Democratic Convention 2008

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Imagine the ridiculousness going on here…the Denver Convention is 0ver 10 million short in its fundraising efforts…now isn’t that something?
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The Denver Host Committee continues to lag in its convention fund-raising efforts, missing a Monday goal of raising $40.6 million, falling short by almost $11 million. The committee reported raising $29 million at the close of business on Monday, a disappointing showing for a committee that had promised to have more in the bank by now. - NY Times

Some of the problems have nothing to do with the late-decided primary:
Rick Ridder, a Denver-based Democratic strategist who has helped the city’s convention efforts, said the shortfall is a significant concern.

“Without a doubt, there was tentativeness on the part of a lot of major companies because they didn’t know who the nominee was going to be,” Ridder said. “And frankly, Denver is not a major corporate center. Many of the corporations who contributed to Boston (site of the party’s 2004 convention) just haven’t seen advantages to coming here.” - AP

But Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper certainly isn’t giving up. He was in Kansas City recently:

He had less than an hour to be at The Capital Grille to meet with five high-powered movers and shakers and either extract money from them for the Democratic National Convention or get them to hook him up with other potential donors. The clock was already ticking. This trip - the last fundraising effort before the Denver 2008 Host Committee hits its Monday deadline to raise $40.6 million - would be quick. Essentially 24 hours of meetings stacked upon meetings stacked upon meeting.
And the outcome?

“They liked me. This was a successful evening. They’re all going to work for our success. One guy will write a check,” Hickenlooper said. “I don’t know yet, but he gave me his card and said, ‘Send me your information and I’ll write you a check.’ So whether that’s $25,000 or $50,000 - he’s a fairly small restaurant owner - so I don’t know if it will be really big dollars, maybe $5,000 or $10,000.”

Now this is seriously getting way too out of hand…whats next pan handling on the corner “Will work for Convention Funding” - Come on Mayor do we really need a lesson in poor party planning ?

Last note: Al Gore finally decide to support Obama tonight! Must be the Clintons at work for that VP nomination….
gee thanks Al…

Where does one go to derive the ammunition to support the candidate they want to win the election? Is it all one “Zeitgeist - The Movie” conspiracy theorization after another? I get so confused - I don’t know what to believe - so I’m a sucker and go with my heart ( we all know the rapture / pain that mind set can deliver…) the passion - the message - the one who will in fact make CHANGE a reality or at least has convinced me to give him a shot at it…O B A M A.

I’m not a NH voter but I do know many of them; on this the eve of the primary and leading up to it I have been barraged with calls from various campaigns asking me to volunteer time and energy - Well I’m doing that right now to show support of the candidate I endorse!

I really have supported only one candidate and have only contributed to one campaign…I urge all my voting friends ( I have many who I can’t seem to motivate to get out and vote) to head into the polls tomorrow and select Barack Obama. I have had so many people ask me “What is he going to do?”, What type of changes is he going to make?”, What is all this talk of change?” and so on…have faith and hang in there - we let Bush go on and on for way too long when he and his crime boss VP should have been prosecuted and impeached on any number of occasions - so give OBAMA a chance - let’s see what he’s got!

The arguments are many and of course politics is a funny sort of thing; just when you think you may have it figured out a slow hanging curve confounds you to no end - strike three…

This time around it is clear - the revolution is now and change is on the minds of many, many who have not bothered to vote or have miscast votes in the past.

It is Obama time people.

The ” Missing Class” ; many may remember this situation referred to as the working poor…barely enough to get by, not enough to qualify for various subsidies or benefits and certainly never enough to generate any savings to speak of - if anyone can alleviate the pressure of this situation its the foresight minded Obama.

We have suffered long enough with an arrogant ignorant leader and we certainly don’t need another Clinton cabinet fueled by politically and financially motivated favors. We all love Dennis but ..hmmm he’s just not electable enough for the masses ( he does get some major coolness points for taking the stage with Ani DiFranco at a recent concert held in Boston though)

It’s truly time people - do you feel it?

Feel it! Get out and VOTE - Vote Smart - Vote Obama!

Obama has made the soil fertile enough to plant a garden that will grow beyond our wildest of dreams!

Okay folks..LADIES HELLO?

This is absurdness to the highest degree…Really? NAH not at all!

Change- Ideas- and an enormous reduction in the luggage filled with favors and promises department to be carried to the oval office upon election.

We know Billy boy would be the catalyst behind the Clinton Presidency - While Clinton did well when he was in office ( wink wink) Do we really want the US to speak and point to the Bush and Clinton families as the catalyst for our country we hung our hats on for so so many years…I HOPE NOT! I saw Live Free or Die Hard - we are about as close to the real deal Fire Sale happening as ever before…you know its true..go ahead stick your head back in the sand..nice right.

God Bless the people who actually decided this year is the year we are finally going to vote - the year we are as mad as hell and we are not going to take it anymore..RISE UP, RISE UP - RISE and shine and give Barack your glory glory…Corny YES!

So with Barack hammering Iowa will he pull it out in NH - hmmm

Don’t be surprised by a strong outcome for Edwards.

I took a break from this blog because my energy level to respond to the ignorance of our nation and the people was exhausting me. Where are the rebels the free thinkers, the leaders of the next revolution..Hello is anybody out there that has truly had enough of all of this yet?

Come on people…I know I have a lot of explaining to do about slacking off for so long on this blog..but for all that is good in the world…

HUCKABEE…HUCKABEE…HUCKABEE!

Please good people fo the Granite state correct the wrong that the Iowa Caucus has brought us..this can’t e a reality ..HUCKABEE FALWELL is not the direction we want to head in is it?

If this is the inane insanity that the Republicans are endorsing - dammit we of clear and constitutional thinking humans better start packing. Yes if you thought KIng Georg was bad then you are all in for some intrusionary surprises- I am already haunted by the would be cries of Bush was better than Huckabee!

Quick drown the rat - slaughter the HUCKABEE machine..DON’T let this happen to America.

Bitch slap needed immediately to all who voted for HUCKABEE…

I’m going to go to NH tonight, yep heading up to good ole St A’s to speak my mind…RIGHT - Shut up - sit down and do what your told America…that is for sure the CLEAR message that the HUCKABEE platform endorses…

The sky is falling the sky is falling….

Pinch me - this is a joke right RIGHT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!