Hey Christy!

Heya CC — how’s it going? Boy, is it loud in this convention hall. Holy moly…

I’m glad you’ve got a seat in the hall tonight!

Great. We have a nominee!

Christy! I am thrilled to know you are there for all of us!

for McBush
no more years!
no more years!

They are really cool seats — we’re up high, but we have a decent view of the stage and an almost full view of the delegate area. For a political junkie like me, this is really, really cool.

Afternoon Christy Happy you can Blog LIVE from the Convention Hall!

Here is your opening DIGG!
Now it’s up to the Pups to push the Digg over the Top!! I mean how often do you get live Blogging from the Convention Hall???
Go Christy and keep up the great work (:>))

So I take it that the DNC Finance Committee is not open to all?

Christy,
Don’t know if you’ve seen the story but AP via MSNBC (not linking to AP just because) had a story on ATT at the convention and how they were rewarding their supporters, and especially Steny with ATT saying the party the other night was in honor of Steny.

Steny had his staff denying that he was the guest of honor though. Even though ATT was claiming he WAS the guest of honor.

it’s so fun that you are there for us

Just for you, I scoped out more protest stuff on the way over to the hall today. My sightings: someone was driving around with a Bipartisan Porn float that was, oddly, a large blow-up elephant on the back of a trailer. The other was Code Pink right at the security entrance for delegates.

Your Senator, and ATT’s, is up now, Christy.

Jello Jay!

wooNot!

Jello Jay

Go F* yourself you turncoat.

Christy – could you boo Rockefeller for me?

Oh lord, Jay Rockefeller: faith in god, fight for good jobs, and ability to spy on you all.

Wow, who needs Ambien with this guy at the podium?

He says he’s learned a LOT as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Nope, but looking through the plate glass windows, it looks like they serve super-awesome cocktail weenies…

grammar police, main post: “him and his lovely wife” not he.

Terrorist sleeper cells, biowarfare, loose nukes.

Is he speaking in Saint Paul as well?

We’ve been digging on that — no confirmation as yet.

Jello still flinging The Fear.

Sit down, you miserable fuck!

St. Paul is next week.

Shorter Jello Jay: Be afraid. Be afraid. Loose nukes, sleeper cells, bioterrorism, they are all out there to get you.

just got my prescription refilled today. Don’t need it.

At least it’s gone generic so it’s not so expensive, though I bet pharma fought that tooth and nail—with the help of Jello and his corpo DINOs.

bbq’d quail wings, too?

I’ll bet I serve better ones.

Shorter Jello Jay redux: We need more and better wars.

he said he has what?????
oh, yeah

money in his wallet at all times from his good friends at AT&T et.al.
why is he even there????
in my book,
he should be delegated to that special place next to joe lie,
down the hall from KKKarl.
what a pig!
what uber hypocracy from on high!
sorry bout the spelling, i’m a tad p.o.’d here!

mini cheesy souflé kinda thingies.

Mostly hot air like the people eating them.

I think it is stupid to say, “shouldn’t we have captured Osama bin Laden by now?” because you just know that’s likely to be the October surprise.

Ooops — trying to type, answer my cell phone, talk to other bloggers and listen to the convention at the same time means you type badly. *g* Will fix it — thanks for the heads up!

anyone with the price for a ticket.

Thorazine Jay could beat the terrorists into submission with this sleep speech!

clean coal
hissssssssssssssss

“Clean coal” gets major boos!

CLEAN COAL!!!!!!!!

WTF?????????

What an ass!

and how the hell did a rockefeller get into the dem party anyway???
from VA?????
need to do my homework, cause i just don’t GET IT!

just trying to help.

W VA Coal country.

He’s Christy’s senator, poor dear.

Well if we are going all grammatical and everything. It’s luxury not luxary.

he reminds me of actors who played SS in old movies.
Hitler’s SS, maybe it’s the glasses
but this person disgusts me.
TOTALLY

now Jello is pimping coal. *s*

now pimping more Fear.

Obama is his man, because “he understand the use of force.”

I think I’m switching back to MSNBC – I can’t take this guy.

Sounds like vitamin fortified cigarettes.

there is no way i could listen to this creep (jello jay) without moral support. thanks to all here.

rockefeller = blech

Christy what was the feeling in the convention hall when Hillary came in and moved for a acclamation?

