Senator Edward Kennedy’s Final Journey
As I write this, the coffin of Senator Edward M. Kennedy is on its final journey to Arlington National Cemetery for interment beside his bothers, John and Robert. A year and a few days ago, he made a short journey half-way around the Pepsi Center to the podium from which he would give a rousing [...]
Convention Volunteering – The Grand Finale
Convention wraps up at Invesco Field for Obama’s acceptance speech; energy, enthusiasm and optimism prevail The 2008 Democratic National Convention closed with a bang — of fireworks, that is. Delegates, guests, politicos, media, celebs, security and we volunteers moved from one sports venue (the Denver’s Pepsi Center, an arena built for basketball and hockey) to [...]
Convention Volunteering – The Penultimate Day
Democratic All-Stars speak at the Democratic National Convention’s penultimate evening Barack Obama’s official nomination as the Democratic candidate for president was anticipated, but the way in which it occurred surprised many. While the roll call (“The great state of Wherever proudly casts XX votes for Senator Hillary Clinton and XX votes for Senator Barack Obama“), [...]
Convention Volunteering – Second Day
Day 2 of the convention; Day 3 of volunteeringHere are some famous people whom I saw up-close while volunteering at the Democratic National Convention. Again, my photographic disclaimer is that I’m using a digital point and shoot with limited range to the built-in flash. As they walk along the hallway where the media volunteers hang [...]
Convention Volunteering – Opening Day
Convention draws political and media celebs, and they draw stares and applause As a volunteer on the “media distribution team,” my view of the Democratic National Convention is a narrow one. I am a very small cog in a very large wheel. I and more than a dozen volunteers on my shift pick stacks of [...]
Dem Convention Has Denver A-Buzz
Fifty thousand visitors, give or take, are taking in city sights My travels this week involve nothing more than a daily commute via RTD bus to Denver, where I am volunteering at the Democratic National Convention. Short as my trips are, they are as thrilling as any I’ve every taken, because they are to an [...]
