Posted on 07/27/2004 11:47:43 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket
Tuesday, July 27
A Lifetime of Strength & Service
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
4:00 pm Call to Order
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Invocation
The Reverend Ernest "Gunny" Branch
Sermon on the Mount, Baptist Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Presentation of Colors
Pledge of Allegiance
Steve Daniels
Carl Junction, Missouri
National Anthem
Jim Garrity
President, Local Firefighters Union 1691
Boston, Massachusetts
Platform Approval
Representative Robert Matsui
U.S. House of Representatives, California
Lois Murphy
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
The Honorable Allyson Schwartz
Pennsylvania State Senate
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Jim Stork
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
Patty Wetterling
Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota
Elizabeth Cavendish
Interim President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
The Honorable John Tanner
U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee
The Honorable Linda Sanchez
U.S. House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Nita Lowey
U.S. House of Representatives, New York
The Honorable Diana DeGette
U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives, Oregon
The Honorable Jon Corzine
United States Senate, New Jersey
The Honorable Nancy Farmer
Treasurer of Missouri
Candidate for the United States Senate, Missouri
In Memoriam
The Honorable Tom Carper
United States Senate, Delaware
The Honorable Adam Smith
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington
The Honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
Deb Callahan
President, League of Cbnservation Voters
David Passafaro
President, Boston 2004 Host Committee
The Honorable Douglas Palmer
Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
James Hoffa
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The Honorable Joe Manchin III
Secretary of State, West Virginia
Candidate for Governor, West Virginia
The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
Governor of Kansas
Denise Stokes
AIDS Educational Consultant
Ellenwood, Georgia
The Honorable Donald Plusquellic
Mayor of Akron, Ohio
The Honorable John Baldacci
Governor of Maine
The Honorable Diane Denish
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
The Honorable Jeff Bingaman
United States Senator, New Mexico
Performance by Peter, Paul and Mary
Reg Weaver
President, National Education Association
The Honorable John Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan
The Honorable Kwame Kilpatrick
Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
7:00 pm Gavel In by "Gavel In" Contest Winners
Kristen Turner, age 13, Boston, Massachusetts
Steven Ruperto, age 18, Moon, Pennsylvania
Kids for Kerry
Representatives from Kids for Kerry, Boston chapter
Nubia Smith Whitaker, age 12, will speak on their behalf
Benjamin McKenzie
Actor, "The O.C."
City Youth Dance Ensemble
Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Actors
The Honorable Bennie Thompson
U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi
Dr. Maya Angelou
Poet and Activist
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Members
Freedom Singers: "This Little Light of Mine"
The Honorable Mike Honda
U.S. House of Representatives, California
The Reverend Dr. James Forbes
Senior Minister, Riverside Church, New York, New York
Gavel to Order
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen
Former Governor of New Hampshire
National Anthem via satellite from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona
Michael Enis and Alicia Chiles
The anthem will be sung in the traditional Tohono O'odham language
The Honorable Edward Kennedy
United States Senator, Massachusetts
Honorary Chair, Democratic National Committee
Satellite feed from Chicago, Illinois
The Honorable Richard Gephardt
U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri
The Honorable Tom Daschle
United States Senate, South Dakota
Democratic Leader
Satellite feed from Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Carol Mosley-Braun
Former United States Senator, Illinois
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
9:00 pm The Honorable Howard Dean
Former Governor of Vermont
Satellite from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona
Christie Vilsack
First Lady of Iowa
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona
The Honorable Richard Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois
Keynote Speaker
Barack Obama
Candidate for the United States Senate, Illinois
Satellite feed from Chicago, Illinois
The Honorable Jim Langevin
U.S. House of Representatives, Rhode Island
Ron Reagan
Kids for Kerry Founder Ilana Wexler
Age 12
Oakland, California
Performance by Children's Voices of Greater Boston
Chris Heinz
Teresa Heinz Kerry
Finale
Benediction
Imam Yahya Hendi
Muslim Chaplin, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Adjournment
Of interest... the National Anthem will NOT be sung in English tonight.
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Senator Ted Kennedy adjusts his glasses during a sound check in preparation for a speech later in the day at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts on July 27, 2004. Democrats shift gears on Tuesday on their convention's second night, as John Kerry (news - web sites)'s wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, shows a personal side of the White House hopeful and the son of a Republican icon, Ron Reagan Jr., and Kennedy take a turn at the podium. REUTERS/Rick Wilking US ELECTION
the National Anthem will NOT be sung in English tonight.
the democrats are just so diverse.....LOL
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HONORABLE????!!!! Those Senators, etc. mentioned??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I'm here
I wonder if it was be as boring as last night's convention
I am counting on excellent play-by-play from all of you in the early part of the evening, because I won't be back until 8PM or so.
