Thoughts

Perhaps tomorrow, when Denver empties and after the memories of fireworks fade, as people get on their planes to go home, they’ll also return to their plane before all this began. They might remember that they have jobs to return to, or responsibilities that will keep them from putting in any extra effort to [...]

Game Time

Al Gore has the best line of the night regarding McCain/Bush. “I believe in recycling, but this is ridiculous.”
Bill Richardson finally threw some Spanish into the mix, bit the only word anybody understood was “Mexico.”
Stevie Wonder got the crowd dancing with “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” and Sheryl Crow did a great set and this crowd has [...]

first impressions

Surprisingly, despite snaking lines throughout the neighborhoods surrounding the stadium, it was a brisk 45 minutes to get inside. People in line are excited and didn’t seem to mind. The line moved faster than anybody expected considering the additional security here compared to a Broncos game. There were multiple points of entry, one of which [...]

Last Breakfast

The PA delegation is having their last meeting this morning, to much fanfare after it was announced the state would be the first stop of the campaign. There are more television cameras here now than the floor of the convention floor.
Considering the security, I’d say the big man is going to show up [...]

Biden, Bill, McCain and Bush

The Democrats just need to start calling John McCain George Bush from now own. It’s one mistake they can actually make multiple times and still win the election.
Biden looked great, but people were definitely more excited for Clinton part deux. It’s almost like they want to pretend it’s still the ’90s and things [...]

Way to grow a set.

WOW. John Kerry just rocked the house with his speech. The Obama Campaign gave him some great material, but more importantly, he finally, finally got angry.
I’m sitting to the side of the podium, and see Tammy Duckworth standing behind the podium with the assistance of two artificial legs. I wish she could stand so everyone [...]

Hottest Ticket In Town

Today being the roll call I guess all those people who didn’t care about any of the prior speakers or proceedings wanted to join in the fun. Tomorrow will be…nightmarish if tonight’s crowd and the fact that nobody has any idea are any indication. Getting through security has been relatively quick providing one has [...]

Barney’s being introduced now

Barney’s being introduced now.
Like Tammy I don’t think this crowd will ever tire of hearing his name. One of his questions when he first came out was if people were disappointed about him being gay. Of course there were both sides of the fence.
The group whose positions the parties are most divided on is the [...]

Linda Kettner

All the Obama staffers have disappeared.
Dean is still speaking, discussing Republican election tricks to suppress votes. They’ll be pulling tricks in all the swing districts. He’s telling people to gather people and vote early by going to the County Clerk’s office in every city. Good tip. There will undoubtedly be hours-long waits in some districts.
Along [...]

LGBT Caucus Day 2

Here at round 2 of the LGBT caucus. We’ve moved up in the world – today’s room is bigger than Monday’s.
Mayor Gavin Newsom just came on stage. He’s sad at the recent passing of Del Martin, who founded the West Coast chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis along with her partner Phyllis Lyon. Del and [...]