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Published August 27, 2008 at 6:48 p.m.
Updated August 28, 2008 at 10:39 p.m.

August 29, 2008

RMN_Gary gm the big push at dia is about over. saya denver police capt. brian gallagher. dia prepped for 39.900 departs by noon. 60.000 thru 2 p.m. about 6 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW security officials say it'll be busy all day, but the busiest time has already passed. about 7 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW regional transportation security admin. director says dia could match or surpass its record for # of passengers in a day . about 7 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW security lines now short, moving quickly. takes less than 10 minutes. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW now dia volunteer says united check-in lines are taking 40 minutes. widely different estimates from different people. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW united check-in lines running at about 25 minutes, at least. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME Scroll down for earlier updates. Palin is McCain's veep pick. Let the never-ending analysis continue... about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin says she told feds thanks but no thanks on "Bridge to Nowhere," one of McCain's longtime talking points. Expect this to be revisited. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin cites helping get pipeline built, and thumps the energy independence theme that will be big in presidential contest. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin describes standing up to oil companies, and also to "the good old boy network." about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin describing her rise from "average hockey mom," to P.T.A., to City Council, to Mayor, Ethics Commissioner for oil regulator, now Gov. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin introduces three daughters and infant son, Trig, born in April. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ChrisW still lots of people at airport wearing obama shirts and buttons. some even still have their signs, neatly folded and tucked under their ... ... about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME Palin gets big cheer telling crowd one son serving in infantry brigade bound for Iraq on Sept. 11, 2008. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin cites Todd's union membership, Steelworkers Union, working on Alaskan oil fields. Could this shake up old alliances. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin: "I promised Todd a little surprise as an anniversary present..." and, well, this would be pretty big. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin introducing her husband, Todd -- their anniversary is today. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Sarah Palin, in televised rally from Dayton, Ohio, takes stage... "No hurry," McCain tells her as she takes the microphone. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ChrisW no celebrity sightings this morning. they're likely hungover/still passed out. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME Now on stage, Sarah Palin bears striking resemblance to Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live. (Somewhere, Tina Fey is smiling right now.) about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME IT'S OFFICIAL: McCain announces Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as his running mate. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain: "She's exactly who I need. She's exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Wash. politics of me first, country 2 about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain on Sarah Palin as veep pick, says she stands up for what's right and won't let anyone tell her to sit down. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ChrisW security lines evaporating; wait now less than 20 minutes...at least for now. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME McCain: "She's not from these parts and she's not from Washington, but when you get to know her you're going to be as impressed as I am." about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain says they'll "beat the long odds," cites 88th anniversary of women winning the right to vote... about 8 hours ago from web

M.E. Sprengelmeyer RMN_ME In televised rally from Dayton, Ohio, McCain cites veep pick's union membership. This is a cross-over pick. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain says his pick has strong principles and deep compassion; someone who grew up in middle class family, dad an educator, mom school sec. about 8 hours ago from web

M.E. Sprengelmeyer RMN_ME McCain says he found the "right partner," someone with reputation of standing up to special interests, defend tax $$$, has exec experience. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain said he was seeking running mate who would "best help me shake up Washington." (Nothing says "outside the Beltway" like an Alaskan.) about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain, in televised rally from Dayton, Ohio, using working-class themes. Obama-Biden beginning bus tour not far to the north. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Crowd singing McCain "happy birthday" again -- for third time in recent days. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Hand-painted sign at televised McCain rally: "Hillary supporters for McCain." They're going all-in seeking P.U.M.A. votes. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ChrisW breathe easy if you're flying anyone other than united, as the check-in lines for most carriers are short. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME Van Halen's "Right Now" playing as John and Cindy McCain take stage for televised rally. McCain speaks more softly than Sammy Hagar. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME John and Cindy McCain now taking stage on televised rally from Ohio, with flags waving everywhere. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Picking Alaskan makes ANWR drilling a front and center issue again. Bush tried and tried to open refuge. Dems repeatedly blocked drilling. about 8 hours ago from web

Chris Walsh RMN_ChrisW security lines now running at 25-30 minutes, a longer wait than dia officials initially expected. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME Already, we must imagine Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin in veep debate. Biden is a combative debater. Palin's debate style less known. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Karl Rove tells FoxNews voters rarely vote FOR a ticket because of a running mate, though they sometimes vote AGAINST a ticket over bad #2. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME All along, McCain's veep pick was going to be under a microscope because of McCain's age (72) and health. Readiness is the watch word now. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Suddenly, Palin pick adds excitement to a GOP convention that had gotten little attention in all the hype over Denver's DNC. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME Palin pick is reminiscent of W. Mondale picking Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Mondale told RMN he was trying many bold things due to long odds about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME You can't get further "outside the Beltway" than Alaska, so Palin pick gives McCain's outsider, maverick arguments a boost. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME By picking Palin, McCain will have tougher time questioning Obama's lack of experience. Obama, Palin closer in age than McCain, Biden. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME After Dem primary, some claimed sexism was a stronger, lingering force than racism. How that affects McCain-Palin is big question. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain's big risk with Palin pick is over experience. He spent so much time questioning Obama's readiness. Now Dems already question Palin's about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ME McCain's Palin pick is clear attempt to capitalize on "P.U.M.A." backlash against Obama for overlooking Clinton as running mate. about 8 hours ago from web

RMN_ChrisW members of the registered traveler program are gloating: no lines whatsoever in the rt lanes. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ME By picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for veep, McCain is taking many calculated risks that harken back to Mondale's 'hail mary' passes of 1984 about 8 hours ago from web

Chris Walsh RMN_ChrisW security line on bridge to the a concourse takes about 16 or 17 minutes to get through, tsa officer says. looks a lot longer. about 8 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW most flights are running on time about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW tip: united check-in lines inside look really bad but move faster than curbside lines. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW united curbside check-in takes about an hour, according to people in line. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan RMN_Alan The Denver Medical Examiner has ruled Saleman Abdirahman Dirie's Aug. 11 death a suicide. His body was found in his Burnsley Hotel Room. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW DIA spokesman Jeff Green says security lines are 15 minutes, max. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW one passenger says "oh my god, you have got to be kidding me" when she sees the united check-in line. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan RMN_Alan An autopsy report confirms that cyanide poisining killed a Somali-Canadian man found dead in a Denver hotel just before the Democratic C ... ... about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW security lines taking about 30 minutes, airport employee says. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_ChrisW lines at united ticket counters really long. expect a 30-40 minute wait. about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_Gary gm/50 goodwill ambassadors in cowboy hats brown vests today at dia. normal is 25 about 9 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan RMN_Alan Obama is scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh where he and Biden will launch a bus tour of key battle-ground about 10 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan But police could not confirm Biden was in Obama's motorcade. about 10 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan A crowd of people waiting outside to see the Democratic presidential ticket off said a man waiving from a black SUV was Joe Biden. about 10 hours ago from txt

RMN_Gary gm/traffic jam at dia - inside at elevators as baggage handlers figure whose taking flat luggage carts whre. it.s clear now. about 10 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan Barack Barack Obama's motorcade just left his Denver hotel. Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden waved to a crowd waiting to see them off. about 10 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is preparing to depart the Westin Tabor Center after a triumphant DNC convention week in Denver about 11 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie guests are told they cannot leave through front entrance of hotel about 11 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie ecret service agent brings in a stack of Washinton Post papers into the hotel about 11 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie the abandoned bag turns out to be a cooler, which sloshes with melted ice when an agent moves it onto a bench about 11 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Two press buses pull up off the street and park. they begin loading people about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie cop car still blocking driveway to hotel entrance and regular hotel guests are grabbing cabs off the street about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie all the vans taking the press are checked by a dog before anyone is allowed to board about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie all the motorcycle cops are still here about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie A caravan of SUVs have already left but didn' t see anyone leave the hotel to get in them about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie Not sure if Obama has not left already - the traveling press are boarding buses and vabs already about 12 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie seems like -bama is ready to leace- thr motorcycle cops are here about 13 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie People are sleeping on the benches along the mall. about 13 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie While some of the DNC banners are still displayed along the mall. some Taste of Colorado banners are up. about 13 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie The Sportsfan store had a sign in the window about lessons learned from the DNC. about 13 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie A guy with a straw hat just rode his bicycle on the mall. He yells out "come back and enjoy the city" and waves at me about 14 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie The Fontius building looks like something from the turn of the century with its flags and patriotic bunting about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie A security guard at the Courtyard Marriott eyes two men - possibly homeless who are sitting on benches on 16th St. about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie More people with luggage waiting for a taxi in front of the Courtyard Hotel off of Curtis St. about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie Strangely. a man is trying to sell burritos in front of the Tamayo restaurant at this hour. No takers, though. about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie Other than the party at Tamayo. Larimer Street is quiet.. Did see a couple Denver sheriff vans go by about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie The guy who was trying to get into the party at Tamayo is still not able to get in. about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie The music started back up at the party at Tamayo but some people are leaving and hailing cabs about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie There is some sort of noisy party being held in the patio area of Tamayo restaurant on Larimer Street about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim just came in with several others and headed for the elevators about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie A woman just sat down in front of the TV in the lobby to watch Obama's speech. about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Think I just saw Without A Trace actor Enrique Murciano just go up the escalator about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie A TV in the lobby is replaying Obama's speech at Invesco Field. about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie One deputy said he's had lot of people come up to him. praising him for how things have been handled about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie Three Boulder sheriff deputies sit at table in lobby. talking about how 8 months of training has paid off about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Three SWAT officers from Aurora have been coming in and out of the lobby. the went up the elevators about 16 hours ago from txt

August 28, 2008

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie A few people who look like delegates are checking out toght. carrying suitcases along with armful of signs and flags about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie There are a number of police officers patroling inside the hotel - already seen some from Aurora, Boulder. Denver about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie Singer Mary J. Blige and Forest Whitaker just walked by after leaving The Palm Restaurant. about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Forest Whitaker is rumored to be at The Palm restaurant right now about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Earlier. actors Alfred Woodard. Ashley Judd. Alfred Woodard. Hill Harper had been at the Westin. about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie She and friends were having drinks upstairs when Obama came in. "iI'm breathing the same air as him1" she said. about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie RMN_Tillie There are a lot of Obama supporters hangiing upstairs at the Westin Hotel. supposedly some celebrities are here. about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_AJ Something tells me that its much more difficult to bum a cigar than a cigarette. about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Obama has just arrived back the hotel . . Motorcycle cops leave while othe cops tell people that all was secured. about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tillie Delegates and Obama supporters out in forve along 16th Street Mall. Keep hearing people saying how awesome Obama was about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_Burt: crowd isgiving up 16 minutes ago from txt

RMN_Burt: crowd begins chanting ves we can briefly 36 minutes ago from txt

RMN_Alan: "Sorry we had to walk all the way around again," a woman tells her friend. "CRAZY," 36 minutes ago from txt

RMN_Alan: As many people are walking back to the stadium as are walking away. 38 minutes ago from txt

RMN_Burt: crowd is getting antsy. dignitaries are gathering behind the curtatn about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_Bill: "The last time I was this excited about a candidate was for Bobby ... that was a long time ago," Gordon Miller said, as he left Invesco. about 1 hour ago from web

RMN_Bill: Melissa Haniewicz said, “I felt blessed. This is something we are going to look back on years from now, that we’ll tell our grandkids." about 1 hour ago from web

RMN_Burt: poliyicians can barely get through the crowd about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_Bill: "It was absolutely worth it, every minute of the wait," said Alison Wright of Boulder, who wended for three hours. “It was incredible." about 1 hour ago from web

RMN_Burt: howard dean arrives about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_Burt: at least 400 people are waiting. these are his top fundraisers about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_JohnR: When Oprah was asked if this was life changing, she said now that you bring it up itwas."I don't want to make it about me." about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_Bill: The crowd leaving Invesco Field is fired up. For most, the frustration of waiting hours to get inside is a vanishing memory. about 1 hour ago from web

RMN_Burt: crowd at united west club waiting for post speech speakers about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_Burt: fireworks going off but no balloons about 1 hour ago from txt

RMN_John: McCain camp: "Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meager record of Barack Obama." about 1 hour ago from web

RMN_Bill: As Obama finishes hs speech, the American flags wave and fireworks go off. Joe Biden shakes hands with Biden and hugs. Confetti falls. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_John: John McCain's press office sent out the campaign's response to Obama's speech about 8:54, or two minutes before Obama's speech ended. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_JohnR: -prah back on her feet.Looks like she iswiping tears of joy from her face as obama closes his speech. about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obams: "America, we cannot turn back, not with so man children to educate, with an economy to fix, with so many veterans to care for." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill:Obama appeals to people of every creed and color and from every walk of life to remember their destinies are l inked. "We can not walk alone about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_JohnR: -prah is holding an American flag. about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama hits on his main theme, change. He says he's seen it in the Republicans who thought they'd never vote for a Dem, but now say they will about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_April: If John McCain wants to have a debate on who's ready to be commander and chief, that's a deate I'm willing to have. about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_JohnR: OPrah is on her feet. about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama says views on gun ownership often depend on where people live but US can defend the 2nd Amend and still take AK47s away from criminals about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Appealing to Independents and GOP, Obama says we can disagree on abortion and still work to reduce the number of unwanted pregancies. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama's speech is interrupted briefly by the crowd waving flags and chanting "USA, USA" about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_April: Don't tell me Democrats can't keep this country safe - Obama about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama says he is looking forward to debating with John McCain but won't challenge McCain's character and patriotism. "Times are too serious. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "We are the party of Roosevelt ... of Kennedy, so don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country ... won't keep it safe." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "John McCain likes to say he will follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama wants to recover what JFK called America's "Intellectual and moral strength." It means parents can't rely on govt. to turn off the TV about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama recalls that his mother was still arguing with insurance companies while dying of cancer, vows to ensure quality health coverage about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "If you commit to serving your country or community, we will make sure you can afford a college education." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: As Obama speaks, the biggest electronic signs in Invesco now read: "www.barackobama.com," an indicator that Dems will play to the Internet. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_April: Even if you don't have boots, you're on your own, Obama said of McCain's economic philosophy. about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama says that if he is president, America will end its dependence on oil from the Middle East in 10 years. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama says if he becomes president: "I will cut taxes -- cut taxes -- for 95% of working families .." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama speaks of the American promise, that the market should reward drive and innovation but that businesses should also play by the rules. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill:Obama: "We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk" about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama hammers at McCain's suggestion that America has become a nation of whiners, suggests that McCain doesn't know Americans are in trouble about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "What does it say about his judgment when he thought Bush was right 90% of the time? I'm not ready to take a 10% chance on change. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_April: The crowd chants eight is enough. (wasn't that a TV show?) about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama praises McCain's military service, but notes that McCain has voted with Bush 90% of the time. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Invesco crowd is on its feet, chanting "Eight is enough," i.e. 8 years. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "We are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. Eight is enough." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "We are more compassionate than a goverment that ... lets families slide into poverty; that sits on its hands." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "America, we are better than these last eight years. we are a better country than this. " about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_JohnR: -prah is in the adjacent suite about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Obama to his daughters: "Sasha and Malia -- I love you so much, and I'm so proud of you." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the greatest statesmen of our time, Biden, and the love of my life, Michelle Obama about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: President Clinton last night made the case for change in the way only he can make it; and to Ted Kennedy who embodies public service. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama thanks the other candidates, especially, a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and yours Hillary Clinton about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama "With profound gratitude and great humility I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_John: There are 84,000 people in Invesco Field, according to the Associated Press. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama keeps saying "thank you" while the crowd chants "Yes, we can!" about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Obama: "Thank you ... thank you." Flash bulbs light up everywhere at Invesco. "Thank you ... thank you very much, everybody." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: And now ... Barack Obama in person. A big smile, Obama in a blue seat, white shirt and red tie, turns at the podium to greet every section. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Burt: helicopter leaves invesco dropped off obamam about 2 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill:Obama recalls the words of his grandfather when they watched space launches. "We Americans, we can do anything when we put our minds to it." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Empathy, kindness, faith and a respect for other people is the legacy from his mother, Obama says on the giant-screen video at Invesco about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Democrats want to make sure Americans know that Obama's grandfather fought with Patton's army, that his grandmother worked in a WWII plant. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The video replays the now familiar story of how Obama had to ask out Michelle several times before she finally relented -- in Chicago. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Obama video says his mother only got angry when she saw cruelty. "When she saw me doing that she would get furious." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Obama video says his mother only got angry when she saw cruelty. "When she saw me doing that she would get furious." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The big Obama video is packed with Americana. "My grandparents grew up in Kansas, right in the center of the American heartland," Obama say. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Invesco Field is packed. The risk the Dems took in moving Obama's speech from Pepsi Center to the larger venue seems to have paid off. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Durbin: "With this election the greatness of America can return. America can turn the page. Yes, America can. Yes we can." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Durbin pushes an important theme for the fall campaign: "We have gotten to know Obama." The worry is that some voters still don't think so. about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Durbin: "This man, Barack Obama, has inspired Americans that we can come together and rise up to a better place." about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Durbin: "Obama has spoken to a divided people about the better angels of our nature." The Dems' association of Obama w/ Lincoln keeps coming about 2 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois gets the plum job of introducing Barack Obama, He introduced Obama in 2004, when Obama delivered the keynote about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Invesco crowd now has the energy of rock-concert devotees as they await just one more warm-up act, the senator introducing Barack Obama. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Burt: crowd waits for sun to set for obama about 3 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Where did the Dems find Barney Smith, an ex-GOPer? His line, "We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith-Barney" drives 'em wild about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Colorado's Ray Rivera: "In the past hour, there have been 30,000 Obama signups," thanks to the texting from the Invesco crowd. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: It's pretty much a packed house now at Invesco. People continue to file in. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Burt: crowd chants barney after barney smith makes quip about smith barney about 3 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: "Born in the USA" blares at Invesco, but there is no sighting of Bruce Springsteen. There were rumors the Boss would show up, but no dice about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Barney Smith; "We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith-Barney. With Barack Obama we are going to get it." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Barney Smith, another ex-GOPer lost his job in 2004. "Today a foreign worker does my job. After 31 years I received 90 days severance pay. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Lifelong Republican Pamela Cash-Roper says she voted for Nixon, Reagan, Bush and Bush, but ""I can't afford four more years like this." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: It's 7:36 p.m. at Invesco Field, and people are still filing in. Some 5 percent of the seats still are unfilled. About 75,000 are inside. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Burt: all testimonial speakers are from swing states about 3 hours ago from txt

RMN_Eric: Barack Obama has arrived at Invesco, CNN reports. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Teresa Aesenap, public school worker from N.M.: " We need to turn the page and put our kids at the head of the class." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Janet Monacco, struggling small biz owner: "George Bush and McCain have done nothing for people like me." Just huge tax breaks for wealthy. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Ordinary Americans: Monica Early of Ohio: I am grateful for the (anti-Obama) email that tried to scare me. It inspired me to support Obama. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Teamster Gross blames Bush for the export of jobs overseas : "I will do everything I can to put Michigan in the Obama column." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Teamster Roy Gross recalls the halcyon days of good pay and a strong union. "Until the Bush admin took over .. then everything changed ..." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Democrats at Mile High at Invesco now feature an "American Voices Program" with a Teamster, a grandmother, a biz owner and laid-off workers about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Biden: "We're here for our children and grandchildren whose tomorrows will be determined by what we do today." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Biden: "We're here for the millions of Americans who've been knocked down, for the cops and firefighters, teachers and assembly line workers about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: VP nominee Joe Biden on the Invesco stage: "I always dreamed I'd stand in this place," but as a Denver Bronco. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The 16 Generals and Admirals who came on stage to show their support for Obama march out as Joe Biden takes the stage. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gen Gration: "We're all here tonight because we know that leadership does matter. That's why we support Barack Obama." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gen. Gration: "Obama understands America's sacred trust with our men and women who serve." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gen. Gration: "I've seen first hand Obama's capacity to inspire. "Who will take care of our wounded veterans and warriors? Barack Obama." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gration: "Who has judgment to decide when to use force? Obama. Who grasps the complex threats of the 21st century? Barack Obama. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill:Scott Gration, Air Force General, says when he met Obama, "He asked tough questions." Obama is a leader committed to ending Darfur genocide about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Generals and Admirals march to the podium, more than a dozen of them. Several top military leaders are unhappy with Iraq War.: about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Ike: "Let us restore the hope our nation so desperately needs. Yes we can." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Eisenhower: "If we don't pull together we could lose the America that has been an inspiration to the world." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Eisenhower: Our standing among nations has never been lower. Barack Obama has the energy and the temperament to lead this country." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Susan Eisenhower: "Today the divisions in our coutnry are deep and wide. We have knowingly saddled our grandchildren with a staggering debt" about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The next speaker is a surprise to many, Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower. Ex-GOPers have been a hit about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: " ... America, America, God shed his grace on thee ... and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ..." Flags wave slowly.. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Michael McDonald says this one is for "the many, many Americans who want their country back," and starts singing "America the Beautiful." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Is this a political convention of a Beach Boys concert? Beach balls appear and The Wave gets stronger. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers is getting ready to peform, and the crowd goes into an impromptu wave, the kind popular in the 1980s about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore winds up and the PAs blare, "Let the Sun shine in " about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie: If you aren't at Invesco by now, you're not getting in, said a police officer outside the West-side entrance. about 3 hours ago from txt

