The speech — 10:56 p.m

Connecting to the MLK speech 45 years ago — “America we cannot turn back” — and linking it to the lives of every American today, before closing to a standing ovation.

Talking Points Memo offers an interesting take on the stadium:

I think — not just in the speech but in the lead-up over the course of the afternoon — the impression of this event, holding it in a stadium, is one of a mass event, an open event, a popular event, not one of grandiosity as many of the critics claimed. (I would structure that sentence better; but I’m trying to listen to what he’s saying at the same time.)

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet