Partial list of speakers planned for the DNC
The Rocky
Published August 18, 2008 at 8:51 a.m.
Updated August 18, 2008 at 2:53 p.m.
The lineup
The Democratic National Convention Committee and the Barack Obama campaign have released a list of some of the speakers at the DNC.
Monday
Theme: "One Nation"
* DNC Chairman Howard Dean
* Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
* Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House
* Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri
* Former President Carter
* Tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
* Jerry Kellman, Chicago community organizer
* Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's half sister
* Craig Robinson, Obama's brother- in-law
* Michelle Obama, Obama's wife
Tuesday
Theme: "Renewing America's Promise"
* Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas
* Gov. Janet Napolitano, Arizona
* Gov. Ted Strickland, Ohio
* Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania
* Sen. Bob Casey Jr., Pennsylvania
* John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President
* Gov. Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
* Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Montana
* Federico Pena, formerly mayor of Denver and secretary of transportation and energy, Obama campaign national co-chairman
* Sen. Hillary Clinton, New York
* Gov. Mark Warner, Virginia
Wednesday
Theme: "Securing America's Future"
* Former President Clinton
* Gov. Bill Richardson, New Mexico
* Sen. Evan Bayh, Indiana
* Sen. Joe Biden, Delaware
* Sen. Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia
* Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago
* Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada
* Sen. Ken Salazar, Colorado
* Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts
* House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, South Carolina
* Rep. Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
* Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth
* Vice presidential nominee, yet to be named
Thursday
Theme: "Change You Can Believe In"
* Former Vice President Al Gore
* Gov. Bill Ritter
* Sen. Barack Obama
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August 18, 2008
11:50 a.m.
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LingLingfor_prez writes:
What? No John Elway?
August 18, 2008
2:04 p.m.
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firefan writes:
Hmmm...are we to assume from the list for Wednesday that none of these people are vp choices? It seems to me some of these were the very people discussed as potential running mates.