RMN_Eric: Joe Biden has just arrived at Invesco, MSNBC reports. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: Obama's life exemplifies America's motto: E pluribus unum: Out of many, one. about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: "Obama had the wisdom to oppose a popular war based on faulty intelligence." about 3 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore on Lincoln: his experience in office consisted of 8 years in Illinoois state senate and one term in Congress, quite similar to Obama's about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore warns Democrats that 3 Supreme Court Justices likely will be appointed the next 4 years, and w/ McCain that could change Roe vs. Wade about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: "After they abandoned the search for the terrorists who attacked us, it's time for a change." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie: The end of the line is visible, and police say everyone is getting in. about 4 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill:Gore: "Some of the best marketers have the worst products. This is true of the special interests that control the Republican Party." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: In 2008 we have everything we need to start using the sun and wind to solve energy crisis, everything but a president to inspire us about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: McCain has allowed his party to browbeat him into reversing his support for mandatory reductions in greenhouse gases. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: "We are more dependent than ever on dirty and dangerous foreign oil Sea levels are rising, there are massive waves of climate refugees about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: Why is this election so close? Because forces of status quo are desperately afraid of change Barack Obama represents. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore says that with "John McCain's support" the Bush administration shortcuts the rule of law and exercises the politics of privilege. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: "John McCain? I believe in recycling but that's ridiculous." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gore: "Take it from me, if 2000 had ended differently, we wouldn't be bogged down in Iraq, we wouldn't be showing contempt for Constitution about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Al Gore: One of greatest gifts of our democracy is the opportunity every 4 years to change course. It is not a guarantee. Will we seize it? about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: VIce President Al Gore is introduced, and tens of thousands wave small American flags. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for global warming work. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: For the umpteenth time in four days, the Dems turn to health care, this time with a video of people who suffered due to lack of coverage. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Stevie Wonder: "I've got to do this one ... for the future president and his wife" ... "Here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Stevie Wonder sings to a crowd of 65,000. His hit, "Isn't She Lovely" electrified the Pepsi Center after Michelle Obama's speech on Monday about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_April: "They're out of everything. It's insane. I had beg for a bag of peanuts," Stern addes. about 4 hours ago from txt

RMN_April: "How do you run out of food when they knew Obama was coming here for months? asked Brian Stern. about 4 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Democratic themes repeated each day: Oppose special interests, support teachers and military, respect unions, reject politics of privilege about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: For four days the Democrats have extolled teachers and soldiers and tradespeople, the middle class that represents the largest voting bloc. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_April: Some food stands are running out of food, prompting outcry. about 4 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Invesco Field now is about 80 percent full, but there still are thousands waiting to get in. Barack Obama expected to speak in 1 1/2 hours about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Richardson: "Are you ready to take our country back? Are we going to win this election for America's future? Let's do it." Wild Cheers. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill:Gov. Richardson: "John McCain served his country in war. We honor his service, but that doesn't mean we have to make him president." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: RIchardson: "We need a president who will stop spying on Americans and protect the right to choose ... and stop torture." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Richardson: "Obama and Biden know we have to fight terrorism not where we imagine them to be but where we know them to be, Afghanistan" about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Richardson: "Is anybody here going to miss Dick Cheney? Joe Biden is going to be truly a great vice president of the United States." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Richardson: "John McCain called our recession psychological, his advisors say American families are whiners. It's time for that to end. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Richardson: Obama embraces the change that America needs. McCain wants to keep us in Iraq for 100 years. Obama says its time for that to end about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov Richardson: "John McCain says we need more tax breaks for oil companies. Barack Obama says it is time for that to end." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Richardson: "John McCain may pay $200 for his shoes, but we're going to pay for his flip flops." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Richardson blasts McCain for opposing big tobacco then supporting it, opposing religious right then embracing it. Is that thinking for self? about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico: "John McCain says you're all here to follow a celebrity.' No, "You're here to elect a president." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Kaine of Va: "Is anybody here ready to move mountains? The mountains of gridlock, of special interests and business as usual? Elect Obama." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Kaine: "Elect a president who will put middle-class Americans first again and reward companies that create jobs in America." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Kaine: "For Barack Obama, for Joe Biden, for me, for all of us, the principles of faith call us to service." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Kaine: "Maybe for John McCain the American dream means 7 homes, but for the rest of us it means one home .. in a safe neighborhood." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov. Kaine, Va: "Gas prices skyrocket when the White House lets oil companies call the shots." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Gov Tim Kaine of Virginia: "For 8 years we've seen what happens when a president lets Washington values become more important than America's about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Udall: "Every generation has had to change this country to make it work. This is our time, our moment to change the course of history." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_John: A Secret Service car and police car have collided just north of Invesco. Minor damage reported. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Mark Udall: "This election is about you, your family, your dreams, your future." Put partisan differences behind, interests of America first about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: US Rep Mark Udall of Colorado: "It's fitting that the change we need in Washington starts here in the west, the land of boundless optimism." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Burt: they have passed out the american flags in the clubseats about 4 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Inside, people are happy, but outside, on the west side of Invesco, there is a two-hour wait to get through security and on the elevators. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Sheryl Crow sings "Everyday is a winding road ..." i.e., when O bama is President, " ... It's going to be a bright, bright sunshiny day." about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_ME: Phone center at Invesco Field doing brisk business with speech attendees calling would-be Obama voters. about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: At Invesco, Sheryl Crow sings "Out of Our Heads" ... "Teach your children best you can .. Let every man bow to the best in himself" about 4 hours ago from web

