Here is a very interesting narrative on the lead-up to Barack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Click here to read the article from Chicago Magazine.
If you have any interest in presidential politics then this article will serve as a telling account of the speech that hoisted Obama into the national spotlight. It's equipped with fresh interviews from David Axelrod, Obama's personal media director, and other DNC insiders.
Obama has since been a national political figure but the article is quick to warn "the honor comes with the sort of baggage familiar to the Cubs: no Democratic keynoter of the past century has made it all the way to the presidency." (As a Cubs and an Obama fan, this is disheartening to hear)
Also, as a demonstration of my nerdiness, if you're interested in hearing the speech then go to iTunes. The speech is offered there for free. Trust me, I've already got it.
-Wyatt Earp
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