Wake up America speech

In case you missed Dennis Kucinich’s call-to-arms speech at the DNC on Tuesday (it aired during rush hour, and behind the chatter of everyone at CNN and MSNBC), one station, C-SPAN covered the whole adrenalized thing, which had Kucinich hopping mad–literally. It was probably one of the best and most impassioned speeches of the convention, with a single, clear message: Wake up, America! Transcript after the jump.

In case you missed Dennis Kucinich’s call-to-arms speech at the DNC on Tuesday (it aired during rush hour, and behind the chatter of everyone at CNN and MSNBC), one station, C-SPAN, covered the whole adrenalized thing, which had Kucinich hopping mad–literally. It was probably one of the most impassioned speeches of the convention, with a single, clear message at its crux: “Wake up, America! If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold.” Transcript after the jump.