Rockefeller may be the first speaker to put himself to sleep.

No, I appreciate it — I’m sure there will be more as the night goes on. I’m absolutely exhausted. Had two panels today and my brain is fried!

jello jay is full and comfortable from his meets and treats at the Brown, no doubt.

and that will be better?

thank you Sen Rockefeller – now please get the fuck off our stage.

Huge applause, lots of adulation — everyone was on their feet and cheering. It was a really great moment, frankly. I can’t believe I was here to see it live…very cool moment for me, truly.

Yay Melissa Ethridge

and that will be better?

well, I *am* a fight fan… *g*

We feel ya Redd.

SO glad you were there for it. Sorry you have to endure Jello. Really sorry.

Then again, I’ve now got Casey and Snarlin’ Arlen. Barf.

hey – Melissa Etheridge – cool!

we out here live through you, you know that Christy.
I for one want to say “Thank you!”
it’s like i have a personal friend there for ME.
cause i couldn’t be.
awesome!
I appreciate ya.

(((Christy!))) Thank you so much!

you are truly belssed to have witnessed history in person. I’m so happy you are there to see and report back to us.

Thanks for taking time away from your family to be there for us, Christy.

Melissa!

Holy shit — Melissa Ethridge is singing live right in front of me. So awesome! I’m so glad I get to share this with all of you. :) Wish you were here!

MELISSA!
far way awesome.
and can we hear some gay rights words from ANYONE?
PLEASE?

I really love this…I know there are so many other wonderful and important stories from the Convention so far: Kennedy, Kucinich, Hillary, etc. etc. but this business of the attendees going into the ATT party, and yet at the same time being embarassed and ashamed enough to refuse to say their names or what they do…and now ATT says it was all a tribute to their very very good friend Steny Hoyer(Jay Rockefeller must be supremely pissed)…and Hoyer and his people are saying, ‘No, no..it’s not about us at all…” I think this is just a terrific story and I’m hoping it grows some legs and just gallops over the countryside like some sort of headless horseman. I love this. They should all feel a load of shame.

Carter/Olbermann now.

Jimmy Carter on MSNBC with KO and Tweety

OT but important to this community:

Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech
Published: Today, 7:12 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret.

Mel’s makin me cry.
wow
Christy, I’ll remember you for being there for me for evah!
:)

Melissa singing “Give Peace a Chance”

Jello shoulda stayed a few more minutes.

thanks Loo Hoo.
i’m there!
hate missing Melissa tho.

Can someone explain Melissa Etheridge to me? Does she actually get paid for singing?

cocktails with Big Pharma down on the mall, or something similar.
I feel it!

The Peanut started kindergarten today. Momma was at the DNCC. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I have massive mom guilt over being here. *sniffle* But this is too cool this evening — this is the first time I’ve gotten a seat to blog inside the hall itself and I have to say, this is an amazing thing to watch up close.

Although the creepy hallway money, slick feel is a little oozy. But the blogger area is really awesome. Am sitting here by Jonathon Singer of MyDD, Atrios and Mrs. Atrios, Josh Orton, a whole bunch of really cool state bloggers who are just so thrilled to be here to witness this, too.

where’s ES? music has gotten a whole lot better.

lol!

Oh, dear… You must feel so conflicted, but heaven knows we’re all SO glad you’re being our eyes and ears there.

say hi to Duncan and the Mrs. for me.

Jello shoulda stayed a few more minutes.

Too little time, too many terrorists.

You mean you don’t like her?

she is a DYKE ICON and yes, millions of fans adore her.

I wonder if there’s any official word on The Boss showing up?

Casey did have a few zingers last night, you have to admit, dull as dishwater as he is.

Potty break time everyone. Harry Reid is next.

Etheridge had a long-term partnership with Julie Cypher, which made headlines. During this partnership, Cypher gave birth to two children, Bailey Jean, born February 1997, and Beckett, born November 1998, fathered by sperm donor David Crosby.

I was just turning up the stereo.. a whole lot better!

His abetting the lie that daddy didn’t get to speak in 1996 because of his anti-choice position doesn’t wash for me, good lines or not. He sucks.

