Tag Archives: DNC

I’ve moved down from my previous perch above Fox News into the massive and charmingly titled “Unassigned Media Room” where reporters from outlets who didn’t fork out for luxury boxes are filing their stories. Brazil’s O Globo crew is sitting across from me. To my right is a VERY LOUD Japanese news team. Events from the main floor are being …

You and millions of others had the same thought after Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s fiery speech tonight.

I’ve moved this post up from earlier today.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz just opened the Democratic National Convention. I’m sitting in the upper tier of the Time-Warner Arena, just above the ring of luxury boxes now being used by the broadcast and cable networks. Only about half of the delegates seem to be down on the floor so far and before the stage lit up the various states …

A quartet of prominent female politicians stole the show at today’s opening LGBT Caucus session at the DNC, where an overflow crowd of more than 400 delegates and press forced convention security to institute a one-in/one-out policy at the door. Speaking to the overcharged audience (among others) was White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen …

As charming as always.

If you only read teabagger sites, you’ll believe that the above massive sand sculpture is the official work of the Democratic National Committee. In fact, and as you can easily see, the sculpture is the project of a PR firm trying to drum up tourism-related news items about Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. But oh, how the spittle is flying on …

Dana Loesch is outraged: “Because nothing says ‘respect women; like wearing a giant slut button. Respect women, even when they reduce themselves to nothing more than vaginas in a craft project gone horribly wrong and advocate for female genocide. Who’s declaring a war on whom?” You just have to laugh.

Meet Texas DNC delegate Meghan Stabler, who is here in Charlotte working on your behalf. More of these snapshots to come throughout the week.

Americablog founder John Aravosis appeared on CNN to debate convention coverage with wingnut blogger Jennifer Rubin. Things get “a little heated” as Aravosis put it. Watch this.

These are just the ones I happened to catch while walking about two blocks to the front doors of the convention center.

A coalition of Charlotte churches has assigned each congregation a specific evil DNC state delegation to pray for this week. Believers from dozens of churches committed themselves to be “Jesus Revolutionaries.” The commitment consists of vowing to spend quality time with God every day in prayer and the Word, boldly confess Jesus as Lord and Savior, win the lost, be …

For once I can’t entirely disagree with the National Review. While my “hotel” isn’t nearly as bad as the one they describe, it’s certainly quite shabby.

I’ve yet to see an actual DNC bus appear outside my glamorous “hotel,” but I remain hopeful. I’ll give it an hour then call another cab.

The Democratic Party has released the official 2012 platform. Here’s the final position on marriage equality: Freedom to Marry. We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law. We support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. We also support the freedom of churches …

Today I spent a few hours wandering around CarolinaFest, where concert stages, Southern cooking, issue advocacy, and lots and lots of Obama/Biden swag abounded. I ran into the Daily Show crew doing street interviews, as were Fox News, the loathsome Americans For Prosperity, and Glenn Beck’s The Blaze, the last of whom I snippily turned down when they asked for …

Janelle Monae killed at CarolinaFest today. Killed. The best live show I’ve seen in a very long time. I stupidly didn’t think to request backstage press access, which was handled separately from the DNC, but I did get a chance for a photo with Monae’s amazing front men (guitarist left, keyboardist right), who couldn’t have been any nicer. I’ll have …