Live thoughts on the Hillary Clinton speech
Dan Lykins of Topeka, a delegate for Clinton, said the rift between supporters of Obama and Clinton has been exaggerated. At a meeting of top supporters earlier this week, Clinton told them she will “totally” support Obama, Lykins said.After that speech, there must be little doubt about how strongly Clinton will support Obama.Lots of Hilary and Unity signs. She whipped them up pretty good.Biggest applause out in the hall was when she would talk about working with Obama. She supports Obama, she thanks her supporters, remembers several prominent Democrats who have recently died. Because of the television feed delay, I can hear the applause first from the crowd and then a few seconds later on the TV.Her call for universal health care gets big applause, just as it did when Sen. Ted Kennedy mentioned it in his speech last night. The place is packed to the rafters. I am out in the hallway to ensure a computer connection, and I’m watching Clinton on a big screen television with a huge crowd of people. Folks are looking intensely at the screen. Lots of emotion on the faces of these folks. The place is rockin’. Two minutes of applause for Sen. Hillary Clinton”I’m here tonight as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat, as a proud senator from New York, a proud American, and a proud supporter of Barack Obama.” Big applause.”The time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose.”

