This won't be much of a diary. I don't have video or text but I have a heart full of happy and I just feel the need to say it. Please indulge me for a moment.
My President, Barack Obama, just gave the best damn speech I've heard from him, ever. He made me laugh and he made me cry. Those who say he's not passionate enough, not emotional enough, not fighting hard enough, need to see and hear his message from that stage in Ohio. I defy anyone to make those claims after watching and listening tonight.
And it's not just that he's on fire, it's that he's telling the truth. The truth about where we've been and where we're going to be if we don't win this election and keep our majorities.
I'm just one old Democrat who was a Clinton supporter until Obama won the nomination. I never said "fired up - ready to go" or got down with the hype. But from the convention til this day he has had my support and for the next two weeks he owns me. Don't call me. My phones will be tied up making calls for Democratic candidates.
So, for the first time ever I'm shouting it out:
Fired up and ready to go.
Sherry Russell Shirk
update: videos of speech are in the comments below thanks to northcacalakagirl.