Cummings gets fired up, choked up and ready to go
By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com ReporterDENVER – In a fiery and teary eyed address, U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings told Maryland Democratic delegates this morning that they better enjoy the moment, saying the 2008 presidential election was bigger than any one person in the room.
“You better enjoy this moment,” Cummings passionately uttered at the crowd during a reception Thursday morning at the Renaissance Denver Hotel. “But! But! There’s a big ‘but’ here. We cannot have motion, commotion, emotion and no results.”
Cummings explained he was “tired of people jumping up and being happy” when no action was being taken to get results.
He continued: “A hundred years from now when my great great great grandchildren are asking the question: ‘What was granddaddy doing? Mommy what was granddaddy doing back there with President Obama? Did great grandmamma help out? Did she go to the convention? Did she make a contribution? Did she help the cause? What did she do?’ I want her to be able ... somebody to be able to say oooohhhh your great grandpa was there! Your grandfather was there!”
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