Category: Lincoln Davis

By Marisa Richmond

Well, the first full day of the convention is over.  I have to start with one correction from yesterday;s post.  I said I had met Alex Darsinos.  I meant Alex Cleghorn of the Transgender Law Center.  Since it was after midnight here when I wrote, & I did have more than one cocktail last night, I hope I can be excused a moment of brainlock.

Turning to today, we started w/our daily TN breakfast.  Our speaker was Fabian Bedne of the Middle TN Hispanic Democrats.  He did a great job talking about why Dems need to be reminded on issues of diversity & remain committed to supporting the American Dream for all.

By Marisa Richmond

Well, I’ve made it & I have survived the first full day.

I was taken to the airport this morning by my friend Mark, whose partner, Julie, usually cat sits for me.  My plane had several TN delegates including Congressman Lincoln Davis & House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh.  There were also delegates from NH & VA.  After I finally got to the TN hotel, I picked up my delegate package, which included up to date information, & lot of little gift, including a bottle of Jack Daniels.

I then met my 2 old friends, Tim & Debbie.  They drove me out to Golden to the Colorado School of Mines where Tim is a physics prof.  He & I finished out doctorates about 2 years apart at DC area universities.  We then went to Wheat Ridge to watch their youngest daughter play soccer.  Her team won 4-2.  After that, Tim dropped Debbie & me at the Convention Center for the Friends of New Orleans Welcome party.  The music was fabulous with several N.O. musicians, with Randy Newman & Marcia Ball being the 2 biggest names.  The noteworthy speakers were Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, & Dr. Howard Dean, DNC Chairman.  We tried to get photos with Nancy Pelosi when she arrived, but she was totlly surrounded by security & others clamoring to get near her.

By Marisa Richmond

Photo courtesy of Monica Helms

With the convention starting exactly seven days from today, I thought I would share my schedule with you, as it stands right now, so that you will have an idea what you can expect.