PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES THE STAGE, ACCEPTS NOMINATION

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michelle Obama stepped up to the lectern for the second time this convention but tonight, she was introducing her husband, the president of the United States.

President Obama referenced how it was a speech at a political convention that launched his career. He began by contrasting the Democrats’ path.

“Ours is a fight to restore the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known; the values my grandfather defended as a soldier in Patton’s Army; the values that drove my grandmother to work on a bomber assembly line while he was gone,” he said.

“They knew they were part of something larger – a nation that triumphed over fascism and depression; a nation where the most innovative businesses turned out the world’s best products, and everyone shared in the pride and success – from the corner office to the factory floor. My grandparents were given the chance to go to college, buy their first home, and fulfill the basic bargain at the heart of America’s story: the promise that hard work will pay off; that responsibility will be rewarded; that everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules – from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington, DC.