zerohour | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 24 2008 | video, cycling, bikes, tour de france, france, sports, history
click to playA twelve part feature on the history of the Tour de France. I saw a repeat of this on late night british television last week. It was done in 2003 for the 100 year 'anniversary' of the Tour. It's pretty sweet and it's filled with fun facts. Like, did you know that the first winner of the Tour won by car sharking his way to the finish?
Quoted: Presented by Sean Kelly, narrated by David Duffield, and commentary by Phil LiggettThis official history celebrates an inc...
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Transcript of Obama's acceptance speech. The story of the 106-year-old voter (not quoted here) was my favorite part.
Quoted: This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.
It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.
2 FaversViewed: 4 TimesQuoted: And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. - AdEmp - 12 days ago1 FaverViewed: 2 Times
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