A galaxy of the Democratic Party’s top stars literally waited in line outside the jammed LGBT Caucus ballroom today for a turn to address the overflow audience of activists, journalists, and delegates. Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who entered to chants of COR-REE COR-REE, sent reporters flying to their Twitter accounts when he broadly hinted that he’d be the one to …

And the teabaggers rush in to cash in. In the name of Jeebus! “Allen West is leading the fight against the radical left’s attack on God and Israel. Join the fight by contributing $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $25.”

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Umbrellas are strictly forbidden inside the arena and convention center. Huge piles of abandoned bumbershoots lie at all entrances. Pick out something nice and I’ll bring it home for you.

Blowoff lumbers its furry sweaty beer-soaked self into Chelsea’s Highline Ballroom tomorrow. Doors open at 11:30pm and advance tickets are suggested as this party often sells out. I’ll be there if my plane lands on time and I haven’t collapsed from fatigue. Don’t forget Bob Mould’s free concert in Brooklyn earlier tomorrow night!

Attendees at the DNC Women’s Caucus this morning had to go through metal detectors at the convention center, something none of the other caucuses (labor, veterans, LBGT, etc) have had to do. I asked a press officer if the added precaution was because abortion rights would be on the agenda, but she didn’t want to discuss that.NOTE: Everybody must go …

Now YOU do the same. Tweet him @JerryBrownGov.

Instructions from NOM’s branch in Minnesota.

Scottie Thomaston reports an interesting development at Prop 8 Trial Tracker: The Supreme Court docket page for Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Prop 8 case, has a new notice that the case has been “DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012.” The September 24 conference is the first time this term that the Justices will meet privately and look at petitions …

This Charlotte EMT confided in me last night: “The highlight of the convention for me so far has been thanking Anderson Cooper for coming out!” Sorry ladies, I didn’t catch her name.

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The Democrats tout this thing as the “greenest convention ever.” To that end the usual garbage cans have been removed and replaced with the above, much to the confusion of many attendees who often stand frozen, trash in hand, while considering the disposal options. (This seems to greatly amuse the arena staff in particular.) Many of the trash stations are …

I watched Bill Clinton’s fantastic speech standing on the arena floor and looking between Wolf Blitzer and his co-anchor, who were seated (oddly, I thought) right in the center. (Trivia: Blitzer spends his off-camera time wolf-ing down pretzel sticks.) When Clinton finished and the state roll call began there was a hubbub behind me and I whirled around to find …

In the green shirt is Dolphin Democrats president Tim Ross. To his left is Michael Rajner, legislative director of the Florida LGBT Democratic Caucus. I didn’t get the names of the fellows on the left. Florida had great seats!

RNC vs DNC. Compare and contrast. Be specific. Cite examples. Show your work.