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Three Dinners for the (Almost) President
Barack Obama's had quite a day Monday. And it wasn't even his Inauguration Day yet.
After a day of helping people as he himself did several service projects in the Washington, D.C. area, Obama had more than one dinner to go to.
6:12 pm, Dinner Number One
First there was a dinner honoring Sen. John McCain.
In a black tuxedo, with long black tie, Obama said he would "say a few words about an American hero.” And he joked, that under tonight's rules, McCain would get a rebuttal.
“Each of us has the responsibility to usher in a new season of cooperation,” Obama said. He also said that McCain was motivated by “a pure and deeply felt love of this country that comes from the painful knowledge of what can be life without it.”
Then he invited McCain onto the stage, thanking him for his service to America.
Obama has style. He said, “John is not known to bite his tongue, and If I’m screwing up, he’s going to let me know. And that’s how it should be because a Presidency is just one branch of a broader government by and for the people.”
8:17 pm, Dinner Number Two
The second dinner tonight was in honor of Colin Powell, in the National Building Museum,
Introducing Obama, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill said she was doing so "with a very full and grateful heart." She had battled hard on Mr. Obama's behalf, but the Obama campaign fell just short in Missouri.
Obama said, "It's easy to slip into superlatives when you talk about Colin Powell." Since the dinner was to honor bipartisanship, Obama dwelled on Powell's service to both Democrats and Republicans. Obama didn't mention Powell's service to Obama himself, by his dramatic endorsement.
Obama talked of Powell's "quiet, remarkably consistent loyalty to a set of principles: truth, loyalty and determination."
"The lesson he's learned from his own rise is not his own greatness but his nation's greatness," he concluded.
8:57 pm, Dinner Number Three
Dinner Three was in the Union Train Station, which was redone and is ornate with a huge hall. The dinner honored Vice-President Elect Joe Biden.
Biden spoke, then Virginia Governor and next DNC Chairman Tim Kaine. When Obama came onstage he got a standing ovation to deafening echoes in the grand hall of Union Station.
Obama praised Biden's "fundamental decency" and "core authenticity grounded in the fact that no matter how high he climbs, he never forgets where he came from."
"He's stared down dictators. He's spoken up for cops and firefighters that he grew up with down the street," Obama said, calling Biden "one of the leading statesmen of our time."
After inviting Biden and his wife Jill on the stage, Obama finished the quote of the night:
"We'll see you tomorrow."
Carole
After a day of helping people as he himself did several service projects in the Washington, D.C. area, Obama had more than one dinner to go to.
6:12 pm, Dinner Number One
First there was a dinner honoring Sen. John McCain.
In a black tuxedo, with long black tie, Obama said he would "say a few words about an American hero.” And he joked, that under tonight's rules, McCain would get a rebuttal.
“Each of us has the responsibility to usher in a new season of cooperation,” Obama said. He also said that McCain was motivated by “a pure and deeply felt love of this country that comes from the painful knowledge of what can be life without it.”
Then he invited McCain onto the stage, thanking him for his service to America.
Obama has style. He said, “John is not known to bite his tongue, and If I’m screwing up, he’s going to let me know. And that’s how it should be because a Presidency is just one branch of a broader government by and for the people.”
8:17 pm, Dinner Number Two
The second dinner tonight was in honor of Colin Powell, in the National Building Museum,
Introducing Obama, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill said she was doing so "with a very full and grateful heart." She had battled hard on Mr. Obama's behalf, but the Obama campaign fell just short in Missouri.
Obama said, "It's easy to slip into superlatives when you talk about Colin Powell." Since the dinner was to honor bipartisanship, Obama dwelled on Powell's service to both Democrats and Republicans. Obama didn't mention Powell's service to Obama himself, by his dramatic endorsement.
Obama talked of Powell's "quiet, remarkably consistent loyalty to a set of principles: truth, loyalty and determination."
"The lesson he's learned from his own rise is not his own greatness but his nation's greatness," he concluded.
8:57 pm, Dinner Number Three
Dinner Three was in the Union Train Station, which was redone and is ornate with a huge hall. The dinner honored Vice-President Elect Joe Biden.
Biden spoke, then Virginia Governor and next DNC Chairman Tim Kaine. When Obama came onstage he got a standing ovation to deafening echoes in the grand hall of Union Station.
Obama praised Biden's "fundamental decency" and "core authenticity grounded in the fact that no matter how high he climbs, he never forgets where he came from."
"He's stared down dictators. He's spoken up for cops and firefighters that he grew up with down the street," Obama said, calling Biden "one of the leading statesmen of our time."
After inviting Biden and his wife Jill on the stage, Obama finished the quote of the night:
"We'll see you tomorrow."
Carole
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