Witnessing History

Tears were rolling down people’s faces in the crowd. There was a woman from Selma, Al. who told me she never believed this was actually possible, that a black man would one day accept a major party nomination. She was wiping away tears throughout his speech and during the biographical video that came before it.
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First Things First

Before I get into all the details of my experience at Invesco and the earth-shattering-once-in-a-lifetime-had-to-be-a-movie grandeur, I first must mention the incredible invocation given last night by my good friend Rabbi David Saperstein. When he first came out, I had a blocked view so I started running toward the front. Everyone was still and they [...]

Night Three: Fire Marshalled

Last night I actually had to work at the Pepsi Center – my job being handing out floor passes to the press. Working usually means I get a few minutes to sneak on to the floor and hear some of the keynote speeches of the night. Last night, there was chaos of course and not [...]

Night Two: Keynote… I mean KeynoteS

(This post has no pictures because I misplaced my camera but am planning on getting it back later in the day).
Tuesday night was the most anticipated night at Pepsi, given that Obama will be accepting the Democratic nomination at Invesco Field where he can share in the glory of the moment with 75,000 of his [...]

Night One: Getting Situated With The Venue and The Candidate

Monday marked the first night of the convention and while there really were some spectacular moments, I spent most of the night hunting down reporters to make sure they didn’t abuse their floor privileges. There were two things I neglected my job for – button collecting and really spectacular moments.
I was at the Pepsi Center [...]

Riots On The Streets of Denver… I Mean Riot Gear

Yesterday I spent the day handing out credentials to TV and Radio organizations in a banquet room in the basement of the downtown Sheraton. So while I didn’t get to experience much of the hubbub outside, there was plenty going on inside the hotel, including the arrival of delegates from more states than I think [...]

Protesting/Partying in Denver

I arrived safe and sound in Denver, taking a plane filled with journalists, party insiders, and delegates – all thinking that they were “avoiding the rush” by coming in the Thursday before the convention. The city of Denver was ready for us – they already had greeters at the airport with Democratic National Committee [...]

Bad Blogger But GOING TO DENVER

I know I haven’t posted in a long time. There has been ample to blog about too, which is even more depressing. I know I have disappointed my “readers” but the truth of the matter is I’m not really a blogger at all. I don’t want to write about things unless I’m there experiencing them [...]