By Matt Knipple
Now that the 2008 Presidential Election is over, it is time for us Republicans to look at who is going to unseat President Obama in 2012 (actually, I think this is very unlikely barring a massive meltdown by the new President). Republicans have been frantically looking as to who will be our [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Party Conventions’
November 18, 2008
The Republican 2012 Lineup
September 6, 2008
GOP agents of change
The GOP has been pretty lousy this election cycle in checking records who said what. McCain, who’s been trying to run away from Bush’s presidency, sounds pretty similar to him as of 8 years ago. This clip form the Daily show showcases that pretty well.
September 4, 2008
37 million
by Diego Del Campo
It’s official: Sarah Palin’s primetime speech was watched by 37 million viewers, just 1 million shy of Obama’s record.
August 26, 2008
Unity, at last
I know it may be a little too early to declare “Mission: Accomplished” after just the first day of the Democratic National Convention awards. After all, there are still three more days in which someone may say or do something that will undo the progress that was done today toward party unity in the Democratic [...]
August 23, 2008
Hillary supporters prepare
As was discussed in class a few days ago, the rift in the Democratic party caused by the hard fought primary election hasn’t totally gone away—and in fact, it will be in full display for the whole country to see during the Convention next week. I, for one, was a strong Hillary Clinton supporter and [...]
August 22, 2008
Today’s photos from the DNC
Hi everybody,
I was given an opportunity to tour the Pepsi center today and snapped some photos. Enjoy and let me know if you have problems viewing them.
Click here for the link.
Leo.
August 21, 2008
Playing With Fire
The concept of “recreating 68” seems at once a misunderstanding of what really happened at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, and at the same time, an astute understanding of the reasons those events occurred.
In the seemingly bipolar world of the two-party United States of America, a true repeat of such rioting [...]
August 21, 2008
Some worry about inconveniences of the DNC
“They say that it won’t be inconvient, but you know it will be.” “I am staying as far from Denver as I can that week.” “I think Denver drew the short straw and got stuck with this convention.” In the last few weeks, I have heard various Coloradans say all of those things. For many, playing host to the [...]
