Posted on 08/25/2008 7:23:01 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
The 2008 Convention: Americans Gathering To Change The Course Of A Nation
Program Schedule Monday, August 25 – One Nation Barack Obama’s story is an American story that reflects a life of struggle, opportunity and responsibility like those faced by Americans everyday. The opening night of the Convention will highlight Barack’s life story, his commitment to change, and the voices of Americans who are calling for a new direction for this country.
Monday’s headline prime-time speaker will be Michelle Obama.
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of Vermont
Invocation The Honorable Polly Baca – Greeley, Colorado Former Colorado State Senator President & CEO Latin American Research & Service Agency
Presentation of Colors Navajo Code Talkers Association Keith Little, Frank Willeto, Bill Toledo, Jimmy Begay
Pledge of Allegiance Angela Morgan –Alexandria, Virginia Served 9 years in the Marines and now runs a leadership development small business
National Anthem Colorado Children's Chorale Group over 30-years old – Tad Koriath (piano) Local children (7-14) performing throughout US & the world (China, Asia, Europe, etc.)
Welcome Reverend Leah D. Daughtry Convention CEO & Chief of Staff, Democratic National Committee
Video - “Welcome to the West”
Introduction of and Report by the Credentials Committee The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Eliseo Roques-Arroyo Co-Chair Credentials Committee Former Executive Director, Democratic Party of Puerto Rico James Roosevelt, Jr. Co-Chair Credentials Committee Pres. & CEO Tuffs Health Plan (HMO) and grandson of FDR The Honorable Alexis Herman Co Chair Credentials Committee Former US Secretary of Labor
Introduction of and Report by the Rules Committee The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Sunita Leeds Co-Chair Rules Committee Chair of the DNC Indo-American Leadership Council The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar Co-Chair Rules Committee Former Member of the US Congress, Ohio, President of the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee The Honorable David Walters Co-Chair Rules Committee Former Governor of Oklahoma President of Walters Power International
Video - Changing the Course of Our Nation Featuring Ashley Baia -Native of Pennsylvania and an Obama field organizer mentioned in Obama's Philadelphia speech. Know as the "sandwich girl" who, at age 9, convinced her mother she liked mustard & relish sandwiches to save money while her mother was fighting cancer. She is now twenty-three.
Introduction of Convention Co-Chairs The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee The Honorable Shirley Franklin Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte State Senator, Texas District 26 The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Governor of Kansas The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the US House of Representatives Member of the US House of Representatives, California Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Turning Over the Gavel The Honorable Howard Dean, temporary Chair of the Convention turns over the gavel to The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Permanent Chair of the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Remarks The Honorable Doris Matsui, Parliamentarian Member of the US House of Representatives, California
Andrew Tobias, Treasurer Democratic Party Treasurer
Remarks by the Secretary and the Electronic Roll Call of Attendance Alice Travis Germond - West Virginia Secretary, Democratic Party Member of the Democratic National Committee
Remarks – Presentation of Platform The Honorable Patricia Madrid Co-Chair Platform Committee Attorney General of New Mexico
Judith McHale Co-Chair Platform Committee Business Executive (former President, Discovery Communications; Board of DigitalGlobal)
Remarks The Honorable John Hickenlooper Mayor of Denver, Colorado
Congressional Hispanic Caucus The Honorable Joe Baca Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Grace Napolitano Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas
Remarks Nancy Keenan President, NARAL - Pro-Choice America
The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr. State Senator, Illinois Amanda Kubik Young Delegate – North Dakota
Ret. Rear Admiral John Hutson, Pres. Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord – lifetime Republican
Reg Weaver President, National Education Association
The Honorable Manuel Diaz Mayor of Miami, Florida
Video - Changing the Course of Our Nation Featuring Gabrielle Grossman New Hampshire Obama Supporter "U2 mamma for Obama"
Remarks The Honorable Lisa Madigan Attorney General, Illinois
The Honorable Dan Hynes Comptroller, Illinois
The Honorable Alexi Giannoulis State Treasurer, Illinois
Randi Weingarten American Federation of Teachers
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 of the US House of Representatives Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Video - First Time Delegates: Renewing America's Promise
America’s Town Hall – Economy Moderator: Senator Sherrod Brown - Ohio, Panelists: Ned Helms, Lisa Olivares, Dr. Laura Tyson, Jon Schnur
Remarks Margie Perez New Orleans jazz singer & song writer from Musicians Village
President Jimmy Carter Segment Jimmy Carter/New Orleans Video Acknowledgment of President Carter
Remarks Maya Soetoro-Ng Half-sister of Barack Obama High School teacher - Hawaii
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Remarks The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr. Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois
Mike Fisher & Cheryl Fisher – Beech Grove, Indiana Mike – Amtrak tech & Cheryl – hospital tech (hosted Obama for lunch)
Tom Balanoff President, SEIU Local 1 (Chicago)
