TagsTagsYou may remember Zombie’s report from the Denver Democratic Convention, covering an incident in which Code Pink was trying to claim police brutality: Zombie: Anatomy of a Video - Democratic Convention 2008. Today the Denver district attorney announced that no charges will be filed against the police officer involved: Cop who ...
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Did the Obama campaign fail to ensure equal and easy access for deaf people at Invesco Field? DEAF REPUBLICANS: Special Needs People at DNC Invesco Stadium not Welcomed.
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) To wrap up my coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 25-28, I offer here a compilation of all the lesser marches, the forgotten vignettes, the little scenes that few ever saw. Despite all the hubbub and furor about the anticipated protests, the truth is ...
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) How the media and left-wing blogs combined to create a police scandal out of thin air The real story behind the Alicia Forrest/Carlo Garcia arrests. On Tuesday, August 27, during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, I witnessed an incident that seemed at the time to be rather minor, ...
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) One of the hottest tickets at the Democratic National Convention was the “EMILY’s List Gala” starring Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Nancy Pelosi, held at the Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, August 26. Here’s my souvenir button. Code Pink, whom you’d think would be happy about an ...
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El Marco has some great photos from the Obamaganza at Invesco Field: Barack’s Big Day, Part I.
(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) On the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, a “truther” organization called We Are Change sponsored the convention’s “9/11 Truth March.” I didn’t expect more than a few dozen people to show up, but was surprised and a little disturbed at how large it ...
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) ...and boy, do I regret it. He got a lot of fist bumps from the passing crowd — but no tickets. Would you give up your ticket to the Second Coming? I tried to find the beginning of the line — a line which seemed to have no beginning ...
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Here’s the Obama acceptance speech thread...
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In our previous Democratic Convention segment, we learned that if you don’t vote for Barack Obama, you’re insane. Albert Einstein said so. Or he would have, if he were alive and in the presence of The One. Here’s another thread as we taxi in for a landing on the steps of ...
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson just finished advocating invading Pakistan (a recurring theme at this Dem convention), and here’s a thread to discuss the final approach to the Chosen One’s speech on the steps of the Parthenon. Well, Denver’s Invesco Field, anyway. Every seat in the stadium is full, and many of ...
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(Received from Zombie via text message...) Live-blogging from Invesco Field. Walked all the way here with 1000 potheads on the marijuana march. The scene out here is crazy; endless lines six abreast stretching for miles from every stadium entrance. Obama frenzy is palpable in the air. Oooh - the Fred Phelps crazies ...
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Check out El Marco’s web site for more interesting photos and comments from the Denver Democratic Convention; here’s his post on the reaction from local residents as Al Jazeera English broadcast from an Old West biker bar in downtown Golden, the Buffalo Rose: Al-Jazeera welcomed by liberals, protested by conservatives. ...
(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) On Tuesday, a group called The Backbone Campaign sponsored a parade they call "Procession to the Future," but which is better known in journalistic circles as Giant Puppets! Here's a secret about parades: the best scenes are usually in the staging area, not the parade itself. One of several ...
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As Joe Biden relentlessly hammers the word “change” into our frontal lobes...
And now for some more John F. Kerry...
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And now for some Bill Clinton...
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) Not everything that happens outside the Democratic National Convention fits into a “theme” of some sort. Instead, a chaotic kaleidoscope of sights and scenes assault your senses, until you just get overwhelmed. The following series of images were all taken within the space of two hours. ...
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They’re going to take the roll call of delegates soon, and we’ll see whether Hillary’s last minute pleas succeeded in convincing many hardcore holdouts to join the Obamatons. Also, several radical left wing groups have sponsored a concert by Rage Against My Allowance the Machine, going on now.
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(Cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) On Tuesday, some Hillary Clinton die-hards held a march along the “designated parade route” from Denver’s Civic Center Park to the “free speech zone” at the Pepsi Center, where the convention is being held. Their goal: a last-ditch attempt to secure the nomination for Hillary. This is a ...
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(Zombie’s reports are cross-posted at Pajamas Media.) The rumors are true. Political conventions are prime territory for star-chasers and celebrity hounds. In the space of just a few hours, I shook hands with the potential next Vice President (Joe Biden), had lunch with my Senator (Barbara Boxer) and a movie star ...
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Coming up next, Hillary’s long-awaited capitulation speech...
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I first arrived in Denver's Civic Center Park expecting to see hordes of anarchists and protesters. Instead, I was confronted with... ...this huge mosque made of translucent fabric. It was put together by a group called "Pictures of You," which is (according to its flier) part of The Manjushri Project. The mosque ...
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We’ll open this evening’s discussions of the televised edition of the Democratic Convention, as Cecile Richards of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America takes the podium. The highlight of the night, of course, is Hillary Clinton, scheduled to be onstage at about 10:30 pm ET. UPDATE at 8/26/08 3:51:05 pm: Give it up ...
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(Zombie live-blogging from the Kos “Big Tent” in Denver.) I’m sitting in “The Big Tent,” a “space” co-sponsored by Daily Kos for “alternative media.” RIght now, as I type, Dan Rather is standing about 8 feet above my head, giving some longwinded diatribe about media ethics to a room half ...
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