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Thursday's CoverItLive Blend DNC coffeehouse is open

August 28, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

Home base baristas Daimeon and Julien are ready to party hard in the coffeehouse tonight as the convention moves to Invesco field; join them!  Click the icon below to participate.

Autumn and I are sitting in the Blogger's Lounge taking in the ceremonies. I'm adding commentary to the earlier post.

The run of show is below the fold.

2008 Democratic National Convention Podium Schedule
Thursday, August 28, 2008

"Change You Can Believe In"

Time Shown as local – Denver, Colorado MST

Thursday's CoverItLive Blend DNC coffeehouse is open

August 28, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

Home base baristas Daimeon and Julien are ready to party hard in the coffeehouse tonight as the convention moves to Invesco field; join them!  Click the icon below to participate.

Autumn and I are sitting in the Blogger's Lounge taking in the ceremonies. I'm adding commentary to the earlier post.

The run of show is below the fold.

2008 Democratic National Convention Podium Schedule
Thursday, August 28, 2008

"Change You Can Believe In"

Time Shown as local – Denver, Colorado MST

Finally at Invesco, feeling like a sardine (but happy to be here to witness history)

August 28, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

4:30 PM: What an adventure getting into here this was. After meeting up with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, we waited in line outside of the Hyatt to catch a delegate bus to the stadium. The line was massive and it was hot out there. All of a sudden an "out of service" city bus pulled up on the adjacent corner and the door opened and a cop stepped out and waved us over and we hopped on and were taken to Invesco.

Driving in, the number of people lined up in the hot sun to get in was enormous. I saw Dan Rather get off a bus and he got to ride a golf cart into a VIP area, I'm sure.

Members of the press could bypass the long line, but, at least in our case, it wasn't clear where the press needed to go in through security. It took several misdirections from staff, a couple of friendly Secret Service men, and a lot of walking to finally get in.

Finally at Invesco, feeling like a sardine (but happy to be here to witness history)

August 28, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

4:30 PM: What an adventure getting into here this was. After meeting up with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, we waited in line outside of the Hyatt to catch a delegate bus to the stadium. The line was massive and it was hot out there. All of a sudden an "out of service" city bus pulled up on the adjacent corner and the door opened and a cop stepped out and waved us over and we hopped on and were taken to Invesco.

Driving in, the number of people lined up in the hot sun to get in was enormous. I saw Dan Rather get off a bus and he got to ride a golf cart into a VIP area, I'm sure.

Members of the press could bypass the long line, but, at least in our case, it wasn't clear where the press needed to go in through security. It took several misdirections from staff, a couple of friendly Secret Service men, and a lot of walking to finally get in.

Noam Chomsky on the Election Coverage

August 28, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

"The campaign is run by the same people who sell toothpaste, exactly the same PR agencies. And when they sell a candidate they do it the exact same way they sell a lifestyle drug. You don't put up information about the candidate, what you do is create delusional images that delude and deceive. The population knows it. A very small number of the population, about 10% of the voters, literally, knew (in 2004) the stands of the candidates on the issues. And it's not because they are stupid or uninterested. It's just like you don't know the characteristics of toothpaste."