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Yes, this is the home of red wine and red state viewpoints here in my beloved 4th District, which has been run by none other than Doc "Rubber Stamp" Hastings since 1992. He ran the Ethics Committee in the House for some time, or rather, he sat in a chair on the Ethics Committee and did nothing while his pals ransacked the country. Unfortunately, he doesn't have to work that hard to keep his job, and every Democrat that runs against him gets a solid 40% of the vote and nothing more. The DCCC abandoned us years ago, and great guy that George Fearing is, even in an Obama-mania year, I again have to look forward to this balding blowhard hypocrite of a man being my "representative" for another term.
Well it was the second day at the DNC and we were ready for another day. Our days usually went from 5:30am to 11:00pm so we were starting to feel the lack of sleep, but once we got on the lite rail every morning to get to the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, we were wide awake and ready for whatever the day was going to bring to us. After the breakfast meeting, my sister and I hit the town! We weren't in a hotel like everyone else, so we had to stay out all day and we coudn't go back to our hotel room and take a nap or blog (that is why I am blogging after the convention). Anyway, after we walked aroudn town a bit, we headed for the Shariton Hotel to go to Emily's List.
Hillary Clinton was so beautiful up on that stage and she gave such an inspirational speech that touched everyone in the room. Michelle Obama went up there and it felt like she was actually talking to us like we were old friends. It didn't feel like a speech and I think that is what I liked about it the most because it was layed back and real. Senator Barbara Mikulski got on the stage and brought a whole new presence to the room. Right when she walked up to the podium, the energy lifted sky high past the glass roof blocking all of us women down!!! "I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!!" She was so amazing and she just pumped you up to make a change!! When women are getting 77 cents to every dollar a man makes is just wrong!! We need to come together and do something about it!!
Later that night, I went to the Pepsi Center and watched Hillary Clinton speak once more, it was amazing all over again!!
Well today was the very first day of the DNC! It was a ruff start for me and my sister because of transportation and us not wanting to be split up. We tried to get her a credential for the general session, but she wasn't picked in the lottery. There were a lot of stressful moments today about not knowing what to do and where to go and how to get there, but then I surprised my sister with a massage and a manicure at a local spa place, that took a lot of tension off the both of us and we where ready to go to the general session. I left my sister on a grassy lawn and told her I would be out by 6:00 even though the general session was not going to be over until 9:00, but I was worried about her and didn't want her to be alone for too long. I saw many great speakers, sadly not the big ones like Jimmy Carter and Michelle Obama, but I learned many new veiw points of what other people thought of Obama and why he should be in office. Since I was leaving me and this lady, who was an alternate, swtiched credientials so that she could have the chance to be on the floor where all the action was going on at.
It was a very long day, but at the end of it all, I had a really great time and learned a lot. I can't wait for tomorrow and experience even more!! We will get the transportation down sooner or later, but I think tomorrow will go very very well.
I am so glad to have this opportunity and I want to thank everyone who has got me here at this point because I am so grateful to be learning all this new stuff!
Thanks and Peace!
Most conservatives will tell you that they abhor the tragic violence in Tennessee, and that they condemn it. But they also will most likely deny that any of their actions or beliefs could possibly be the cause of it, be it their help in the emergence and dominance of hate radio by the right wing, or their seemingly endless and unconditional support for a thoroughly unconstitutional Presidency.
What they most definitely will not tell you is that we've seen this pattern of violence before. That the rhetoric they espouse was used by another regime to begin the process of exterminating millions.
