As the fireworks figuratively and literally went off at the conclusion of Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver last night, a few observers were reminded of another powerful political speech some 13 years earlier — that of President Andrew Shepherd.

Shepherd of course ran in a hotly contested re-election campaign against Senator Bob Rumson when the whole Sydney Ellen Wade controversy was raging. Confused? Don't be. The rousing speech by Shepherd came not on a convention dais but a Hollywood soundstage. The film was "The American President" and the words were delivered passionately by Michael Douglas (and written by acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin).
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