I didn't know Obama was speaking today.
This speech reminds that one reason people are so inspired by Obama is that he personifies the mythical American dream. It's easy to be cynical about a President like Bush who was born into one of the most powerful families in the world and had most things handed to him in life.
But Obama wasn't born on third base. He came from an ordinary background and was raised by a single mom like many people today were. He reaffirms the story we were all told in school about the prairie lawyer from Illinois who rose from poverty to the Presidency.