I’m just absolutely thrilled to be part of this historic time in our nation’s history.  Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of my uncle Robert Kennedy’s death, but it is also, in a sense, a continuation of his unfinished campaign for a renewal in America, for how we can come together as a society between black and white, between those who have been disenfranchised in our society and those who felt left behind, and those who really haven’t been welcomed into circles of opportunity or into our country.  This is a chance, in this election, for them to finally have a voice and feel like this government belongs to them, too.

People haven’t felt this empowered really, I think, since my uncle Robert Kennedy and Dr. King were giving them a voice in the late ’60s.  It’s ironic that Barack Obama will give his convention night speech on the same day that Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.  All of these ironies, I think, are not mere coincidences.  I think there’s something afoot here.  There is something spiritual about him, and you can’t help but feel that when you see the size of the crowds and you feel the spirit in the people.  There really is a great energy, and it’s really exciting to be around.

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