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Gore at DNC: “When you pray, move your feet”

By Jamie Henn - Aug 31st, 2008 at 10:20 am

Although energy issues have been front and center in this election, the connection to climate change has been somewhat absent. So, it was interesting to…

Michelle Obama Wears Thakoon

By Diana Jou - Aug 30th, 2008 at 10:06 am

I have always thought that Michell Obama has a great sense of style. Throughout the primary she wore updated conservative cuts with bold colors and…

One Last “Denver Moment”

By Rob Anderson - Aug 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am

I was just standing in line for breakfast at a McDonald’s in the Denver airport when, wouldn’t you know it, Senator Bob Casey from Pennsylvania…

DNC: The Day After

By Rob Anderson - Aug 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am

My take on day four of the DNC and what to expect today:

Obama Also Mentions Young Voters

By Rob Anderson - Aug 29th, 2008 at 8:53 am

Last night I pointed out that Al Gore gave a shout out to young voters in his speech. I forgot to mention Barack Obama did,…

Liveblogging: Thursday Night at the DNC

By Emily Rutherford - Aug 28th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

I tuned into PBS at 6:45pm Pacific time (I’m in Canada, so we don’t have MSNBC or CNN), at which point the channel promptly cut…

Al Gore Gives Shout Out to Young Voters

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

In his speech at Invesco Field tonight (which he is still giving), Al Gore recognized young voters participation in this year’s election:
Many people have…

What George Packer Gets Wrong about Conventions

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

After spending a few days at the DNC here in Denver, this is what The New Yorker’s George Packer had to say about the experience:…

Which of These Bloggers is not like the Others?

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

So I was just sitting in the blogger box at Invesco Field and realized that we’re a pretty homogeneous group. I took out my flip…

Live from Invesco Field’s Blogger Box

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

Bloggers have been granted a pretty sweet view of Invesco Field for Barack Obama’s speech tonight. Here are a few pictures of where we are…

Behind the Podium at the Pepsi Center

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

A lot of people seemed to like the video I posted from the floor of the Pepsi Center yesterday, so I thought I’d post a…

Oh, Professor Dyson

By Loryn Wilson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Dear Michael Eric Dyson,
I really admire you as the foremost “Black Scholar” of my generation. I appreciate most of your books, and your views…

NOLA Mayor Has Left Denver Over Hurricane Fears

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

In an online interview with the News Hour with Jim Lehrer last night, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said that he would be leaving the…

DNC Preview: Day Four

By Rob Anderson - Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

My take on what to watch for during day four of the DNC:

“A Series of Tubes” and Politics

By Kay Steiger - Aug 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

Rachel Maddow is interviewing Google CEO Eric Schmidt this morning talking about the Internet and politics. Although it might sound boring, the way that we…