was also joined by glen ford. we welcome you both to "democracy now!" last night you were in the time warner cable arena those of us to be held at the bank of america stadium, but because of the weather, it was canceled. talk about your response to his address. >> it was electrifying in the sense that obama had before him the task of repudiating all of the lies and deceptions and deliver distortions generated just a week earlier in the republican convention, but also to rally the base. various aspects of that base have been either disaffected because they felt were marginal or his progressive agenda he initially articulate it has not come to fruition, but many have been chastened by the republican congress that refused to acknowledge anything of word that the man could put forth. he is operating in a difficult zone. he has to organize his resistance to the republicans, galvanize the base, give a speech flowing enough in poetry but rooted enough and public policy. starting with michelle obama before the him, and bill clinton himself and his vintage form,