutely packed. We get floor passes which allow us to stand on the floor where Michelle Obama and Barack Obama are speaking. |
| 2:00.2 | And you cannot move. There are so many |
| 2:02.3 | people packed in and the levels of excitement and the people whooping and cheering and crying and |
| 2:09.3 | shouting and screaming is like nothing I've ever seen in any political meeting because it's just |
| 2:15.8 | such a feeling of relief, yeah, that Joe Biden's got out |
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