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This African-American Moment

Date: 08/27/2008
Length: 00:46:00

Our coverage continues from Denver. We'll talk with Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Ishmael Reed about how they're seeing this historic moment.

[0:00:30] ... Democratic National Convention in Denver a huge speech last night from Senator Hillary Clinton. And now the biggest problems Barack Obama tomorrow night invesco stadium. We are eight days away from the moment in American history ...
[0:02:05] ... essayist Ishmael reed. The first to look at last night's speech from Hillary Clinton we're joined in Denver by Glen -- host of Washington week from PBS and senior correspondent for the news -- She's author of the forthcoming book the breakthrough politics in the age of Obama. When it's great to have the morning time how about that Hillary Clinton speaks let's let what did you make of it. And do you think it did the necessary however one might define that ...
[0:02:30] ... There are people who are always going to find that Hillary Clinton Paul shorter and look at the clintons are lifted eyebrow but I think last night she knew she had to accomplish. She ...
[0:03:31] ... away team to. Make these two thoughts of Internet Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton but I Tonto woman who last night after the convention he said you know it is possible to hold your head. A complete disappointment that you didn't get that to see the first woman president this was an older woman. At -- at the same time still support for a kabob and they seem like classical ideals but it is possible to do that. That's what Hillary Clinton was telling her supporters to do that you could still let me who knows anything running for president again and the video before certainly have the feeling of one sort campaign video at novels Hillary's -- her website on it -- out -- nothing was left the chance on the other hand -- her point and her goal last time I think will be Bill Clinton's denies saying. But what's your option here you do not want four more years of Republican leadership and so you need to ...
[0:04:36] ... want to miss this moment in history. When -- things that made Bill Clinton -- happy about the way -- campaign unfolded for them as he felt he had been dubbed a racist and he thought that was really unfair. So they see the train is leaving the station for history making moment. And the worst thing for them would be to look like he's staying on the sidelines with their arms -- we'll hear about more about Bill Clinton later in the -- what about the Obama camp have you heard what they held their response to Hillary's excellent they are thrilled apparently it Barack Obama called not only Hillary Clinton but Bill Clinton after the speech last night. And told a neighbor he was proud of the that they deliver that he was happy about it. -- it is interesting they were not seated together Michelle Obama Joe Biden with Bill Clinton he defeated and that a part of they the hallway outside about the need some of his closest and kind of the ...
[0:06:48] ... today first in his convention speech on Monday congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Democrat of Illinois with Barack Obama's nomination in the context of the civil war and the highlights of the civil rights marches. ...
[0:07:48] ... moment. Reading on the pulse of morning at the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. This is -- written at his request one of only two poets ever to read at a presidential inauguration here's an excerpt ...
[0:08:26] ... Capitol steps 1993. Inauguration of Bill Clinton. Joining me now from Winston-Salem North Carolina is doctor Maya Angelou when America's most renowned poets and authors she is one of two poets in US history herself and Robert frost to read at a presidential inauguration. She was an early and strong supporter of senator Hillary Clinton's candidacy. She's a professor of American studies wake forest university and author of numerous books including I know why the caged bird ...
[0:09:06] ... to have you I'm sure you're watching very closely -- Hillary Clinton spoke you have been a longtime friend and supporter what did you think of her address. ...
[0:10:00] ... ask you doctor Angelou you'd. You were really a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton and of course that speech was intended in part turned. Supporters and if you supporters like you to Barack Obama what about ...
[0:10:17] ... And -- I didn't. And mrs. Clinton Senator Clinton. That. ...
[0:10:29] ... back with us. In just a moment she was very close -- Hillary Clinton and let me share just a little bit of a poll that she. Refer her earlier if you since of the journey that she's made here. Stick package for Hillary Clinton you may write me down in history with your bitter twisted lies you -- treated me in the very dirt but still like dust tyrants. That poem that my Angelou wrote don't then went on to say don't give up on Hillary rise Hillary rise. She says last night Hillary Clinton passed the torch effectively to Barack Obama we will hear more from her. And from Alice walker and from great essayist Ishmael ...
[0:12:01] ... poet and essayist whose culture of -- criticism as appears in the New York Times Baltimore sun's emphasis to chronicle. All the result of mixing it up taking on the media bullies and other reflections which ...
[0:14:10] ... examine. His policies which are -- like the third -- term world Bill Clinton. We talked about ecology else mention ecology -- guards come up offshore drilling. Follow wiretapping. Welfare reform -- which -- The millions. ...
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