Thursday, August 28th, 2008
John Catral from Somerset, New Jersey, caught these PUMA protesters on the Denver streets (hat tip to James Mills):
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And just in case they get too feisty, the riot police are there -- in another photo from Catral (thanks again, James Mills):
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That baton looks like ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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The general consensus seems to be that Hillary Clinton delivered party unity in her convention speech. Here's some blogjuice about other aspects of the speech.
Kyle E. Moore is "vehemently partisan, proudly democratic, and unapologetically liberal," and he felt Clinton met every "astronomical" expectation -- she stared down the ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Michelle sat in front of these two Missouri men in the convention hall in Denver. She says they were "really nice guys."
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That website on their t-shirts really exists.
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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Lots of emotion out there surrounding Kennedy's determination to speak at the convention despite his illness. Carrie from Reston, Virginia, was also moved by his commitment to service that was highlighted in the tribute video:
One of the parts that hit me from this video was the statement that ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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If Twitter and swing states are anything to go by, Michelle Obama pretty much rocked her audience on Monday night with her convention speech. The blogosphere echoed with praise, too, but also with pointed analysis and critiques. Here's a taste of it all.
John Klomp is a gay artist ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
We've been busy bookmarking stuff about the Democratic convention (which you can browse here). Blog posts coming soon.
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Miss_glass from Oakland, California, worked diligently "around the clock" for almost two weeks to create this embroidery. Even while camping. She submitted it to the Manifest Hope exhibit of Obama art that's showing in Denver next week during the Democratic convention. Miss_glass doesn't think she'll win, but she deserves some ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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This is a brief step back to the meta: a look at webby aspects of the campaign.
Abhi lives in North Dakota. He reminisced recently that the 2004 Democratic National Convention inspired him to create Sepia Mutiny, a South Asian American group blog. This is part of the ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Libertarians held their nominating convention last weekend in Denver, CO. They picked, as their candidate, former Georgia Republican representative Bob Barr. Apparent Libertarian Carlos attended the convention and recorded the scene on the floor:
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Much of the post-convention talk seems to center on whether or not Barr ...
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