One day down and three more to go here in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. Below are some of the top moments of Day 1 for DCist (and a couple lowlights for good measure).
Sen. Ted Kennedy’s speech, obvs. The expectations going in were that this would be the senator’s final public speech -- but Kennedy walked out on stage and continued standing during his entire speech, defying expectations that he would look different, appear to be very weak and need to sit on the stool that had been brought out for him due to his cancer treatment. Several delegates we were near had already started to get teary during the video tribute to Kennedy, so the emotional impact of the incredibly popular senator promising that he would "be there next January on the floor of the United States Senate" packed a real wallop. Kennedy was the hit of the night on the convention floor. Michelle Obama’s speech was a close second. We had to head out of the Pepsi Center while...
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He’s 84. I hope he just concedes and retires.
What’s with these ancient guys holding on to their Congress seats forever and ever? Strom Thurmond, Claude Pepper, etc.
(As for Ted Kennedy, he was in reasonably good health until his recent stroke.)... more
Ted Kennedy, who has been recovering from brain cancer and chemotherapy on Cape Cod, will return to his Washington home today. The 76-year-old senator is expected to stay until Thanksgiving before returning to his family’s Hyannis Port compound. Kennedy has steadily increased his public activity since his seizure in May, surgery in June, and six weeks of subsequent radiation treatment.... more
AP Top Stories From: gadsdentimes.com Post Date: 2008-10-29 07:25:00
Here’s the latest news for Wednesday Oct. 29th: Earthquake in Pakistan kills at least 150; Only six days left in presidential campaign; Sen. Ted Kennedy returns to Washington; World Series Game 5 set to resume.... more
When Liz Phair released Exile in Guyville back in 1993, music was, well, pretty much where it is now: A boys’ playground of aggressive, booze- and drug-addled hyper-aggressive music, a scene that women fit into either by imitating the boys or by settling for the marginal spaces reserved for women, whether that was soul-searching singer-songwriter strumming an acoustic guitar, or tramped-out pop vixen delivering sugary three-minute radio singles. Into this toxic mix of misogyny, Liz P... more
There will be no Yukon Kings this year.
Jon Rowley, the seafood marketing wizard behind the original Copper River salmon craze and last year’s all-too-brief mania for Yukons, sent Seattlest an email this afternoon: "I want to let you know that there won’t be any Yukon kings. Somber time in the Yukon Delta villages."
Jack Schultheiss of the native cooperative, Kwikpak Fisheries, confirms the dour assessment. "Life is not good here," he tells Gourmet’s blog , Polit... more
If you’re not, you better get ready . Michelle Obama, the future First Lady of the United States, will be joining Washington Governor Christine Gregoire onstage for a fundraising event in July. Somehow this fundraising event is free—seems like flawed logic to us—and open to the public. It will take place on July 17th at WaMu Theatre at Qwest Field from noon to 3 p.m.
While WaMu may be a less than desirable place for a concert, hopefully it is just the right venue for a r... more
Yesterday afternoon we were trying to jaywalk across 15th when a #10 bus pulled up. We walked past it, hoping to use it for blocking. Another #10 bus pulled up.
Then we looked down the street. Another #10 bus was pulling up. Thanks to a Metro "more frequent service" upgrade, the #10s run every 15 minutes during rush hour -- or even every 15 seconds, if they all get stuck in downtown traffic.
Over on Crosscut , former secretary of transportation Doug MacDonald is finishing up another th... more
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