Allegra, I am pinging you for Day Two coverage. (Sorry I thought you were a guy. I should have known a guy wouldn't pick the name "Allegra!")
I watched some of it last night. The lies went on and on and on. How do they get away with this crap?
I was for the DNC convention before I was against it : )
what then? Arabic?
I just can't do it!...I saw Hillary walk on stage and that was all I could bear last night.
This lineup reads like the guest list at the annual Betty Ford Clinic reunion
Thanks for the ping. Stayed up til 4:00 AM doing a column on Day 1 of this circus. Today should be better.
I might have to miss some of the beginning today--need to run errands.
I wonder if they'll play that "John Kerry keeps on tryin'" thingy set to the tune of "Proud Mary"?
Oooh - three of my favorites!!! What was it Alice Longworth Roosevelt had embroidered on a pillow: "If you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!"
Howlin, thanks for the ping ;-)
BUMPing for later join-in, after work.
Well..post a link to it!...Would love to read it!
Sounds Irish.
I am just back from outside the Fleet Center, and it is a GHOST town out there. A few people walking around, enough black metal fencing to hold an army, Secret Service lunching in Hooters.
The Dems seem concentrated around Faneuil Hall. Three trucks drive by with gigantic photos of aborted fetuses on them, with a guy talking over a speaker about this being what Kerry-Edwards are promoting. A large woman with DNC credentials started screaming "SCREW YOU!" and "That's disgusting!"
My friend and I were surrounded by young white men asking if we wanted to get John Kerry elected--I think I horrified my buddy when I said very loudly "NO!" but the Dems were good natured about it and I said thank you.
I might go back later with my video cam and see if anything exciting goes on around prime time.
I just wish I was able to find some Bush pins but I don't even know how to contact the Bush campaign in Boston. :(
This should prove to be an interesting evening.
I think it's in honor of Kerry's O'oompa Loompa outfit: 
LOL!
Do you have any info on the gigantic flip flops that were waving behind Chris Matthews last evening? That was fabulous! They appeared to be 8 feet tall.
I thought that was the DNC banner. My bust.
I assume that is an Indian tribe?
LOL .. that was pretty bad
Teddy Kennedy, Ron Reagan and Teresa Heinz tonight. TRIPLE BARF ALERT.
Yes. Formerly known as the Papago.
Todd Oldham designs for Target and La-Z-Boy/
Great description and evaluation of Day One. Now pardon me while I head over to dictionary.com. (somnambulant)
;-)
Can anyone tell me what being a soldier for 4 months 30 years ago has to do with being leader of the free world?????
WHAT? What is it going to be sung in??
There There .. it will be ok
We'll report on the happening *L*
I agree .. Hellary was hard to take last night
The demonrats were so hateful last night, I was surprised that the secret service were'nt called in to investigate.
If you think last night was bad, the real loonies will be on tonight!
Any Democratic event reminds me of the bar scene from Star Wars.
(photo)
LOL!
The only notable mention of homeland security was Bill’s support of Kerry’s plan to defend against future attacks by increasing funding for ‘first responders.’ The left doesn’t believe in pre-emptive strikes but they’ll sure be ready when it comes to treating the wounded. Democrats apparently feel that the best offense is a good defense.
CRACK!!! Out of the park!
Dick Morris just said on Fox polling shows a 4 point bounce after last night and that they only got a 2 point bounce after the first night in '96.
Time to run errands.
BTW, strength and wisdom are not values, they are traits. You cannot choose to embrace them, you either got em or you don't and these clowns have neither.
This is from a synopsis of a recent episode of The O.C.:
Over at the Cohens', Topic A is still Theresa. Have they told her mother? No, not yet, says Ryan. Theresa worries that'll make it feel too real. Sandy promises Ryan that the Cohens will be there for them every step of the way. Theresa comes home and asks to speak to Ryan outside. Say, Ryan, did you ever see the episode of Maude where Maude gets the abortion? You're not ready for this. Theresa's not ready for this. So she's not going to have the baby.
The next morning, Seth suggests a trip down to the docks to take the S.S. Summer for a spin. Ryan looks off into the distance, as he's known to do, and Seth wonders why he isn't more relived about Theresa's decision. It's, you know, complicated. Over in the pool house, Kirsten pops in on Theresa. Would she like Kirsten to tag along to Planned Parenthood tomorrow? She sure would.
Julie comes out and tells Jimmy he shouldn't be here with Caleb coming home soon and the sniping is underway. Jimmy is with Hailey because he can't have Kirsten, Julie is a shameless gold digger, Hailey is a former stripper and coke whore, Caleb is a criminal.
More so..tonight is dedicated to Teddy Kennedy.
That's precisely it. LOL
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