That's it for your faithful Trail Blazers in Denver. But stay tuned for news of John McCain's running mate and the best coverage of Texans at the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., where most of us are headed first...
These guys on MSNBC, blubbering on about Barack Obama, are about to drown in their own gush. To hear them, it was just about the greatest speech since the invention of the word. "This is the most amazing evening...
Barack Obama still had 30 seconds left in his address to the Democratic National Convention when John McCain's campaign spokesman, Tucker Bounds, released the following statement: "Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the...
He left the stage at Invesco minutes ago. Awesome, as always. And Sheryl Crow, who played earlier, was pretty cool, too. I'm not being biased here. But why are all the best musicians Democrats? What? Where am I wrong?...
Ever wonder what it's like to be a reporter covering a national political convention? I didn't think so. But here's a lighthearted -- if eerily accurate -- look anyway, from those yuk-monkeys at Columbia Journalism Review....
Seen in Denver: Christy Hoppe snapped this shot on the way to the Pepsi Center....
John McCain is scheduled to land here in Dayton, Ohio, around 7:20 p.m. EDT tonight. The Straight Talk Express is already parked outside the Marriott Dayton where we're cooling our heels. The place is crawling with security and advence...
Duh! Barack Obama is scheduled to speak around 9 p.m. Dallas time at Invesco Field at Mile High. His remarks will wrap up the Democratic National Convention from Denver. Here's a full schedule of the day's events....
Played just after Bill Clinton left the stage: "Addicted to Love." Wonder what she thought....
I keep forgetting how much Democrats LOVE them some Bill Clinton. Man. This place exploded when he walked out, screams, flags waving, "Don't Stop Thinkin About Tomorrow" - his theme song - blasting. He couldn't get them to stop. And...
Carl is up in the Pepsi Center as we speak, blogging this historic convention session. But he's also weighed in with his weekly column, and it's a good one, identifiying the parallels between Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy. Newspaper...
Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor, is at the Democratic National Convention. In an interview with Dallas Morning News editorial columnist William McKenzie (which will appear on Thursday's Viewpoints page), Kirk talks about the southern vote, the moderate vote,...
And, no, I don't mean that Obama guy. Politico reports that on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, the great Stevie Wonder will perform. My guess is that he will not sing "Big Brother" from the classic 1972...
Over at CQ, Eric Pfeiffer makes a great point about a weird music selection for Mark Warner's keynote speech last night....
DMN intern John Mulligan filed this report on an effort to educate voters on John McCain, Barack Obama and candidates for other offices: A nonpartisan research group has taken to the streets, putting 30,000 miles on a high-tech bus where...
I feel a little silly calling it the "Dawn Patrol" today because i know our bureau chief Christy Hoppe got up, literally, at dawn to meet up with some party stalwart types downtown. Which is about 30 minutes away when...
There's a bunch of stuff scheduled for Day 3 (of 4) at the Democratic National Convention, but only two speakers that anyone give's a horse's patootie about: Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden. Biden is the prime-time headliner (no matter how...
When Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in a little more than two hours, Austin Bureau Chief Christy Hoppe will be with the Texas delegation -- and blogging live throughout the speech. Join her for a front-row seat....
National Journal fills in a couple of the gaps for us of the schedule for the Thursday night Obamapalooza at Invesco Field here in Denver. The nominee's fellow Illinois senator, Dick Durbin, will introduce a video about Obama. And...
Anderson Cooper, now CNN's primetime news hunk but once host of a bad reality show, is apparently dipping back into the world of fakery. Our Amy Rosen snapped pics of "AC" heading over toward our media tent to participate...
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