Ok, folks… a ten minute recap hastily edited by me with what I did yesterday. There’s not too much speechifying, so make sure you watch the whole thing.
Some thoughts… it’s a truly surreal experience. I’m not surprised at how contrived much of it is, but on another level, much of it is a theatrical farce of a grand scale that rises to the level of comedy. I can understand to an extent why this is done, but the way the people in the arena act is baffling…. laughing at the worst jokes imaginable, dancing to horrible music, clinging to every word and applauding some of the most clichéd speeches ever spoken… I really don’t get it.
But on another level, it does resonate with people. That’s the truly baffling part.
One thing that is cool about the whole Denver Dem Convention thing is the Big Tent, which I was lucky enough to get a credential for. It’s this 9000 sq ft building set up to house all sorts of new media. There’s tons of wifi, cameras for doing vlogs, and they feed and water us the whole time we’re there, too. All through the day there’ll be seminars, speakers, and entertainment, as well as convention coverage. Sounds like a big party. It’s really going to be interesting to say the least. There’s a great, in-depth piece with pros and cons about the whole hoo-ha here that you should have a look at.
The Creative Coalition’s Going Green Reception Honoring Bank of America
DLC Chairman’s Dinner Hosted by Harold Ford, Jr.
Moderate Democrats Late Night
Brunch with Vernon Jordan organized by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld
DLC - New Dem Bash
MD Democratic Party Happy Hour Honoring Representative Steny Hoyer
Democrats for Life Town Hall Meeting
Anyone wanna venture and guess what the “DLC - New Dem Bash” is like? How does one shill and capitulate at a bash, anyways?
If I get really bored, perhaps I’ll stop in and “honor Bank America” on my way to that super-electrifying brunch with Vernon Jordan. I wonder how he likes his eggs?
Happy hour honoring Steny Hoyer? Get a few in me and let ‘er rip about how he did such a wonderful job caving in on FISA? S-a-weeeeet!
Ahh…. I just finished my first semester of grad school, emerging relatively unscathed. So now the big challenge is to make plans for Denver… which speakers and events to cover, figure out who I’m going to interview, how I’m going to cover the protests, and what parties I can crash. There’s really a ridiculous amount of stuff going on, so it’s hard to figure out what to do. Odum at GMD and I are sharing the same credential, so we’re divying up who gets to cover who. We already have that sorted out more or less, but Ill wait until I’m there to let y’all know.
When we’re not in there, we’ll be at the Big Tent covering things from there.
I’m hoping to do some podcasts as well. I’ll be posting things here and on Green Mountain Daily, most of it with no overlap.
So, in the event that any of my readers will be in town that week, please drop me a note at the contact page, perhaps we can meet up.
No, I’m not talking about crashing parties in a substance-induced stupor, fun as that may be. Moreso getting ready for what Johnny Law has in store for us. Two tidbits to raise some concern, as I’ll be out there for the DNC…
Denver police are stocking up on guns that fire a pepper spray-like substance instead of bullets - a less-lethal weapon used to disperse crowds - in advance of the Democratic National Convention.
The department recently ordered 88 Mark IV launchers and projectiles at a cost “in the low six figures,” the company that makes the weapons stated in a news release Monday.
The request was for delivery in advance of the DNC, according to Louisville- based Security With Advanced Technology Inc.
Well, one of my goals when in Denver then is to find a great taco. Perhaps the pepper weapon may go good with it. And it gets better - have a look at Raw Story - Military choppers fly over Denver during top secret drill. Unfortunately, I can’t embed, so you’ll have to go look for yourself. It sure doesn’t bring a cushy, comforting feeling, does it?
I plan on blogging about what’s going on outside the convention as well as inside. So now I need to add a gas mask, or perhaps a full-on body suit, as well as a surface-to-air missile in case things get really hairy. I doubt my fake ID’s with the names “John Odum” and “Christian Avard” will do me much good if things get that bad. Good times.
Yep, it’s true. Just got word that I’ll be blogging from the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August, from the inside as well as the outside. I’ll be going as a FP’er at Green Mountain Daily, so I’ll be blogging there and here, too. Fun stuff. More to follow. Must vomit on Russert and Matthews.
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