Dang. Missing the first day is rough, but I’m sure Mr. Smith got lots of pics for you. She’ll always remember her first day with daddy. Not to worry, she’ll remember her first day in many ways, but not because mommy missed it.

Crowd chanting “Harry” for the majority leader. Quiets quickly, though….

bleccch
people are ACTUALLY cheering for Harry?
I’m not wild about him

I wonder who will provide musical entertainment at the Republican Convention…

Pat Boone?

Lawrence Welk?

Reid is up.

Brooks on PBS just repeated the meme about Obama will have problems with Pelosi and Reid because they are so hyper partisan.

Not so much, although maybe she’s having an off night? I’m an old fart, so maybe her voice just doesn’t appeal. Although, as a “DYKE ICON” (thanks for the info, jacqrat!) I’m in favor of her being there.

And gawd knows, I’d MUCH rather hear her than [gag] Harry Reid who’s up now…

that club gets bigger by the day—the people NOT wild about him that is.

in our dreams perhaps.

The sound for the hall is not made for TV, none of the music has been worth a tinkers damn.

indeed! indeed!

Related …

Reddit served National Security Letter

From Backstreets.com

DNC-WATCH: ANOTHER NAY
As Marc Ambinder blogs today at theatlantic.com: “An Obama aide e-mails: ‘Since there have been some inaccurate reports out there, wanted to make sure you knew that Bruce Springsteen will not, in fact, be performing at the convention.’ An accompanying statement from Springsteen’s manager, Jon [Landau]: ‘Bruce has been and continues to be an ardent supporter of Barack Obama’s.’”
- August 27, 20

Hey Christy- OT but Matt Ortega who did the wonderful series of war profiteering posts for FDL is at the convention (or, last time I checked he said he would be there). DNC blogger now. Give him a hug for me if you see him!

I really like that husky voice Melissa has.

My hero is up – Harry Reid s/

heh. Since McSprinkles has the endorsment of Daddy Yankee, I was thinking x-rated reggaeton LOL

I thought having Stevie Wonder’s Isn’t She Wonderful (or whatever the title is) after Michelle’s speech was, well, Wonderful!

oh, for the sake of all the fdl folks, i hope so.

jeebus. i just realized the first time i saw him live was the end of aug or maybe september, 1978. 30 years? yikes.

Harry is doing much better than I expected.

Geez, Harry, if Bush and Cheney were so bad, why didn’t you think to do something, like, I don’t know, oppose them or something?

Geeze, Marion I hope I didn’t offend you – I yelled Dyke Icon and when I read it, it seemed like I was angry or upset.

Not at all! DYKE Pride is all..

and I truly enjoy your breakfasts and getting the columnists from the NYT for us. SO, sorry …

And Christy? You are the Bestest thing in the WHOLE wide WOrld for the peanut. She’ll get over it – and be soooo proud of her mommy (as are we all) that you are doing all you can to make the world she grows up in a more fair and just World. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Love,

Jacq

Hey Harry, I have an idea
Why don’t YOU speak truth to power?
oh right you are teh power

EPU’d.

Buchanan victory speech in 1996: “Mount your horses and ride to the sounds of the gun.”

Spoken like a true frustrated night rider

-G

Wobbly, McCain’s rap name is MC Dirty Mac.

Eggcitment

thanks. Bummer though.

As I recall – Howie reported they will enjoy Daddy Yankee and the Racist/homophobe guy from Big & Rich.

Heh, heh. ((((ES))))

Lovely

Misogynist Daddy Yankee?

well, how hard is that, imagining what you expected :)

Harry calls McCain a snake oil salesman and a demagogue!

Why not? he and Daddy Yankee both throw around the c word (in different languages)

shit.

notice. No applause.

No, no, no — no offense at all. I was truly glad for the information because I’m such an old fart I’d never heard her, and I’m all in favor of “dyke icons!” I’m just more familiar with older ones… like the Indigo Girls!

(((( peanut ))))

me too, I think. (right after the week he was on the covers of Time and Newsweek the same week).

30 years? I don’t wanna talk about it. *g*

Christy, can you hear Harry at all?

