Top 5 Barack Obama Speeches; #5 New Hampshire

My friend and I often have argue what Barack Obama's best speeches are. We both love his speeches for their rhetorical flourishes, so uncommon in modern political speech. We both have our favorites, but I decided to create a list of my own of my 5 favorite Barack Obama Speeches.

No. 5 on the list: his speech in New Hampshire on January 8, 2008. Yes, it was after a primary loss. But it introduced the world to Obama's rally crying, "Yes We Can," and it inspired millions, including Will.i.am. who created his own music video based on this speech called "Yes We Can."

Here's my favorite part of the speech:

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. For when we have faced down impossible odds; when we've been told we're not ready, or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people.

Yes we can. Yes we can. Yes we can.

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can.

And here is the video of the speech:



And lastly the Will.i.am. music video: