Obamas REAL first campaign speech for presidentAaron Dykes Powerful forces can rather easily launch manufactured candidates into the political arena, even from scratch. An astounding example is found in Obamas REAL first speech campaigning for the presidency back in 2004. As if in a magicians routine, it has been repeatedly proved that crafted rhetoric and astroturf buzz is enough to generate energy and emotion in a crowd enough to convince masses of people to vote blindly for a candidate they know little to nothing about, but who carries themselves in a convincing manner. Propagandists and press relations boast big claims about shallow people with bounding ambition. Obama is a prime example. He entered the national stage as the keynote speaker of the Democratic National Convention in 2004, at a time when hed only held office at the state level, and wooed crowds as a hailed rising star already promising hope to a troubled generation. He was stumping for John Kerry, now his Secretary of State, and was introduced as a rising political star by Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State before that. None have made good on promises of peace, restoring civil liberties, ending the wars or bringing home the troops. AARON DYKESis a co-founder of TruthstreamMedia.com, where this article first appeared. As a writer, researcher and video producer who has worked on numerous documentaries and investigative reports, he uses history as a guide to decode current events, uncover obscure agendas and contrast them with the dignity afforded individuals as recognized in documents like the Bill of Rights. 