La Gasolina ain’t about fuel economy

I do like that Reid is taking on the whole drilling red herring. I would like him to point out that drilling leases would be another giveaway to the oil companies.

Do I have a bad cable connection or is there a lot of background noise behind Harry? I don’t think anyone in the hall is listening to him.

tammy duckworth up on MSNBC

Surprising, because he’s such a riveting speaker. /snark

Harry needs to pass the baton and tend his homefires. He’s up for re-election in Nevada in 2010, and I don’t want him to be Daschled by the GOP. He needs to feint right (and he already is doing so at home!) to please the many new residents of Nevada. He should not be our Majority Leader in the 111th Congress.

Really.

Harry gave a good speech even if he has been an enabler of the Bush catastrophe.

I think they kind of tuned him out. Like I said, it was a good opportunity for a potty break. There was nothing to miss.

boo hiss. We had a really good blue america candidate that Tammy and Rahm teamed up to beat. And the result? The R’s held the seat.

Must have had really really low expectations

bummer. I had no idea.

Melissa is older than both IG’s.

feint right? That’s where his heart lives. That’s where his actions take him.

He needs to step aside for a real democrat.

oops, did I just say that? I no longer know what a real democrat looks like thanks to Harry and Nancy and Rahmbo and Steny and . . . .

I thought Tammy was a good guy, but I as mistaken.

I’m in, twittering away.

RevDeb for Representative in the 7th district PA!!!

I humbly set forth my nomination for Stupidest Question Ever.

Tweety – “When you’re in the ranks, taking fire, in a dangerous situation, is there much political scuttlebutt?”

Tammy Duckworth – “No, you’re worried about saving the asses of you and your buddies, you ass.”

ok, I paraphrased the answer, but not by much.

The original question, though, is word for word.

Pat Murphy up next…

Christine Cegelis.

But the Indigo Girls have a special place in my heart because when I went to see them in concert here in Savannah they surprised us with [gasp] JOAN BAEZ!!! I finally got to see Joan live on stage. I almost passed out from delight…

I couldn’t agree with you more Teddy – are there any prospective Nevada candidates you have in mind?

I missed Wexler. Did he give a good speech?

Now Joanie is old!

as long as it isn’t going up your leg
heh heh

what city? i was in cleveland.

If there ever has been a stupider question asked I’ve never heard of it… That was jaw-droppingly obtuse.

no thank you. I’ve got a job that is as political as I ever want.

It was pretty good — very energetic, as usual.

no.

Melissa covering the Boss next on MSNBC.
“Got in a little home town jam
sent me off. . .

I’m so excited.
Tell it Bill, oh please!
You know you want to honey, pleaaaase? With whip cream on top?
or
Just Do It.

I think the covers of Newsweek and Time were in ‘75.

5 years and 9 days older than I am — now that’s OLD!

thanks for the link. Rahm huh? Seems whenever his name is invloved, the smell of sulphur is around

WOW,,,our AWOL President, truth to power again.

http://www.time.com/time/cover…..27,00.html

if you are a right wing war monger living in israel. :(

Boooooooo to Carney!

Indianapolis. In a room at the Convention Center, not too big. Even so, the room was cut in half by a large curtain, and the room was *still* only about half-full.

Killer show.

Mi’hija, tell us what it is about? ;-> /s

Raven- a bit more about the GA stuff downstairs.

And, I see candidates like, say, Eric Massa (a particular fav of mine) who absolutely works his butt off to get he message out and fight the good fight– and I compare that with the Martin campaign– pisses me off, if you know what I mean.

He was reaching for his inner AIPAC.

Patrick Murphy gave a good speech. Hit the contractors.

Lot’s of my friends from Champaign-Urbana were at that gig.

Marion we are glad to have you on our team! Indigo Girls and Melissa are from the same era, give or take.

I think the covers of Newsweek and Time were in ‘75.

thanks. My memory of the 70’s are a little fuzzy, for some reason… *g*

Hey, how’s you son doing?

Mr. Rev. now snoring on the recliner. I guess that kind of tells the story. He’s a BIG Obama fan. Me, . . . . well, you all know. . .

Seen her several times in LA growing up (me) and before she got OLD.
Part of the adulthood I was planning when I was growing up. Ha, Still.