Senator Edward M. Kennedy Tribute Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg Daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy
Video - Edward M. Kennedy Video
Remarks The Honorable Miguel Del Valle City Clerk of Chicago, Illinois
Candi Schmieder Delegate Chair, Iowa County Convention
Jerry Kellman Hired & supervised Obama at Developing Communities Project - Chicago, Illinois
Introduction of Jim Leach by The Honorable Tom Harkin US Senator, Iowa
The Honorable Jim Leach Former Republican Member of the US House of Representatives, 1st District, Iowa
Introduction of Claire McCaskill by Austin Esposito Son of Senator McCaskill
The Honorable Claire McCaskill US Senator, Missouri
Video - Michelle Obama Package
Introduction to the Michelle Obama Package Craig Robinson Older brother of Michelle Obama
Remarks Michelle Obama Wife of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama
Benediction Don Miller -Portland, Oregon Best-selling author & public speaker focusing on Christian spirituality
Recess The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Governor of Kansas
Renewing America’s Promise. Millions of Americans are struggling to get by. The failed policies of the last eight years have betrayed the country’s values and left an economy out of balance. Barack Obama believes a strong economy is unattainable with a weak middle class. Tuesday’s Convention program will feature the voices of Americans who share Barack’s concerns and strongly support his detailed economic plan to grow the economy, create jobs, restore fairness, and expand opportunity.
Senator Hillary Clinton will be the headline prime-time speaker and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday night. Pay Equity pioneer Lilly Ledbetter will also address the Convention on Tuesday.
Other Tuesday speakers will include: Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana; Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts; Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas; Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona; Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin; Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania; Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio; Governor David Paterson of New York; Governor Chet Culver of Iowa; Senator Bob Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania; Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont; former Secretary of Energy and Transportation Federico Peña; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel; Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Assistant to the Speaker of the House; and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Chris Van Hollen, who will use his time to showcase his top candidates for change.
Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Honda (D-CA), California Controller John Chiang, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, Change To Win’s Anna Burger, and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney will also speak.
Wednesday, August 27 – Securing America’s Future. Barack Obama offers a new, tough foreign policy that is neither Republican nor Democratic, but is a strong, smart American foreign policy to make our country more secure and advance our interests in the world. Wednesday night’s Convention program will feature the voices of Americans who share Barack’s vision of making America stronger and safer.
The headline prime-time speaker on Wednesday will be Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential Nominee.
Featured speakers will include: Former President Bill Clinton; former Senator Tom Daschle; Governor Bill Richardson and Senators Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, John Kerry and Jay Rockefeller. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Convention home state Senator Ken Salazar, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, and Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) along with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Representative Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute honoring those who give so much to secure our nation’s future – veterans, active duty military and their families.
Thursday, August 28 – Change You Can Believe In. On Thursday night, the DNCC will throw open the doors of the Convention and move to INVESCO Field at Mile High so that more Americans can be a part of the fourth night of the Convention as Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination. Obama will communicate the urgency of the moment, highlight the struggles Americans are facing and call on Americans to come together to change the course of our nation.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. will address the Convention on Thursday night.
Additional details of the program to precede Barack Obama’s acceptance speech will be announced later this week.
In that photo, she reminds me of the actress who played the teacher in Room 222.
A black delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton says she was called an “Uncle Tom” by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, 1 of Barack Obama’s political mentors.
Chicago political consultant Delmarie Cobb says Jones made the remarks Saturday night while discussing her support for Clinton. She called the remark “fighting words” and unacceptable.
Time for a fundraiser.
Sooooo .. what night are the riots scheduled for?
A Pool is in order.
The Over-Under for
Arrests -
Democrats/Street thugs/Union agitators - 2,000
Republicans 0
Wellstone moments - 6
Michell’s due date - January 21st, 2009 (my guess)
http://blogs.suntimes.com/oprah/2008/08/will_we_see_oprah_one_of_obama.html
Barack Obama supporter Oprah Winfrey will be there when he accepts the nomination later this month in Denver, Colo., a Harpo rep confirmed this afternoon.
