
Somehow I managed to get into the Rock The Vote closing party at The Roxy. Met the man behind the Washington Post’s Reliable Source, saw Antigone Rising, LL Cool J and Maroon 5 from three feet away, but most importantly, got to shake the hand of John Edwards and see Barak Obama drop in to give us a little motivation. What a convention. What a night.

Excerpt: Despite my general fan-hood of the good Doctor, I had never seen him speak live before, so I had to give it a shot. I got lucky today and managed a front row seat to the Howard Dean show. The show did not disappoint.
Continue reading ‘DNC: Day 4, Dean proves why he made it so far’

Today my lack of sleep started catching up to me. If I wasn’t actively talking, walking or cheering, I was dozing off. This doesn’t mean Dems are boring. It just means that ousting the occupying forces in my hometown of DC takes a lot of energy…
Continue reading ‘DNC: Day 3, New Yorkers know how to throw a party’
Excerpt: After today, I can confidently say that absent some act of god (or his apparent surrogate, Dubya) John Kerry will be winning this election. This statement is based on polling data I saw yesterday, but more importantly, the incredible unity and momentum of anti-Bush forces. One year ago I said the Democrats should take a leave of absense on the 2004 election. I was wrong!
Continue reading ‘DNC: Day 2, We are SO going to win this one’
Last night Bill Clinton proved why people love him so much (and why the right hates him). I wasn’t in the Fleet Center, but I felt like he really was in my living room instead of on the tube. You should see for yourself.
(26 July 2004) - Baratunde has resurrected his blog, titled “goodcrimethink” (term created from Orwellian Newspeak) and will be covering the DNC in Boston.
Excerpt: I was truly frustrated and was heading out of the club when I looked to the stage and saw her. Actually, I saw her afro and new immediately who it was. Lauryn Hill was about to bless the mic.
Continue reading ‘DNC is worth it already’
This is it. After a four year hiatus, I’m back on the blog. This week you can look forward to a lot of experimentation as well as updates from the DNC in Boston. It’s already been tight! If you’re young and in Boston, be sure to check out OurConvention.com
Quick note on the title of this blog. It’s a term created from Newspeak in George Orwell’s 1984. If you haven’t read it, go now to the library and do that, assuming your library still exists and carries it.