The Kicker

For our digital age, there’s an extraordinary amount of paper flying around Invesco tonight. Someone just slipped me a copy of Obama’s embargoed remarks, which means the end times are drawing near. Despite the obvious Herculean logistical efforts, there are some advantages to hosting a night like this at a football stadium. Upstairs, on the […]

I’m not sure whether this is the work of a prankster or of a Fate with a dry sense of humor. But, walking by the magazine stands of The Tattered Cover–the bookstore Justin mentioned yesterday, whose strong coffee, comfy couches, and free Wi-Fi have made it a haven for wayward media members here in Denver–I […]

It’s perhaps worth noting, courtesy of the NYT’s Caucus Blog, that the Democratic National Committee has Got The Media’s Back. No, I’m not talking about the Starz Green Room. The committee is thoughtfully providing a parting gift—a “survival kit” for those reporters who will, poor souls, move far away from the massages, smoothies and yoga […]

The Boston Globe has had Massachusetts delegates blogging throughout the convention. The New York Times has interviews with delegates about what they hope to hear Obama address in tonight’s speech at Invesco Field. How useful have they been? The Globe’s blog, called “Mass Voices,” has been interesting to read, because the delegates have been responding […]

For confirmation of the rumors of the new, more tightly controlled McCain, look no further than this interview by Time magazine’s James Carney and Michael Scherer. The cringingly awkward transcript contains interactions as tense and uncomfortable as this: There’s a theme that recurs in your books and your speeches, both about putting country first but […]

One constant, in this celebration of democracy that is the Democratic National Convention? Exclusivity. Seriously, you need a pass to go pretty much anywhere around here. Passes, of course, to get into the Pepsi Center itself, verified at no less than five different checkpoints, and issued in a rainbow of shades (including “light purple” AND […]

I watched last night’s floor speeches–Joe Biden’s acceptance of the Dems’ VP nomination; Bill Clinton’s acceptance of a more general variety–from the Invesco box at the Pepsi Center, directly behind the rows reserved for the writing press. During the Clinton and Biden speeches, all was quiet in those rows. While the rest of the room […]

After two full minutes of applause from the convention floor, Bill Clinton in his speech tonight vouched for Barack Obama, saying, “Everything I learned in my eight years as president and in the work I’ve done since, in America and across the globe, has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job.” […]