Rev. Alston's Convention Speech

If you didn't watch the convention last night, or if you watched it on one of the news channels that insisted on having their anchors in front of a camera as often as humanly possible, you missed a rousing speech from Reverend David Alston, who at 21 served under Kerry as a gunner on the swift boat in Viet Nam. A transcript won't begin to do it justice, because it's damn near impossible to beat southern black preachers when it comes to timing and delivery in speeches (streaming video is available at c-span.org, but their servers seem slammed at the moment). The Kerry campaign should get Alston out on the trail early and often. However, in case you missed it, here's the transcript.

The other transcripts:
Al Gore
Jimmy Carter
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton

Also, Jim Lehrer's interview with Carter after the speech is worth a read.