Phew, that was fun

by: johne

08/26/08 @ 08:00:54 PM MDT

9:30 And it's over.  We had Adam Burke from Colorado NPR interviewing me and Aaron throughout the day, asking us about our experiences.  A story should be playing on NPR tomorrow morning.

9:11  Korean Methodists from Aurora are speaking now.  i really don't get it.

9:06  Getting bigger... And now the big finish.  Everyone is one their feet.  She clearly wanted to bring everyone together.  There was a lot of purpose behind her words, but I didn't really feel it was the speech of her lifetime.

8:55 Mrs. Clinton's speech is hitting all the points, but there better be a big finish.  

8:46  Everyone is on their feet.  This is my view

First I was for Edwards, then Obama, but this preview and stuff and the music is getting to me -- in a good way.  Chelsea just introducer her as her hero and mom.

8:36  I think Hillary Clinton is next, or this video is just a teaser.  Some Clinton signs are coming out, but it seems each delegation has a "handler" who's telling people not to hoist those yet.

8:27  A bit of stage crafting, that I'm falling for.  When Schweitzer mentions how McCain is more of the same, there are a bunch of red signs that delegates raise that read, "More of the same".  At first I didn't say anything during the first wave and was criticized.  The delegate said to me that I'm in trouble, so I raised an angered fist the next time.

Gov Schweitzer talks about not having four more years of petro-dictators.  I had to stand for that.  YES WE CAN!

random thought  A few more years than I'd like to admit to, then first lady Hillary Clinton spoke at my graduation. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign).  To be honest, I didn't pay too much to her speech then, as I was looking forward to a whole new stage of my life.  I'm waiting in anticipation for what comes.

8:21  Montana Gov Schweitzer is speaking.

more after the fold

I just muscled my way down to the colorado delegation past people and people and people.  Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is speaking right now, "Gov Obama, is going to bring the change we need to have the chance at bat."  I suppose the baseball analogies are overdone, but it's just fine.  

"Bring our troops home" gets a big standing ovation.

I guess I pissed a few people off, but I'm used to moving through crowds with a large bag in tow.  I call this being direct and making sure people hear me in a huge crowd., but was accused of it being accusatory.  Sorry, I'm going to get what I was promised.  There was no seat reserved for us, though each seat had a delegate's name marked on it.    It's the combination of catering to bloggers, or appearing to cater to bloggers, and forgetting about bloggers.  I was actually lucky.  A certain DNC Committee chair, greenchiledem grabbed the seat closed to the tubes hookup.  When i showed up she gave up her seat.  Thanks Debbie!

miscellaneous update  From my trip through the can yesterday this is the press filing center.  

I never found the dirty blogger room, but I heard it wasn't as nice as this.