Tweets for Today

• 00:05 @sereneorange The next congress will have a strong Democratic majority which with an Obama administration may just keep campaign promises. #
• 00:08 @smartgrrrl Yes, there were many fine turns of phrase and rhetorical points made in that wonderful and inspiring speech. #
• 00:09 @sereneorange In similar circumstances I am so glad our apartment has two bathrooms. #
• 00:19 @sereneorange Does she work an odd shift or just sleeps many hours? #

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Tweets for Today

• 00:05 @sereneorange The next congress will have a strong Democratic majority which with an Obama administration may just keep campaign promises. #
• 00:08 @smartgrrrl Yes, there were many fine turns of phrase and rhetorical points made in that wonderful and inspiring speech. #
• 00:09 @sereneorange In similar circumstances I am so glad our apartment has two bathrooms. #
• 00:19 @sereneorange Does she work an odd shift or just sleeps many hours? #

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Obama's acceptance speech

"The challenges we face require tough choices, and Democrats as well as Republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. For part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose — our sense of higher purpose. And that's what we have to restore.

"We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers."

Obama's acceptance speech

"The challenges we face require tough choices, and Democrats as well as Republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. For part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose — our sense of higher purpose. And that's what we have to restore.

"We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers."