Hillary Clinton is waiting to take the stage for her big speech at the DNC tonight. Yet at this late hour, TheHill.com is reporting that Bill Clinton, speaking at the International Leaders Forum in Denver today, said: Suppose for example you’re a voter. And you’ve got Candidate X and Candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you … Continue reading DNC is underway and Bill Clinton still oozes resentment
I just watched Michelle Obama give a really great speech at the DNC. I hope all the PUMAs (“Party Unity, My Ass” aka Hillary Clinton supporters) were listening closely. If they can’t support this woman and her family, they’re pretty hopeless (no pun intended). I happened to be watching on CSPAN, which provides refreshing relief … Continue reading Prayer was cold, wet blanket on Michelle’s DNC speech
Yesterday, while I watched TV and worried, my daughter-in-law was in downtown Denver in the middle of, and taking pictures of, the demonstrations. For those of you who want the woman-in-the-street view, she posted the pictures on her photoblog. She also posted some short videos on YouTube under the name AliceAitch and title “DNC Protests … Continue reading Denver demonstrators: safety in numbers … and masks
Wait! You can’t protest yet! The convention doesn’t start until tomorrow! But since when has Cindy Sheehan listened to anyone? Since when have people hell-bent on demonstration, protest, and disruption listened to anyone? As the Olympics wind down, the Democratic National Convention in Denver winds up. Oh, joy. Continue reading Ready or not, DNC in Denver is underway
As the Beijing Olympics (and John Edwards) engulf the mainstream media, or at least NBC and its various entities, Denver continues to prepare for the Democratic National Convention. And I, as an area resident, am less than thrilled about it. For starters, it’s not going to be a financial or PR windfall for Denver. Denver … Continue reading One way or another, Dem convention will be a blast
Today’s Denver Post reports that Denver police hope to install some 20 high-tech video cameras before next summer’s Democratic National Convention. The cameras will monitor street activity in the city’s core near the Pepsi Center and along the popular 16th Street Mall. Digital videos from the cameras will be erased after 30 days. Some members … Continue reading Colorado ACLU fears spying at Dems’ convention
