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Lunch with Joe Biden

August 25th, 2008 ·

Went out to grab some lunch at the Tabor Center in downtown Denver. Around 11:50am, throngs of cameras and news crews started to gather on the corner. 10 minutes later the Secret Service, SWAT, and Denver Police arrived followed by Vice President Candidate Joe Biden.
It’s going to be a fun week!

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DNC Walk

August 25th, 2008 ·

Just took a stroll around the Pepsi Center and the blogging tent. Currently, events and meetings are taking place at the Convention Center, but activity is starting to pick up in the area. Evident are gates and law enforcement ranging from local to federal level. Military helicopters and video cameras fill the scene as you […]

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DNC in Denver

August 25th, 2008 ·

It is here. Sitting only a quarter mile from the DNC events it is not hard to miss. Union Station has every track occupied with a train, new and old, signs have been cleaned up, newspaper has virtually no other news in it, and the influx of people on the street tells you something is […]

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Count the votes?

May 30th, 2008 ·

I’m a little confused on why there is debate as to whether to count Florida and Michigan’s votes. The states were told that if you break the rules and move the primaries, that they would not count. Instead of listening to their own parties’ rules, they held their primaries earlier. Penalize them.
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Obama for Change

May 20th, 2008 ·

46:56 - 5.03 miles
This is an interesting campaign. Watching the speech below is refreshing to hear someone with such charisma, passion, and knowledge of the English language. His message is clear: time for change. While he may not have a detailed layout of how he will accomplish specific objectives, in reality, he doesn’t have that […]

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