Concerning the number of TV viewers, Obama’s speech overran telecast of the Summer Olympic Games – 2008 in Beijing, the final stage of the popular reality-show “American Idol” in the USA and ceremony of “Oscar” award.
To remind, Obama was officially nominated as a presidential contender in the USA at the session of the Democratic Party. On 28 August, he made a 40-minute speech before about 80 thousand people in the Invesco Field at Mile High stadium criticizing the policy of George Bush’s administration and describing the principal basics of his political course.
www.lenta.ru