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Sunday Morning in Denver

By Jeralyn

It's credentials pick-up day here. I'm off to the Sheraton downtown to pick up my DNCC blogger credentials. Then to the Big Tent to get the credentials for their facility.

The Pepsi Center is but a small part of what is happening here this week. I'll be there at night for some speeches, but since everyone can watch them on TV, it's not what I plan to devote a lot of time to writing about. I'm also more interested in writing about what's going on behind the scenes than what everyone can see for themselves. [More...]

Casa TalkLeft is quiet this morning. Lynn Goldsmith (background here) arrived at 8:00 am to drop her stuff off and then headed out to the State Capitol where Cindy Sheehan and others are doing a protest event. Lynn is photographing the convention for Corbis.

Anita is heading to class and her final exam for her summer journalism course at the University of Denver. (She returns to New York and her final semester at Columbia after Labor Day.)

Today will be the last day we can get around easily by car. Tomorrow morning, major streets will be blocked off and the best way to get around will be walking or shuttles.

Since I also blog for Denver's 5280 Magazine, you will find my more local-oriented coverage there.

A heads-up to commenters: If you are determined to be negative about the convention and only want to post repetitive comments about your opposition to the Democratic ticket, you are a chatterer (see the comment rules) and I will ask our moderator to limit you to four comments in a 24 hour period.

I am covering this convention because I am proud that Denver is hosting it and because this site supports the Democratic party. I also am interested in the New Media coverage, the mainstream media coverage, the protesters and the mechanics of the convention. If you just want to whine, you will have to do it elsewhere.

This is an open thread.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 24, 2008 (boomark / email).