I still cannot believe our Pr*** sent these young people off to die..He’s a murderer, let alone the Pat Tillman coverup. How can these people get off with this outrage?

Madeleine Albright the Establishment’s Establishment

Oh, no –= I think Harry should be re-elected to the Senate in 2010. But I think he should definitely step down as Majority Leader. We shouldn’t have a Majority Leader who is endangered in his home state, like Reid and Daschle. We should have a pro-choice Democrat as majority leader.

Can you imagine the GOPs having a tax-raiser as Majority Leader? Choice is a central value to our party, and our Senate leader should NOT be out of step on it.

But I am happy to have him retain his seat. I guess.

*spew alert* Harold Ford Jr on MSNBC agreeing with a repug. Color me not surprised

he’s doing great – graduates from Basic Friday.

Loving it.

Thanks for the responses on Wexler. I guess it was too much to hope he would have been given freedom to come out firing at Bush and Cheney. Glad I didn’t hear him.

imo, madeline albright should be on trial for crimes against humanity – not speaking at the dnc.

While I am not a big fan of Albright, she is sure a better SecState than the curernt failure.

i want more reid and less albright.

His job seemed to be to reassure everyone that Obama would be a better friend to Israel than McCain. But I thought he got some great digs in at Bush = McCain.

Tweety giving Harold Ford and Mike Murphy too much air time – is this another one of his inexplicable man crushes?

Great. Harold for just said Mc Cain got a cut on a nail on the roof of a chopper in Israel. Never saw a bird with nails in it!

Amen

Auditioning for Sec. of State?

Oh, no — Bayh.

Bayh
oh must be time to walk the dog

How’s that working for us in the House?

I’m so glad Bayh is here in the order and not the last speaker tonight as the Veep nominee.

dweeb

Have now walked by the DNC Finance Committee luxury lounge several times. Spotted at least one Chanel suit, some Gucci heels, and no bloggers inside.

I could walk by a dozen times and not be able to spot that stuff.

“My friends?” He can’t call the convention ANYTHING else than McSame’s catchphrase? Crap, what a schmuck.

What was he agreeing about?

Good, where’s AIT? Lost in the Woods?

gee, my Senator is gettin’ no respect here.

BWAAAHAHAHAAAHAA!!!

Bayh is repeating every single right-wing frame around this election. He is utterly incompetent.

Bayh is giving a half decent speech but he sure didn’t vote that way.

AIT at Redstone Arsenal.

Sounds like he’s speaking to an empty house. Or at least a napping/comotose one.

I’ve been reading Jane’s twitter messages- latest:

“It’s Evan Bayh potty break time”

new thread

“MOS 94A Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer”

One hundred times better than Christy’s senator.

Christy upstairs with more live blogging delights.

christy says–Holy shit! Melissa Ethridge is singing God Bless America live! Woo hoo — love her! Awesome…hope they are showing this instead of bobbleheads.
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wow, thanks…hit record when jello jay came on and went on a donut run…can’t remember the last time i had a donut, tonight called for donuts….heard harry on the radio, so, would have just rewound after i watched jello …..waht a performance by melissa and the ‘dude’ playin’ beside her…

p.s. the guitar player looked and played like my friend bobby. send some love to afghanistan, that’s where he is right now. stoooopid.

Yea, I just looked it up. Off the ASVAB chart huh?

somebody prominent said it last night, but can’t remember who.

he’s a sucker for blue eyes.

Jesus, it’s not like McCain coined the phrase. Loosen up.

amazing how we remember those shows.

just went googling. it was august 31, 1978. after playing his own show springsteen went to the agora and did an encore with southside johnny. here’s a youtube of the boss at the agora – the same night i saw him for the first time (are youtubes great or what?) – The Fever.

oh wait. i think i’m supposed to be watching the dnc speakers – not listening to the boss from long ago.

damning with faint praise

i know that!!! i said that to say they weren’t the only one, like you said..i am loose-i’m eatin’ donuts!

and the lady at the donut shop, late 60’s gray ponytail, kind, teared up telling me how she felt last night after hillary’s speech. said she felt proud of her.

i told her what she did today.

said she had to work until 10 and was going to miss bill’s…i told her the radio station it was on, and left a tip.