RMN_Eric: CBS4 says no line on east side of Invesco; 90-minute wait on west side of stadium. about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Ed: The Colorado delegation to the Democratic National Convention once again has front-row seats for tonight's speech. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_April: Cheryl Crow wows crowd with "Change will do us good." The tone-challenged crowd sings along. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Sheryl Crow sings " ... a change will do us good." "Chasing dragons with plastic swords, Jack off Jimmy everybody wants more," about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie: Police say lines are thinning and moving faster about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Alan: Invesco Obama-ites are dancing in the stands about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: Sheryl Crowd takes stage to belt out "A Change Will Do Us Good." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Rivera asks crowd to text DNC and a message of support to Obama via cell phone -- now. "Let's light up the map and light up America's future about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: "And lets light a path to our state's future," Colorado Obama campaign leader says. about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: State which texts the most will make their state star on a jumbo screen map grow biggest. "Let's light up the map," he asks about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: Obama's Colorado campaign chairman is telling the crowd to text "find out which states can sign up the most voters." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Ray Rivera, Colorado director of the Obama campaign calls on the crowd to take out cell phones right now and text a message: about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: CNN's floor set is in south end zone. Correspondent John King was passing football a few minutes ago about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: People are chanting :Yes...We...Can" with Wil.I.Am as people on floor wave American flags. They roar. Powerful DNC moment about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie: Lines are moving outside Invesco, but people fear not fast enough to see the main event. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill:Will.I.Am says he wrote "Yes, we Can" for Obama because "I wanted the inspiration that was bubbling inside me to take over." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Alan: Wil.I.Am from Black Eyed Peas is belting out the "Yes We Can" song, a Barack Obama speech set to music. Crowd on their feet, cheering about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Recording star Will.I.Am, is on the Invesco stage with pianist John Legend and the Agape Choir, singing, "Yes we can." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Frustrated Dems are asking, If 76,000 can get into Invesco easily for each Bronco game, why is this such a disaster? Too few elevators? about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_April: The Invesco crowd is whooping as it does the wave over and over again, waving U.S flags. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: The long waits to get into Invesco haven't abated, but once the party faithful get inside, their moods improve. "We're here! We're here!" about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: MLK III: In honor of the legacy of my father and Bobby Kennedy let us give our nation a leader who has heard the call: We need Barack Obama about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_April: My about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: MLK III: Sometimes we have to take positions that are neither safe nor politic nor popular. We must all take an active role in our democracy about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Martin Luther King III: "My father would be quick to remind us that realizing his dream is not Barack Obama's dream alone." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_April: We must march like we never marched before to elect ... Barack O'bama, said Georgia Congressman John Lewis. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Bernice King echoes her father's "I Have a Dream speech: Obama was selected "not by the color of his skin but the content of his character." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King: "Tonight freedom rings from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado, freedom rings." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream' speech, Invesco crowd watches a video of the speech that inspired millions about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Lewis: "We've come a long way, but we must march again in every city, every village, every hamlet on November 4 to elect Barack Obama." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Rep. John Lewis: "With the nomination of Barack Obama we are making a down payment on the fulfillment of Martin Luther King's dream." about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: US Rep John Lewis, Georgia: 45 years ago today, a peaceful warrior, MLK stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, said, "I Have a Dream" about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: "Ain't no mountain high enough .." blares from the Invesco Field speakers, reminding crowd that nothing should keep them away from campaign about 5 hours ago from web

RMN_April: Howard Dean tells crowd they're apartof a Democratic growing in power from grassroots up. about 5 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Musical interlude is "Think!" the Aretha Franklin song that implores one and all to think, and has a chorus "Freedom ... freedom .. freedom" about 6 hours ago from web

August 27, 2008

RMN_AJ A nice woman covered in turquoise jewelry told me while she waited for a cab that she met muhammed ali at the hotel teatro. I'm so jealous about 13 hours ago from txt

RMN_Carrie Outside the Pepsi Center, excitement hangs in the air as delegates mingle and take pictures. about 14 hours ago from txt

RMN_Carrie Crews pick up signs and trash in the Pepsi Center as the crowds exit the arena. about 15 hours ago from txt

