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Wed Aug-27-08 09:50 PM
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The day in Denver (image heavy)

On my way in, the Falun Gong practicing their morning Tai Chi:

Their silent protest:

I was at a party sponsored by Pepsi for the delegates. It kicked off around 1:00. There weren't a lot of people there. I started talking to a couple of delegates from Washington state who told me Hillary had called a meeting with her delegates for 1 o'clock and that the roll call vote had been moved up. I didn't know until I hit the street that Obama had been nominated. I saw Governor Ritter and Howard Dean's wife, Dr. Judy Steinberg.
I left around 4:30 and the streets were still hopping. There were cops, cops and more cops. There were police escorted motorcades. I have no idea who was in them. Here are some of the folks I ran into along the way:

Bush looks a bit like Nixon in this one.

The lone stoner dude. Hey, it was shortly after 4:20 so maybe his fellow demonstrators went for a smoke break.

These gals were calling themselves the Missile Dick Chicks. They said they were from Crawford, Texas. :laugh:
I decided to turn west on to Blake St. and head toward the Pepsi Center and maybe a glimpse of Anderson Cooper. I got as close as I could without credentials. I ran into these people along the way:

Denver's finest along the same route that I saw the motorcade take.

Rednecks for Obama. God love 'em.

This nice lady gave me a Make Out not War sticker:

Whackaloons. The closer I got, the louder he spoke. I think there may have been spittle at the corners of his mouth.

This guy was calling himself Pope Grope. I'm not sure what his agenda was. With that, I decided to head towards Union Station, where I knew that MSNBC had set up camp. This thing came driving by:

Union Pacific decided to bring in some vintage trains for the occasion:

And when I walked a little further I saw it:

MSNBC

Miss America was there:

And so was Chris Matthews! Here he is getting ready to interview Governor Jon Tester of Montana.

Then this nice lady from Code Pink came along and gave me a "I am a delegate for peace" sticker. Great outfit too.

I hung out and watched Chris Matthews do his interview. Then he came over and talked to us because the lady in front of me kept yelling "We know you vote Republican". He grinned a little and mouthed the words "So what" to her. He walked up to her and jokingly said "You're a loon aren't you?" It was too funny. Then he had one of the staff come over and give us all t shirts and hats. I waited to see if I could get a glimpse of Keith Olbermann, who was doing his show on the second story of the that platfrom thingy. It was hot and I was ready to go. So I walked over the pedestrian bridge that crosses the Platte River and I 25 towards home. There I ran into the Renewable Energy Roadshow. Al Gore you are not forgotten:

The city was so full of people that for a minute I felt like I was in New York again. Needless to say, I had a fantastic time. There were a lot of people on bikes so I may ride down tomorrow morning and see what else I can see. Also, everyone was being cool and peaceful. It was a good vibe.