This is too much to bear.
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
This is too much to bear.
"And we pledge, and we pledge, and we pledge...well we slurrr predge something, hick."
Amen to that. I think West Virginia is getting sick of demoliars and I think were going to have a change in our state, more conservatives in office!
Black helicopters, yes.
Was there a white van nearby, though?
Make this bad man stop he is making me depressed.
Novemba
John Kerry is NO John Adams
I watched 15 minutes of Kennedy before I had to give up trying to watch what he had to say.
He is phoning it in!
If he speaks like this all the time, I don't know how on Earth this man gets elected besides his last name.
There is no passion in his voice.
I sure hope when the GOP folks talk, there will be some fire and love of this country, not just some monotone voice. Hopefully Zell will also be part of the televised hour of speeches, though I bet he will come earlier.
At least the cable outfits and PBS will cover Zell when the GOP convention comes.
OMG he's got THAT MUCH left!?!?
"SO! Why haven't YOU ever run for president, Teddy?"
Actually, I think he did in 1980.
Qwinn
I need to make a run to the store and I am having problems with the timing. It will take me about 30 min. I want to see Moore on O'Riely, Dean and Tereeeza. Any suggestions?
SO! Why haven't YOU ever run for president, Teddy?
I think he has tried to run for President. Late 60s.
I sure hope he doesn't mention Cuber, or the missile crisis involving Cuber.
His voice is doing that squeaky thing from time to time.
Hm, he just called GWB a liar in a subtle way. Invoked a prayer that hangs in the WH that comments on the hopes that those of good character inhabit the place and TK said come November they'll make those words true again.
What cognitive dissonance. My goodness.
Ted is talking about honesty?
I'm gonna kill this whole bottle of vodka during this speech...
Heck, drink as much as you want. You'll still make more since than the swimmer.
I hope President Bush learned that no matter how nice you treat them, they will always hate you. I cringed everytime he pandered to Kennedy.
I heard TerAYza is not speaking.
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