RMN_Marisa Julia from Denver liked the "family aspect" of Biden's speech. about 15 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa New Hampshire delegate Joanne Dowdell thought Beau Biden's speech showed "what people can do in the face of adversity." about 15 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill The climax of night 3 at the Pepsi Center is past, and the benediction comes. Tomorrow: Invesco Field at Mile High and Obama's big speech. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden's grandkids and his motherj oin Obama on the podium And you can guess the song: "We are Family." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Obama: "We'll be at Mile High Stadium tomorrow night." Change is possible when it comes from ordinary Americans acting extraordinarily. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Obama: "And if I'm not mistaken Bill Clinton reminded us of what it's like when you have a president who puts people first." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Obama: "If I'm not mistaken, Hillary Clinton rocked the house last night. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Obama: "I want everybody to now understand why I am so proud to have Joe Biden and Beau Biden and momma Biden and the family on my ticket about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Barack Obama shows up on the podium and the crowd goes wild. He hugs Joe Biden, he waves to the crowd and says, "Hello, Democrats!" about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden: 'Barack is ready. This is his time. This is our time. This is America's time. God Bless America and America's troops." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden challenges the critics who say McCain can be more trusted on foreign policy, saying on Iraq "John McCain was wrong, Obama was right." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden: Whose judgment should we trust? McCain who said we've already succeeded in Afghanistan or Obama who called for more brigades there? about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden says Obama will invest in teachers, bring accessible health care to Americans, secure Social Security. "That's the change we need." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden: "Barack Obama knows that any country that out-teaches us today will out-compete us tomorrow.He'll make college more affordable." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Delegates now are chanting to Biden's theme a la McCain "That's not change, that's more of the same." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden on McCain: "When he voted 19 times against a raise in the minimum wage, thats not change, that's more of the same." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden on McCain: "When McCain proposes $200 billion in new tax breaks for corporate America ... that's not change, that's more of the same." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden on Obama's choices: "... that's what you do when you've been raisesd by a single mom, who worked, went to school, raised two kids ..." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden says Barack Obama could have taken the easy path after his Ivy League education but chose to help the poor. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden gets a big laugh when he accidentally on purpose calls the GOP candidate "George ... I mean John McCain," i.e. a Bush clone. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden: "I've never seen a time when Washington has watched so many people get knocked down without doing anything to help them back up." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden: "When I got knocked down by guys bigger than me, she sent me back out and demanded that I bloody their nose ..." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_AJ Big joe's smile just about knocked me over. about 16 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Joe Biden says he learned from his mom that you are defined by your sense of honor. Failure is inevitable, failure is unforgivable about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden contrasting himself with VP Cheney. "No longer will you hear the most dreaded words ... "The Vice President is on the phone." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden: "Yes, I accept your nomination to be vice president with Barack Obama, for every American who is trying to do the right thing." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden: "I am truly honored to live in a country with the bravest warriors in the world." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden praises "My wife, Jill, the only one who leaves me both breathless and speechless at the same time." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden at the podium: "A father knows success when he turns to his son or daughter and knows they turned out better than you did." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe biden was called "dash' by his schoolmates in Scranton Pa. because of his stutter. Now thousands raise red "Biden" signs at Pepsi Center about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beau Biden introduces "my friend, my father, my hero, the next vice president of the United States, Joe Biden." about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beau Biden said his dad didn't hesitate calling Serbia's Milosevic "a war criminal to his face." "Be there for my dad like he was for me.' about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beau Biden praises his dad as a single father. His father "does what needs to be done" and is a champion of laws against domestic violence. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beau Biden talks about the tragedy of his mother'[s and sister's death, how his father thought of his family first, politics second. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beau Biden, Delaware's attorney general, and Joe Biden's son is at the podium: "I know him as an incredible father, and a loving grandfather about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Biden is known for his expertise in foreign affairs. On the video, Obama says, "The most important thing that Joe Biden adds is his honesty" about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Some delegates learn for the first time that Biden lost a child and his first wife in a terrible accident. about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill On a video, Biden's son says his dad tells it like it is from when he was a kid in Scranton, with kids making fun of him due to his stutter about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Joe Biden's moment is nearing, his name is placed in nomination. Is there a second, asks Pelosi. By acclamation? Yes!. Wild cheers about 16 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill A video showing US soldiers, patriotic but disillusioned, has delegates rapt. When it is over, delegates cheer for the military. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Edwards says McCain has received failing grades from veterans organizations for his lack of support of boosts in medical and other services about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill US Rep Chet Edwards ofTexas: Praises Obama for his support of veterans and for his promise of bringing troops home from Ir aq. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Adm Hutson said he was ready to give up on politics until Obama emerged, "a man of justice character and courage." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rear Admiral Hutson says GOP offers war as a first resort. I see arrogance at home and intolerance abroad." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rear Admiral John Hutson, lifelong Republiican, said "the Grand Old Party is no longer grand, it;s just old." He is supporting Obama. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy: With Obama "we'll have a commander in chief with judgment. He listens to intelligence, he doesn't exaggerate it." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: "... and now is the time to make Barack Obama the president of the United States of America." The American flags wave again. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: "I will always remember how we stood together in 2004, for a cause. Now again, stand together ready to fight, our cause is just. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: "That flag that hangs from the rafters doesn't belong to any ideology or party. It belongs to all the American people." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: "No one can question Barack Obama's patriotism." He introduces Obama's uncle, Charley Payne, who was a hero in World War II. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: McCain has nothing left but personal attacks. How pathetic to suggest that those who question American policy are unpatriotic." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: Obama was right on the importance of a timetable. "Who can we trust to make America safe?" "BARACK OBAMA." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: "Who can we trust to keep America safe?" The crowd answers: "Barack Obama' Obama was right on the quagmire of Iraq, Kerry says. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry draws contrast between Senator McCain and candidate McCain. Before McCain debates Obama, "he should finish the debate with himself." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: Even a nation as powerful as the United States needs some friends in the world. Barack Obama understand that. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry on Bush's term: "Never before has extremism so taken the place of common sense." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Kerry: McCain voted with Bush 90% of time. "Ninety percent of George Bush is just more than we can take." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen John Kerrry, 2004 Dem Presidential candidate: "In 2004, we came so close to victory. We are even closer now, and this time we'll win. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Robinson, the wife of the Marine said she supports Obama because he cares for the American military family about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Beth Robinson, wife of United States Marine: "Military families know the pain of an empty seat at the table." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Democrats still love BIll Clinton, at least the delegates in Denver do. The American flags still are waving. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Clinton: "If you believe America must always be a place called Hope, then join Hillary and Chelsea and me and make Barack the next Prez about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "Obama will show our humanity as well as our strength to the world. We see that in Barack and Michelle and their children. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "Barack Obama is on the right side of history. His life is a 21st century incarnation of the American Dream." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton recalls that Republicans said he, too, was too young and too inexperienced to be commander in chief. "Sound familiar?" about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton; on danger of giving the GOP the White House again: "In this case the third time is not the charm." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: GOP's McCain is promising more of the same; tax cuts for wealthy; Band-aids for health care; "Thanks, but no thanks." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: When GOP had control of both houses, family income declined, surplus turned to a deficit, millions lost health insurance. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie 'Yes we can!' chants fill the Pepsi Center during Clinton's speech. about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: McCain is a good man but on how to restore the American dream and embrace the world, he still embraces the old GOP policy. about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "The course is clear. Republicans in a few days will nominate a good man. He loves his country every bit as much as we do." about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton lambastes GOP family values in which families have to quit their jobs and qualify for Medicaid so their children can be treated about 17 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie Clinton receives standing ovation for a line about 'the power of example not the example of power.' about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Crowd cheers wildly when Clinton says Obama knows the world is more impressed by the power of America's example than its example of power about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "Barack Obama knows america can't be strong abroad unless we first are strong abroad. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill BIll Clinton: "Obama will choose diplomacy first and military intervention as a last resort. But "he will stand up to adversaries." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill BIll Clinton: "Obama will put America back in the forefront in the fight against global warming and in the fight against AIDS." