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LIVE THREAD: DNC Convention - Day 2
6/27/04

Posted on 07/27/2004 11:47:43 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket

Tuesday, July 27
A Lifetime of Strength & Service

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

4:00 pm  Call to Order
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention

Invocation
The Reverend Ernest "Gunny" Branch
Sermon on the Mount, Baptist Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts

Presentation of Colors

Pledge of Allegiance
Steve Daniels
Carl Junction, Missouri

National Anthem
Jim Garrity
President, Local Firefighters Union 1691
Boston, Massachusetts

Platform Approval
 
Representative Robert Matsui
U.S. House of Representatives, California

Lois Murphy
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania

The Honorable Allyson Schwartz
Pennsylvania State Senate
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania

Jim Stork
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida

Patty Wetterling
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota

Elizabeth Cavendish
Interim President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

The Honorable John Tanner
 U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee

The Honorable Linda Sanchez
U.S. House of Representatives, California

The Honorable Nita Lowey
U.S. House of Representatives, New York

The Honorable Diana DeGette
U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado

The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon

The Honorable Jon Corzine
United States Senate, New Jersey

The Honorable Nancy Farmer
Treasurer of Missouri
Candidate for the United States Senate, Missouri

In Memoriam

The Honorable Tom Carper
United States Senate, Delaware

The Honorable Adam Smith
 U.S. House of Representatives, Washington

The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois

Deb Callahan
President, League of Cbnservation Voters

David Passafaro
President, Boston 2004 Host Committee

The Honorable Douglas Palmer
Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey

James Hoffa
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

The Honorable Joe Manchin III
Secretary of State, West Virginia
Candidate for Governor, West Virginia

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
Governor of Kansas

Denise Stokes
AIDS Educational Consultant
Ellenwood, Georgia

The Honorable Donald Plusquellic 
Mayor of Akron, Ohio

The Honorable John Baldacci
Governor of Maine

The Honorable Diane Denish
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

The Honorable Jeff Bingaman
United States Senator, New Mexico

Performance by Peter, Paul and Mary

Reg Weaver
President, National Education Association

The Honorable John Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan

The Honorable Kwame Kilpatrick 
Mayor of Detroit, Michigan


7:00 pm to 9:00 pm


7:00 pm  Gavel In by "Gavel In" Contest Winners
Kristen Turner, age 13, Boston, Massachusetts
Steven Ruperto, age 18, Moon, Pennsylvania

Kids for Kerry
Representatives from Kids for Kerry, Boston chapter
Nubia Smith Whitaker, age 12, will speak on their behalf

Benjamin McKenzie
Actor, "The O.C."

City Youth Dance Ensemble

Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Actors
 
 The Honorable Bennie Thompson
 U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi

 Dr. Maya Angelou
 Poet and Activist

 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Members

 Freedom Singers: "This Little Light of Mine"

The Honorable Mike Honda
U.S. House of Representatives, California

The Reverend Dr. James Forbes
Senior Minister, Riverside Church, New York, New York

Gavel to Order
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen
Former Governor of New Hampshire

National Anthem via satellite from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona
Michael Enis and Alicia Chiles
The anthem will be sung in the traditional Tohono O'odham language
 

The Honorable Edward Kennedy
United States Senator, Massachusetts
Honorary Chair, Democratic National Committee

Satellite feed from Chicago, Illinois

The Honorable Richard Gephardt
U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri

The Honorable Tom Daschle
United States Senate, South Dakota
Democratic Leader

Satellite feed from Des Moines, Iowa

The Honorable Carol Mosley-Braun
Former United States Senator, Illinois 
 

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm


9:00 pm  The Honorable Howard Dean
Former Governor of Vermont

Satellite from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona

Christie Vilsack
First Lady of Iowa

The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona

The Honorable Richard Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois

Keynote Speaker
Barack Obama
Candidate for the United States Senate, Illinois

Satellite feed from Chicago, Illinois

The Honorable Jim Langevin
U.S. House of Representatives, Rhode Island

Ron Reagan

Kids for Kerry Founder Ilana Wexler
Age 12
Oakland, California

Performance by Children's Voices of Greater Boston

Chris Heinz

Teresa Heinz Kerry

Finale

Benediction
Imam Yahya Hendi
Muslim Chaplin, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Adjournment


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dncconvention; kerry; kerrythewrongstuff; obama; tedkennedy; thewrongstuff
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Dean People Suck

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhhhhh!!!

1,341 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:28 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (DEAN PEOPLE SUCK)
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To: mylife
I love my screaming deaniacs!


1,342 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:28 PM PDT by ride the whirlwind ("I will never relent in bringing justice to our enemies..." - President Bush)
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To: RoseofTexas

"I rule the democratic party..."!


"Sorry Ted....your boy...your election....see ya!

1,343 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:30 PM PDT by Light Speed
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To: You Dirty Rats

Well, there's no doubt the applause for Dean is GENUINE...first time all night. Nope, nobody regretting Lurch. Nobody.


1,344 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:39 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: Petronski

The whole party is on valium, but don't count out some watered down Bush-bashing.


1,345 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:41 PM PDT by pulaskibush (Now I know and don't know, and knowing and not knowing is half the battle- GI Kerry!)
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To: killjoy

According to Howie,,,,Commies buit our country...


1,346 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:44 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: Gritty
Yup, it be nice to compare tonight w/ Kerry's entrance on Thru.
1,347 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:48 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: ArmyBratproud
OK, Howie.

Give these lunatics some red meat!

1,348 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:50 PM PDT by Gritty ("Through clever, constant application of propaganda, people will see paradise as hell-Adolf Hitler)
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To: pulaskibush

He should scream loud and proud and he should copyright it, it's definitely a classic.


1,349 posted on 07/27/2004 6:09:59 PM PDT by X-FID ( The police aren't in the streets to create disorder; they are in the streets to preserve disorder.)
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To: cake_crumb

GO DEAN! Drag them to the left!


1,350 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:01 PM PDT by Windcatcher (Terrorists beware: most of the top US pistol shooters live in my area -- and my old man's one of 'em)
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To: maggiefluffs
Michael Dukakis
WOO HOO! We like Mike! We like Mike! We like Mike!
1,351 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:09 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("If you want a little peace, sometimes you gotta fight" - Sammy Hagar)
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To: Dog
Did ya catch Hellary sipping on Champaign ???
1,352 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:21 PM PDT by Mo1 (Kerry & Edwards .... they will leave no Special Interest Group behind)
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,353 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:29 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,354 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:29 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: cake_crumb

hilary and chelsea are toasting champagne!! I wonder if its french?

This should be good


1,355 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:42 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,356 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:43 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: OXENinFLA

Was Hillary drinking the Kool-aid?


1,357 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:44 PM PDT by maggief
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,358 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:48 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,359 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:51 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: pulaskibush

WHAT TAX INCREASE? WHAT? WHAT?


1,360 posted on 07/27/2004 6:10:51 PM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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