As much as the media narrative screams "close race" and tries to make us believe that there is some sort of rallying of the republican faithful taking place around Grandpa John -- it's all bullshit, and they know it.I am a long beaten down Democrat, living in a deeply red district in Washington State, seriously disheartened by the disasters of two Bush terms, and 16 years with Doc Hastings as my representative, and I am telling you right now, Obama is going to win in a landslide. It won't even be close. He'll win at least 300 electoral votes, probably more.The difference will be turnout. No opinion poll can tell me what a likely voter will look like in November, just as they couldn't have predicted the record shattering showing Democrats had in the primary race. In 2004 we had 125 people show up at the county wide convention for John Kerry. This year we had almost 700. This in a Bush +10 congressional district. College campuses have become incubators for the largest turnout among the youth in history - probably even eclipsing that of 1972 when 18 year olds could first vote. And, think of this -- the 50 state voter registration drive the campaign is planning hasn't even started yet.
Add to this the sheer motivation of Obama's supporters. Never having given money to a campaign before, this year I made small donations to no less than six. I have run into scores of people who say the same thing. People who have never gone to a political meeting now are hosting their own, and volunteering for campaigns.
This race is over already, but the world will know it by the time of the conventions, when 75,000 screaming Obama disciples pack Invesco field for the nominee's acceptance speech, a true pageant of hope, to be followed a week later with a pasty John McCain, an anemic crowd, well-worn Republican slogans, and a long series of senior teleprompter flubs.
Finally, the effect this turnout will have on down the ticket races will be phenomenal. Republicans will look back and call this "Bloody Tuesday". Look for a 40+ seat gain for the Democrats in the House, and at least 8 in the Senate. Even George Fearing in the red 4th District in Washington State has a real chance to unseat Doc Hastings, our beloved champion of "ethics".
So take heart, Democrats. This is the election you've waited your whole lives for. We only need to pull together one last time, take to the streets and make it happen.
At some point in the conversation among Barack Obama's campaign staff about how to stage the convention, someone had the wonderful idea of once again, breaking precedent by moving the nominee's acceptance speech out of the stuffy, entry pass only atmosphere of the Pepsi Center and into the massive, open air Colorado shrine that is Invesco Field. Anyone can attend, which exemplifies the kind of change this campaign represents: Break the Mold.
The move struck a unique chord in me, as I was born in Denver forty years ago. We didn't stay long, moving in 1970 to San Francisco, but the idea of Denver as my home town stuck. You see, Invesco Field is home to the Denver Broncos, a team I have been a fan of since I was six years old. I understand what that stadium means to the people of Colorado, and to Bronco fans in particular.
This is a brilliant move.
Invesco holds 75,000 people, and will undoubtedly be packed for the speech. The largest crowd Obama has yet spoken to was 70,000 in Portland, Oregon shortly before he sealed the nomination. The blimp flies overhead, giving us the TV shot of a capacity crowd, screaming "Yes, We Can!" as the candidate of a generation takes the stage. This won't be just a rock star moment. This will be a historic moment. Once in a lifetime.
We've all witnessed the kind of speech Obama gives. We've come to expect it. He will be eloquent, articulate, inspriring and captivating. Millions of Americans across the country, and millions more around the world will watch that moment when history is being made. When hope was finally restored.
Contrast this with the Republican convention a week later, where McCain (who is a good man, but who has neer been described as magnetic) reads a well-rehearsed teleprompter speech with some tired punch lines, and all the excitement of a nursing home attendant announcing the lunch plan for the week. The contrast will be stark, and I predict his campaign will never recover.
Pageantry and excitement aside, it's a brilliant political move as well. Colorado is a swing state. A state that voted for Bush twice. A state that has fallen in love with Obama. He has returned the love, visiting the state often. Bringing the convention into the shrine of Invesco Field at the key moment of his acceptance speech will seal the deal for this state come November, putting a crucial 9 electoral votes in Obama's pocket.
And there's more. Mark Udall is the Democratic Nominee for Senate in Colorado this year, and he already has a six point lead over his opponent. Trust that Udall will be prominently featured at the convention, and trust that the seat turns blue in November, putting us one step closer to a blue 60 seat majority.
Some people have suggested they are tiring of a campaign that has already lasted a year and a half. I'm just getting worked up. I'm ready for this convention, I'm ready for this fall.
Let's finish what we've started. Yes, We Will.
