Tag Archives: Charlotte

More LGBT Delegates At The DNC

I really wanted to spotlight a lot more of these great folks, but there was just no time while I was there. Within the below slideshow you’ll find many more LGBT delegates to the DNC as well as gay journalists Michelangelo Signorile, Jeremy Hooper, Lisa Neff, and Chris Geidner. For larger versions click here. More click-baiting: There’s a great shot …

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Photo Of The Day

Tonight Charlotte’s airport was full of law enforcement teams returning to their home cities with their dogs. This cop was quietly reading out loud to his dog, who pretended to be fascinated by the Navy SEAL alleged Bin Laden raid tell-all, No Easy Day, whose author may be headed to federal prison for revealing classified information. All five of the …

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Detritus Of The Democratic Convention

Just a few of the items that made it back to my hotel room.

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Live-Streaming Helmet Cam At The DNC

I ran into this young lady several times and she told me that it was difficult to train herself to move her entire head and not just her eyes when she found something interesting. The camera is GoPro and the wireless transmitter is on the back. Somebody wore a similar setup during NYC Pride this year.

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Scissor Sisters At The DNC

After the conclusion of the convention last night, NYC council candidate Corey Johnson and I cabbed to Charlotte’s boisterous club district for an unadvertised private concert by the Scissor Sisters, who opened by advising the mostly straight audience: “If you’ve never heard of us, it’s because you aren’t British or gay.” Track list from their abbreviated set: Shady Love, Let’s …

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Morning View – Devilish Homosex

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President Obama At The DNC

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Vice President Joe Biden At The DNC

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Sen. Dick Durbin Introduces Obama

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More DNC Minutia

ABOVE: That’s one of the cell phone instant charging stations I mentioned yesterday. Just lay your phone on the pad and it fully charges by induction (or something) in about three minutes (allegedly). The owners of the above phones stepped back for the photo.ABOVE: The massive lighting rig above the stage appears to be counter-weighted by about a dozen very …

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Gabby Giffords Recites Pledge At DNC

You might want to grab a tissue first.

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Christine Quinn At The DNC Arena

Met her a hundred times. Never remembers me. She’s looking quite fit these days.

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DNC Press Room Speech Sheets

Every day of the convention the text of the speeches made from the podium are emailed to us in advance and printed copies from each speaker are placed in the DNC arena press room in the late afternoon. Speakers rarely deviate much from their prepared remarks and when they do, reporters take more notice. No advance copy of the president’s …

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Openly Gay Pennsylvania House Member Brian Sims At The DNC Arena

Sims, 33, has an interesting footnote on Wikipedia: In 2000, Sims was the co-captain of the Bloomsburg University football team, and was recognized as a scholar athlete. Following the longest season in the Division II schools history, Sims came out as gay. In doing so, the regional All-American and team captain became the only openly gay college football captain in …

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Barney Frank & His Husband Jim At DNC

I just collared Rep. Barney Frank and his husband Jim on the DNC arena mezzanine. And I thanked Mr. Frank for his comments about Log Cabin, of course.

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Michael Dukakis In The DNC Press Room

Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis just walked into the press room under the DNC arena. I would have sailed right past him without noticing if not for the reporters running over for sound bites. He looks pretty good for almost 79 years old.

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Tennessee LGBT Delegates At The DNC

Tennessee LGBT delegates and JMG readers R.G. Cravens (left) and his partner Darren Crawford are here in Charlotte working on your behalf.

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Afternoon View – DNC Arena

Five hours before the president takes the stage and the DNC arena is jammed to the literal rafters. Yesterday at this time it was less than a quarter full. The energy is through the roof!

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CHARLOTTE: Teabaggers Dismayed When Thunderstorm Prediction Holds True

I’m still soaked an hour later after running from the convention center to the arena in the torrential thunderstorm that took place exactly on schedule, much to the dismay of teabaggers everywhere who had claimed that Obama actually cancelled his speech because he couldn’t fill the stadium. Stadium ticket holders had been expected to arrive up to ten hours early …

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CHARLOTTE: Top Politicos Address Second LGBT Caucus At Democratic Convention

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 …

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