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "Barack Obama is ready to lead America." Hillary cheers with crowd. "Barack Obama is ready to be president of United States" about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Carrie Access to the floor of the Pepsi Center has been closed off by the fire marshal, making for plenty of frustrated audience members. about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: In Barack's first big decision, the selection of a running mate, "He hit it out of the park," with Joe Biden. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton; Obama has a unique capacity to lead our ever-more diverse nation and ever-more interreleated world. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: Barack Obama has a remarkable ability to inspire people, an intelligence every successful president needs. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Clinton: The job of the next president is to restore the American dream and America's standing in the world. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_AJ Chevy chase is in the crowd tryin to get clinton's attention. about 18 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: America internationally has been about too much unilateralism and too little cooperation. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: Like Hillary i want all of you who supported her to vote for Barack Obama in November. The American dream is under siege. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Clinton: "I'm so proud of the campaign Hillary ran. Last night Hillary said she'll do all she can to elect Barack Obama. That makes 2 of us. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Primary came down to two remarkable Americans. It generated so much heat it increased global warming. In the end my candidate didn't win. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "Second, I'm here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden. Although he doesn't need any help from me. I love Joe Biden." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton: "I love this, but we have more important work to do tonight. I am here first to support Barack Obama." Cheers erupt. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton is trying to stifle the cheers, but the delegates aren't done yet. Everytime he says a few words, the decibels rise. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill As Bill Clinton advances to the podium, his anthem, 'Don't Stop thinkin' about Tomorrow" blares overhead. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bill Clinton, the 42nd President is the next speaker at the Pepsi Center podium, and gets a standing ovation, with American flags waving about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Daschle: We deserve better than McCain's jokes about bombing Iran, we need leadership that recognizes national interests, shared challenges. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota says Obama is needed to rebuild America's status in the world, to make America the beacon of liberty again. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill The Democrats can't say enough good stuff about American soldiers and their families, or enough bad stuff about how Bush conducts the war. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Reed: America can't afford a president who agreed with every one of President Bush's national security decisions. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen. Jack Reed of R.I. joined Obama in Iraq. "I was struck by the astounding level of enthusiasm and respect our troops had for Sen. Obama." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bayh: This campaign is about a cause bigger than ourselves. His cause is our cause. Let's go get the job done. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bayh: Obama will lower health care premiums for middle-class famiies by $4,500 a year; and bring fiscal responsibility back to Washington about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Bayh: McCain says our economy has made great progress the past years. Tell that to Indiana farmers struggling." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen. Bayh paints McCain with Bush's brush: "Bring em on?" "Mission Accomplished. The mission far from over the terrorists did come on.". about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen Bayh: "George Bush took the largest surplus in our history and turned it into our largest deficit. That's not the change we need." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. "In less than five short months the Bush administration will be gone, unless of course John McCain is elected." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Albright: "We can't afford once again to make the wrong choice. Barack Obama and Joe Biden will win in November and so will America. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Albright: On inauguration day Obama will summon a new generation to strengthen democracy by turning back intolerance and hate. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Albright: American foreign policy is not foreign anymore. Overseas problems unaddressed inevitably come to our shores. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright: "Denver is the city that welcomed my family to the U.S. after driven from Czech by Nazis about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Murphy: Obama will lead a stronger and tougher foreign policy than during Bush's years. It's time for a president you can be proud of, Obama about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rep. Murphy: "It's time for a commander in chief who knows what leadership means; Barack Obama will be that commander in chief. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Murphy: For eight years we had a soldier who rushed to get in front of soldiers for photo ops, but didnt spend enoughmoney on body armor. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill US Rep Patrick Murphy of Pa: Was in Baghdad in August, 2003, 138 degrees, riding in a Humvee without any doors, feeling vulnerable about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sgt. Major Michelle Jones: Obama has zero tolerance for "the national shame of too many homeless veterans." about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Army Sgt. Mjr Michelle Jones: Obama is type of Comm in Chief that American soldiers need; support soldiers and their families at each stage about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Majority Leader Reid: "It's time to understand we must wean ourselves from the addiciton to oil; time to elect Barack Obama President of US. about 18 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Reid: America needs someone with the wisdom to lead, Barack Obama. As T Boone Pickens said, 'We can't drill our way out of this crisis." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Reid is the attack dog, lambasting Bush for war profiteering, for letting his cronies line their pockets with oil wealth. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Reid: What happened to the bipartisan push for oil independence of the Nixon-Ford-Carter area? Bush's VP promoted the oil industrial complex about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Majority Leader Reid: "Attacked at home by oil-fronted terrorists" ... can't continue to follow this slippery oil slick to destruction. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader: "The history of the last 100 year have been a toxic mix of war and oil." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Everyone stands and claps to "Born in the USA" and cheers as Etheridge switches one last time to "God Bless America ... my home sweet home!" about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Etheridge shifts to New Jersey, with Springsteen's "Born in the USA" the anthem that Ronald Reagan adopted before the Boss just said "no." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill And now Etheridge serenades the Democrats with a number from the 1960s, "Give Peace a Chance." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Etheridge shifts from God Bless America to Bob Dylan's, "The Times They are a Changin, signaling a switch from songs and politics of past' about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Recording star Melissa Etheridge is a diversion from pols at the podium, strumming a guitar and singing "God Bless America." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa Anderson cooper is outside at a table at the cnn grill about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Rockefeller: "John McCain's refusal to change course," his viewing of the world through Cold War glasses, is a dangerous fit for America. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen Jay Rockefeller on Obama's moment: "This man at this crucial moment is exactly the strong, sturdy man that America needs" about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa The line into the pepsi center is moving much faster today than yesterday about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Rockefeller: "It's time Americans had a president who will tell them the truth about the challenges they face. Barack Obama is that leader." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rockefeller: "Shouldn't we have captured Osama bin Laden by now?" about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rockefeller: Our military is powerful. But they deserve a commander in chief who will give them a clear mission, a smart leader, Obama. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rockefeller: "Our strength is undermined by our reliance on unstable regimes for our oil. 8 years of Bush have made America more vulnerable about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Sen Jay Rockefeller of W. Va: chairs Senate Intelligence committee: "The threats we face are real and they are growing" about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill What a lineup! On the Pepsi Center agenda tonight are Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Madeline Albright, Joe Biden Harry Reed and Bill Richardson about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Many delegates take advantage of the lull to take their last breaks, or grab some concession food before the prime time speeches. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rep Hilda Solis, Calif: It's time to stop sending our money to foreign countries to buy oil when we have all the sun and wind we need here about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill US Rep: Rosa DeLauro, Conn: As Prez, Obama will continue to work for women. We must end the stress and heartache of Iraq War on families about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Pelosi: For the first time ever, the majority of delegates at this convention are women! TWomen: This is our convention! This is our party! about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Colorado's Diana DeGette and the other Democratic women Congressmen join Nancy Pelosi at the podium; DeGette wore red, Pelosi wore blue. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Florida's Wexler at podium: Barack Obama is the president America needs but also the prez Israel needs; unshakable commitment to Israel about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Rep Robert Wexler of Florida: "Our standing in the world is at an all-time low." America has paid steep price for Nat Sec mistakes of Bush. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Chicago Mayor Daley: Obama can do the same for the country that he did for Chicago as a young community organizer and state senator about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Chicago's Mayor Daley: "Leadership means listening to people. That's why Barack Obama is a leader. He has the vision." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Chicago's Daley Obama understands that Americans want government to work for them. Barack knows all our people share common hopes and dreams about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Chicago Mayor Richard Daley: "Barack Obama came to Chicago to help working families ... extended tax relief ... health care coverage ... about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Delegates catch their breath as Dem US Senate candidates take their three minutes to stump. "God Bless Oregon and America" says Jeff Merkley about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Democratic candidates for Senate get their chance at the Pepsi Center podium; New Hampshire's Jean Shaheen shouts 'On to victory!": about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_tanner Traffic at a standstill at 21st and Asapahoe for a parade. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill Tom Udall of New Mexico: Washington is broken and Obama is the change we need. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Schumer: "Join us and help us elect a Senate that can work for Prez Obama everyday for the change this country so desperately needs." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill Schumer: Elect Obama but also elect many more Democrats to the Senate, so McCain and other GOP senators won't keep saying "no" to the future about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_AJ I've never seen so much happiness as i did after hilary's speech. Wow. about 20 hours ago from txt

