Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved him. John Kerry's speech and overall ineffective convention nearly sank him in 2004 (though he was almost saved… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
