http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:06:38 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:06:38 It was easy for me to get out of Denver, but I hope everyone who needs to is able to get out of the Gulf Coast/New Orleans area as quickly and safely.

Developments in the news, such as Gustav, reactions to the developments, as well as to the convention activities, were picked up on-the-run by the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/84 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:25:05 I just got home from the airport. It was a long day of travel to get back across the country to 'Bama, but I'm still fired up and excited about last night. The whole night was awesome, inspiring, and amazing. I think what really was great for me as a young person was to see all the other politically... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/83 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:42:01 I waited three hours to get into the final day of the Democratic National Convention... and it was worth it.

Words simply cannot describe how absolutely amazing today was. Just the amount of people there to support the campaign was unbelievable, but the enthusiasm and excitement of everyone there... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/81 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:16:40 Here are the pictures...

The Young Turks and Randi Rhodes spotted at Mile High...

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/elad/Denver/youngturks.jpg

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/elad/Denver/randi.jpg

This Obama look alike posed for a picture at the burger stand...

http://up... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/80 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36:39 So, I have so many pictures to share from tonight, that I'm going to split my report into two threads. The first will be a description of what I saw, and the second part will be all the photos.

Basically, after I posted my thread earlier this afternoon, I headed down to the field to see if I cou... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/79 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:18:33 "America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veteans to care for. Not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farms to save. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. America, we cannot turn back. We... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/78 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:12:25 What more is there to say?

The tears are rolling down my face. I believe we will, yes we will, turn to the future and restore our nation.

Hey... if that staffer I met the other day sees this... hey, Dude-- Tell your boss, willya?

Tell him again.

From me.

Thank you.

Just... tha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/77 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:07 I speak of the view through the glass of the press box of Mile-High Stadium as people are gathering around to view Obama's entrance.
And it has gone silent in here except for typing fingers. The sun has gone down and the lights are bright, and I have teared up.

Amazing.

Wish you were all here... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/76 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:05:24 ...and I have a livestream feed from the DNC there open in another window. (Thanks, nice guy from Seattle in the BigTent who helped me download and configure the plug-ins to make it possible!)

Being crowd-phobic sucks rocks. I started to head over to Invesco. There were what looked like [i]mil... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/75 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:57:32 "Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to.

It is that promise that has alw... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/74 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:07:12 As I sit here in Mile-High Stadium on Day 4 of the Democratic Convention, Days 2 and 3 have become more of a blur, it seems, in retrospect, reflecting on my journey through the floating world of of the DNC. Pols, MSM members and members of the foreign press, cool bloggers, celebrities, protesters, r... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/73 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:02 She's very pleasant, very focused, and very pleased that her opponent is facing an escalating cascade of lawsuits from employees and issues about returning campaign contributions.

For those who haven't been following Florida politics, she's campaigning for Katherine Harris's old district.

Woo-... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/72 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:13 ...turns out that the spots will be rotating due to limited access, so I will only be able to post updates every once in awhile. The rest of the time, I guess I will wander around taking pictures or something. :)

The stadium looks great, although it has been kind of a pain in the ass getting her... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/71 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:26:25 Blogger's Lounge in the Press Box is crowded and they are rotating the bloggers in and out, but we will be reporting from the stadium as much as possible. Stay tuned. Stage looks great, don't know what the controversy is about. It's a hazy, but a fantastic, not too hot, CLOUDLESS day here in Denver.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/70 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:18:55 One: You go where the power is. Not the [i]political[/i] power-- the A/C access that will keep you from depleting your laptop batteries. By the middle of the afternoon, power strips are at a premium and the jockeying for a spot where you can see a monitor or a platform, not get fallen over every ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/69 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:27:59 I'm in the Big Tent.

Senator Schumer (and entourage) just strolled by and sat down across from me. Really! I'm across from a gaggle of Kos bloggers, and there was an empty space on the sofa, and he just parked himself here for a chat:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/TygrBright/DSCN10... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/68 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:40:42 I'm so sorry for not blogging last night, but by the time I got back to the room I was absolutely exhausted. I spent most of yesterday morning and early afternoon checking out the 16th Street Mall. There is gobs of political activity going on there, from the protesters to the information booths. The... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/66 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:59:33 I'll admit that tonight I'm exhausted. I spent much of this morning and early afternoon walking around the 16th street mall. I got some great video footage, snagged some cool swag, and took a few photos. I'm very tired, so I won't be writing about tonight until the morning. I must be up at 6am to he... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/67 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:16 Shout-Outs:

The kind, KIND Denverite (and Wisconsin expat) who overtook me walking to Pepsi Center and gave me a squirt of sunblock, thus averting sunburn of skin-cancer levels.

The blogger from HispanicTips.com who sat opposite me in the Blogger's Dungeon and provided the [i]mot juste[/i] to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/65 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:21:31 So, on our way out of the Pepsi Center security perimeter on our way to the DU meetup, what do we see, other than the anti-war protesters gathered right outside our parking garage. The police were very obviously preparing for the worst. They were rolling in vans, buses and other methods of transpo... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/64 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:38:20 A busy night. Witnessing the anti-war protesters and the riot police, viewing the speeches from Biden and BIll Clinton, and attending the Democratic Underground meet-up - all of it going on concurrently, for the most part. After coming across the protest march and the riot police on the way back to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/63 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:46 Everyone is going nuts. And everyone wants Joe Biden's Mom to make more campaign appearances for him. Did you guys catch that? The camera focused on her when he told that little story about Mama telling him, when he got beat up by a big kid, to "go back and bloody his nose so you can walk down th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/62 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:02:18 DUer Proud2bLib reports Obama will meet with Iraq Vets Against The War tonight, and that arrests are imminent outside Pepsi Center. Elad and I are not there right now, but may head down there in a little while to check things out. Please recommend.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/du... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/61 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:44:26 ...and I'm still at the Pepsi Center. Or BACK at the Pepsi Center, with The World's Most Wonderful Human Being.

Elad & Hissyspit were going to the meetup-- I wanted to go too, but the chance to see Bill Clinton and Joe Biden speak was a strong inducement to continue my bloggerly duties tonight. E... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/60 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:41:21 ...if Hurricane Gustav heads for land rated above Category Two.

A gent from the News Hour just dropped off the release; Nagin just did an interview with them and he's flying back to Louisiana tonight.

Here's the URL to the News Hour coverage: http://twurl.nl/v2mlq0

Quote: "Unfortunately a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DNC Denver 2008/59 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:28:36