August 26, 2008

RMN_AJ: Lots of convention-goers seem to prefer the H line to the D line on the lightrail when they head home. about 17 hours ago from txt

RMN_Marisa: Ida Gaines of Nevada thought Hilary "gave a clear and forceful message about where she stands in regards to Obama." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa: Donna Christensen, a delegate from the Virgin Islands, said "I hope people got to see the real Hilary" tonight. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa: Irene of New Jersey said that Hilary said "exactly what needed to be said to bring the party together and to get support behind Barack." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Marisa: Arturo Rodriguez of the United Farm Workers said Hilary's speech was "Humbling, inspiring, and unifying." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_AJ: WWE wrestler 'batista' is a very large and frightening man. Right up there with charles barkley. about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: The cheering is over, and the benediction is bringing an end to the 2nd night at the DNC. Hillary Clinton was the star, the uniter. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Clinton: "Let's elect Barack Obama ..." and then the noise is too loud for any words to be heard. The delegates are on their feet, cheering about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Clinton: "We're Americans. We're not big on quitting. But before we can keep going, we have to get going by electing Barack Obama." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Clinton: "Follow the example of a brave New Yorker, Harriet Tubman, who risked her lives to free slaves, "If you hear the dogs, keep going." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Clinton notes that Bush and McCain will be together in the Twin Cities next week "because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "We dont need four more years of government where the privileged few comes first and everyone else comes last." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: HIllary: "John McCain is my colleague and my friend. He has served his country with honor. But we don't need four more years of last 8 years about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: "Barack is going to have a terrific partner in Michelle Obama. Joe Biden will be on Barack Obama's side. He's pragmatic, tough and honest." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "I can't wait to see Barack Obama sign a health care plan that covers every single American." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The delegates are on their feets, raising their blue signs that say "Unity" on one side and "Obama" on the other. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Clinton praises Obama for building his campaign on a fundamental belief that change must start from the bottom up, not the top down about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Clinton: "We need a president who knows we can't solve global warming by giving windfall profits to the oil companies. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Clinton implores her supporters to be passionate in supporting Obama and putting a Democrat in the White House. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: Were you in this campaign just for me, or in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising kids?" with those on minimum wage about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hilllary: Make our government an institution of the public good, not of private funding. Care for our veterans and give them services. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Bill Clinton listens to Hillary's speech, sitting next to Rebecca Gwatney, widow of Bill Gwatney, head of Arkansas Dems, killed by gunman. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Clinton speaks of the Supreme Court having a "right wing headlock" on America. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Tina: Staff passing out signs to audience. One side says Obama; the other, Unity. about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_AJ: A photographer just got booted for holdin his camera in front of the teleprompter during hilary's speech about 19 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: DNC volunteers are passing out Unity signs to delegates to make sure Hillary Clinton's message isn't forgotten -- unite to elect Obama. about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary remembers Congresswoman Stephanie Stubbs-Jones: "A courageous leader who never gave up her quest to make America fairer and stronger about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary remembers the campaign: "To my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits" to everyone, thank you. You never gave in or gave up." about 19 hours ago from web

RMN_Armando: Buses have been brought in to transport overflowing lines of well dressed guests into the perimeter. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Hillary to America: "You made me laugh and yes you made me cry. I will always remember" the bald mom with cancer who asked her to fight about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Armando: Hundreds of media and delegates and well dressed guests are waiting to get into the Pepsi center. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "When polls have closed it comes down to your lives and your children's futures. America's greatness is bound up in Americans." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "When polls have closed it comes down to your lives and your children's futures. America's greatness is bound up in Americans." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Tina: Clinton cuts to chase. Time to support Obama. "No way. No how. No McCain." about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "No way, no how, no McCain." Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: "I haven't worked so hard, you haven't worked so hard, to suffer through four more years of failed leadership." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary: None of us can afford to sit on the sidelines. This is a fight for the future. I have campaigned for children, for health care about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The biggest cheer of the night erupts when Hillary says she is a proud supporter of Barack Obama. "Time has come to unite as a single party. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: HIllary: "Im here today as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat. As a proud senator. A proud American. And a proud supporter of Barack Obama. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The chant begins, "HILLARY, HILLARY." Clinton, in a salmon suit, says, "Thank you," to try to quell the cheers. No dice. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Rodham Clinton appears and thousands of white Hillary signs are aloft. The ovation shows no sign of abating She's 1st choice of many about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Tina: Sen.Clinton now on stage. Cheers. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Marisa: People are speculating that the closure is because the event was oversold. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Chelsea Clinton appears at the Pepsi Center podium, saying she is very proud to introduce "my hero and my mother, Senator Hillary Clinton about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Tina: Hillary Clinton tribute film now playing in Pepsi Center. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Tina: Chelsea Clinton takes the stage about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_AJ: An immovable blob of people in the main concourse indicates that another celebrity has arrived. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Marisa: Around 8 p.m. the Secret Service closed all the entrances into the stadium seating area of the Pepsi Center. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: On the video, Hillary says she's talking for those who've been counted out but never knocked out, who believe they can be anything they want about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: The Hillary video has comic elements, showing a Saturday Night Live imitation of her laugh and old friends imploring her never to sing. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: On the Hillary video, her husband, former President William Jefferson Clinton is identified only as "Hillary's Clinton." The Dems laugh about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Hillary Clinton hits the big screen with a bio in stills, and the crowd erupts. Soon, they'll see her in person at the Pepsi Center podium about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer: "Who is going to lead us a sthe next president of the United States? "BARRACCK OOBAMMA!" Schweitzer is clearly the star speaker about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: "... from Montana to Mississippi .." Schweitzer has the crowd in an uproar. "Can we afford four more years of the same?" "NOOOOOO." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer: Obama and Biden need all of us to "stand up, get off your hind end and say it loud enought from Denver to Detroit ..." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer: "The petro-dictators will never own American wind and sunshine. We should never again be beholden to their barrels of crude." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer: "If you drill in all of John McCain's backyards, even the ones he doesn't know he has, we can't drill our way to energy independ about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Montana's Schweitzer: Even the leaders in the oil industry know Senator McCain have it wrong about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer notes that McCain voted 25 times against renewable energy and biofuels. Delegates wave their red "McCain the Same" signs. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Montana Governor Schweitzer gets the crowd rocking saying, "Barack Obama is the change we need" to wean US off of foreign oil about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: President Bill Clinton has been spotted in the arena, in a box above the CBS News sign, gesturing to friends and awaiting his wife's speech. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Schweitzer, a believer in bipartisanism, says Montana isn't a red state or a blue state but a united state. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer is a maverick, a rancher, who is wearing a bolo tie at the Pepsi Center podium. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_KevinV: Charles Barkley is seen leaving the Pepsi Center and being mobbed. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Patrick: "Let's join hands as Americans and go to work to elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Patrick: "We're going to have to ask Republicans and Independents to join with us in putting our cynicism down and saying, "Yes, we can." about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Patrick: Democrats don't deserve to win just because Republicans deserve to lose. We need to have a stake in our own neighbors' troubles too about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Berny: new mexico gov. bill richardson says hispanics will put obama over the top in colorado, nevada, new mexico. about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Patrick: John McCain is out in front leading the charge to continue an administration that grew the deficit and enlarged the government. . about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Bill: Patrick: Obama understands just like you and me that in a new economy working people again will see a path to the middle class. about 20 hours ago from web

RMN_Pomponio: Best tshirt on the mall...i only date democrats about 20 hours ago from txt

RMN_Bill: Mass Gov Patrick: Barack Obama understands our need to renew our commitment to the American story today. The gateway is education. about 20 hours ago from web

August 25, 2008

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