AltWeeklies Wire
Vegas Won't Host a Political Convention Any Time Soonnew
Las Vegas has all the conveniences a political convention requires, for sure, but it also has other conveniences that deter the DNC or RNC from setting up here, like strip clubs, poker tables and nearby brothels.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
09-05-2008 |
Commentary
Rocking the Rhetoric at the DNC: Coachella for C-Span Junkiesnew
With notes on Harry Reid -- the unknown poet of the political speechwriting?
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
09-05-2008 |
Commentary
Barack Obama is the Man in the Middlenew
From Burning Man to Denver, there's a new politics emerging in America, maybe even a new American Dream -- and it's not all about Barack Obama.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
Story of O: A Wrap on the DNC from Denvernew
The 80,000 strangers at Mile High on Thursday night, who were not really the party faithful as much as the Obama faithful, had about 45 minutes to ponder that between the last "God bless America" and the first shot of Patron.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
09-03-2008 |
Politics
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dyingnew
A report from the Democratic National Convention.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
09-03-2008 |
Politics
The Celebrity-starved Denver Media is All Twitterpated During the DNCnew
All the same, as mind-numbingly inane as most Twitter feeds have been, there have been a few that were illuminating. For instance, this one from the Denver Post.
Hillary's Heroic Farewellnew
Though she accomplished her mission of placing her formidable support firmly behind Obama and uniting the Democratic Party, she did it so brilliantly that the question of whether she should have been the nominee herself looms larger than ever.
Boulder Weekly |
Stewart Sallo |
09-02-2008 |
Commentary
The Revolutionaries Inside the 1968 DNC Didn't Get Much Inknew
You've heard plenty lately about the action outside the '68 Democratic National Convention. How much do you know about what was going on inside?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-02-2008 |
Commentary
Lobbyists and Corporate Money Fuel the Other DNCnew
It could be said that the national conventions function as a microcosm of our political system: the party elite gather inside the big building publicly to take action, separated from the citizenry by security guards and apathy, while special interests vie for their favor beyond the cameras of network news. And all the American public knows is what it sees on television.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
09-02-2008 |
Politics
Opening-Night Jitters at the DNCnew
The Democratic National Convention started off with a strange vibe that might be summed up in one word: restraint. Much is being pent-up here; emotions are being held in check.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-28-2008 |
Commentary
The DNC Maze: Navigating Denver and Democratsnew
So, you can't make it to Denver for the 2008 Democratic National Convention? No worries; it's a madhouse anyway. But let's see how you would have navigated the convention of the century.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-28-2008 |
Politics
DNC Report: They Called Him B-Bidennew
Joe Biden and I are both stutterers. Tonight, for all stutters, it's our moment on the national stage.
Lobbyists Woo Oregon Delegages in Denvernew
Maybe the change we’re all supposed to believe in is that lobbyists are OK, provided they’re Democrats who represent progressive causes.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
08-27-2008 |
Politics
Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew
During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
Hillary Guerilla Fight? What Hillary Guerilla Fight?new
I hate to burst a bubble, but this Hillary vs. Barack b.s. is a complete and total contrivance manufactured by those in the media who are determined to define this party as one that is divided.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cheri DelBrocco |
08-26-2008 |
Politics
