David Kurtz
What About the Balloons?
It just occurred to me: Can you have the traditional final convention night balloon drop at an outdoor venue? Late Update: Seems we have an answer -- jmm....more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 7:55 PM
Worst Line of the Convention
Rep. John Salazar (D-CO): "I've been a farmer all my life and when I look out on this crowd I see a silo of hope."...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 6:42 PM
Let's Get The Show on the Road
Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the convention to order. Most of the delegates have taken their seats on the field now. The stadium is filling up. If it wasn't obvious yet from the banal observations of this post, this is mostly...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 6:04 PM
Invesco Insanity
Ben Craw and I just arrived at Invesco Field in Denver, site of tonight's acceptance speech by Barack Obama. We were lucky enough to have grabbed the last couple of seats available in the press box. An hour before the...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 4:07 PM
Dog Town U.S.A.
Life expectancy has to be higher here in Denver. Everyone is lean and fit and looks like they just finished mountain biking, are on their way to yoga class, and might end the day with a run. The other striking...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 1:14 PM
TPMtv: Obama's Big Night
We recap Day 3 in Denver and look ahead to what is likely to be complete chaos tonight for Obama's acceptance speech at 75,000-seat Invesco Field: Full-size video at TPMtv.com. This is our last TPMtv episode from Denver so it's...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 12:23 PM
Katrina's Little Brother
MSNBC just noted that with Gustav likely to hit the Gulf Coast next week this could be a "split-screen convention" for the Republicans. A Gulf Coast hurricane disrupting the GOP's messaging during convention week -- three years after Katrina hit...more »
Posted on August 28, 2008 12:22 PM
Time To Take This Thing for A Spin
One thing I've come away from here in Denver, in talking to various people, is the sense that the Obama campaign has become consumed with its brand as an end in itself. They did such a good job of packaging...more »
Posted on August 27, 2008 2:19 PM
TPMtv: Day 2 Snapshots
The truth is that when you're at an event like the Democratic Convention, it's almost impossible to have a bird's eye view of everything going on. We recap some of what we saw and heard Tuesday in Denver ... Full-size...more »
Posted on August 27, 2008 1:37 PM
Alaska Eating Its Own?
Alaska Rep. Don Young is trailing Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in the Republican primary with about 70 percent of precincts reporting -- but just barely, and the outstanding precincts are rural areas where Young has traditionally done well. Stay tuned...more »
Posted on August 27, 2008 4:33 AM
