DNC delegates, Aug. 29

Rocky Mountain News

Published August 29, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

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LAST LEG

The delegate exodus was to start in the wee hours today.

At the Marriott-Denver Tech Center, where delegates filled most of the 628 rooms, they were expected to start pouring out as early as 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. to get flights to the East Coast, said David Jacques, resident manager.

"After all this, then you have to catch a flight home," Jacques said.

YOU'RE TOO LATE

5,000 delegates and family members will take SuperShuttle Denver to Denver International Airport today.

It's a record.

All 100 SuperShuttle Denver vans are booked from 3 a.m. to noon today, said Robert Tschupp, spokesman for SuperShuttle Denver and SuperShuttle Boulder.

SuperShuttle Denver covers five metro-area counties, but SuperShuttle Boulder should be able to provide rides from that area.

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

"I know this sounds sick, but I love politics. I love the energy of politics. To me, Obama and Hillary are historical names."

Christine Byrd, 54, formerly homeless, is a state field director for the Democratic Party of Oklahoma. She turned things around by getting a position helping to run a homeless shelter. That was three decades ago.

STRANGE BEDFELLOW

Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens dropped in on breakfast with the New Mexico delegation to talk about his energy plan. New Mexico delegates were thrilled to hear from him and crowded him afterward for photos, even though Pickens helped fund the controversial swift-boat ads attacking John Kerry in 2004.

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