Democratic Convention
Video: Michelle Obama’s speech
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Quick reaction
Michelle did an amazing job of softening her image and telling a story about her family that so many Americans can relate to. Maybe not the Harvard part (which she failed to mention), but that’s of no consequence. The speech accomplished the image damage control that was near the top of the Obama campaign checklist […]
Video: Ted Kennedy tribute and Convention speech
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The theme is values
Very first impressions of this Democratic Convention are that the Dems will succeed in changing the harmful character image problem currently plaguing Barack Obama or they will fail spectacularly, pulling out all the stops in trying to convince swing voters and Middle America that he’s one of them.
There will be certain “theme nights” at the […]
Michelle’s speech
Fresh from the Obama campaign, excerpts of Michelle’s opening night headliner speech. All about values, values, values.
She also spends a lot of time on her own middle-class story, an upbringing far from the “elitist” that some Republicans portray her as. Will she be able to sell it?
“But each of us also comes here tonight by […]
Ted Kennedy will appear tonight
The news that Ted Kennedy will be on the stage and possibly speak tonight on the first day of the Democratic Convention is surely dramatic and a heartwarming story for the party. But does it overshadow the overall message Obama needs to emanate from each night of the convention and force Michelle’s anchor speech into […]
Working out the roll call kinks
Nothing is so fraught with potential disaster for the Obama campaign at the Denver convention than the floor vote roll call that they agreed to let happen in order to placate Hillary and show respect for her 18 million primary votes. That the roll call vote will happen at the convention is agreed upon. How […]
Michelle to give a “personal view” of Barack, talk about her upbringing: Speech preview
Straight from the Obama campaign to PB’s inbox - and then on to you, it’s a preview of the themes and messages to be underlined during Michelle Obama’s opening-night speech at the Denver convention. The stakes are high…
Denver, CO – Michelle Obama will deliver the first headline prime-time speech of the Democratic National Convention this […]
The Buzz
The start of the Democratic National Convention brings with it plenty of anxiety for the Dems and the knowledge that winning this election will not be an easy task. Hardly the coronation and jubilant event it had been billed as following Obama’s primary win, the Denver convention is here as the last best chance for […]
DNC - Day 1 schedule
The Democratic National Convention kicks off today in Denver. Here’s a condensed schedule of key speakers and video presentations for today.
5-7 PM ET
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar
US Senator, Minnesota
Musical Performance
John Legend (vocals & piano) and accompanied by:
Agape Choir - International Spiritual Center, Culver City, CA
Trans-denominational Spiritual Community founded by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith
Video/Remarks
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker […]