Oprah pal Gayle King told Entertainment Tonight that Winfrey will be there during Obama’s acceptance, however, there are no plans for her to take the stage at the acceptance speech.
To find out who is speaking at the convention and for the latest updates, visit Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet’s blog for details.
A representative from Harpo said earlier reports about Winfrey renting a $50,000 house during the week of the Democratic National Convention in Denver are “untrue.”
“Oprah has not been asked to introduce him, is not expecting to be asked to introduce him and I would doubt that she would want to introduce him. She thinks this is HIS moment. I know that she is planning to be there,” she told ET.
King will broadcast her Oprah and Friends XM Radio show from the convention starting Aug. 25.
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Sign of the times? Sales of ‘O’ magazine down 17 percent
http://blogs.suntimes.com/oprah/2008/08/sign_of_the_times_sales_of_o_m.html
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Does ‘Oprah’ need a makeover?
The Kansas City Star
When local TV ratings were released for the month of July — rarely a newsmaking event in this or any other city — one set of numbers practically leaped off the page.
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” finished fourth in its time slot.
*snip*
But Winfrey’s reign as a ratings powerhouse is over. The show has been drifting back to Earth, losing 7 percent of its audience nationwide this year alone. O the Magazine saw a double-digit decline in circulation. Authors can no longer count on the “Oprah effect.”
And her endorsement of Barack Obama may have turned off, literally, viewers who supported Hillary Clinton.
When asked about this in May, the head of Harpo, her production company, denied that Obama had hurt the Queen of Talk.
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/735074.html
I’m stuck BABYSITTING! With DIALUP! :((
Ping for later enjoyment!!
delegates arriving in denver
self ping
."yes we can !"
Obama likes people to be poor so he can boohoo about it.
He’s GLAD his grandmother is poor because everytime he says she’s poor he feels important apparently.
Good Ol’ Pissy.. I hope he does run for the Senate.
meanwhile,
Obama is Jackie Robinson of politics, (Cong. Je$$e the 3rd)Jackson says
http://news.yahoo.com/story//politico/12798
Is the beer game started already? I need to make a run .. hate to get left behind ;-)
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CHICAGO (CBS) ― He hides from reporters, ignores phone calls and won't explain why he's running. Sources tell CBS 2, though, that Thursday evening he'll effectively win a seat in the State Senate.
In "Truth in Politics," Political Editor Mike Flannery takes a look at a strange campaign–even by Chicago standards.
CBS 2 waited for five hours outside Emil Jones III's office at the Thompson Center.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich pays the 30-year-old high school graduate $59,400 a year to do "community outreach." But Jones is suddenly in line for a big pay raise.
His father, State Senate President Emil Jones, Jr., is retiring and is greasing the skids for his son to move up.
Emil Jones III inches closer to dad's Senate seat
August 21, 2008
Emil Jones III moved a step closer this afternoon to taking over his father’s state Senate seat.
Democratic Party leaders in the South Side and south suburban 14th Senate District unanimously chose Jones over community activist Dozier Thomas to replace Emil Jones Jr. on the Nov. 4 ballot during a brief meeting at the 34th Ward Regular Democratic Organization office, 507 W. 111th Street.
At the meeting, the elder Jones defended his decision to anoint his 30-year-old son and asserted he would remain active in politics. Thomas, his son’s opponent for the ballot spot, was nominated by state Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago), who has had frosty relations with the Senate president despite being one of his constituents.
“Just because you’re in public office does not mean you’re a second-class citizen,” Jones said in remarks broadcast on WLS-Channel 7. “And I respect fathers who take care of their children. So would I support my son? Sure I’m going to support my son.”
Emil Jones III, a $60,000-a-year employee in Gov. Blagojevich’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, said before winning the right to replace his father on the ballot that he was active in community organizations and that “economic development is my strongest point.”
Because the district is so heavily Democratic, Jones III’s victory against perennial GOP candidate Ray Wardingly on Nov. 4 is almost assured.
Illinois Senate President Emil Jones (left) recently announced his retirement and is supporting his son to take over his Senate seat. In 2003, Jones smiles after being sworn in as Illinois Senate President while his son Emil Jones III (inset) looks on.
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Nausea is an understatement. I have never seen anything like the politics in this state .... corruption at every level of statewide government.
Ironic perhaps that the State that gave us Lincoln also gave us the Daley machine.
Ol’ Emil has nothing up on all the rest of the crooks that rig elections and rape the public coffers.
More like O'Brien in Room 101.
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