{"id":3616,"date":"2008-08-25T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/democratic-national-convention-kicks-off-today\/"},"modified":"2008-08-25T01:29:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T07:29:00","slug":"democratic-national-convention-kicks-off-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/democratic-national-convention-kicks-off-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic National Convention kicks off today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SLJf-l7JabI\/AAAAAAAAIds\/1tB98i0qR1M\/s1600-h\/DemocratSmall.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SLJf-l7JabI\/AAAAAAAAIds\/1tB98i0qR1M\/s200\/DemocratSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238354845522028978\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.demconvention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> kicks off today in <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobama.com\/learn\/meet.php#michelle\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Obama<\/a> headlines the list of speakers on the first night of the four-day event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As I\u2019ve previously reported, Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/governor.state.nm.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Richardson<\/a> and U.S. Senate candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomudall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Udall<\/a> will speak on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, there\u2019s a lot of other interesting stuff going on. I\u2019m not in <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, but Jill Cooper, Udall\u2019s wife, will be blogging daily from the convention on this site starting Tuesday. Keep an eye on this site for some interesting tidbits and insights from her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In addition, you can check out convention coverage from <a href=\"http:\/\/nmfbihop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NMFBIHOP<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracyfornewmexico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Democracy for New Mexico<\/a>, progressive bloggers who are in <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. You can also get complete coverage from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Post<\/a>. And you can find the convention schedule by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.demconvention.com\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/news\/state\/25108257250newsstate08-25-08.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Albuquerque Journal<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/news\/ci_10287640\" target=\"_blank\">Las Cruces Sun-News<\/a> had convention previews from a New Mexico perspective over the weekend, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/SantaFeNorthernNM\/Democratic-convention-Denver-helps-set-stage-in-battle-for-Whit\" target=\"_blank\">The Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a> had an article about how the major-party conventions have become \u201cextravaganzas of schmoozing, networking and entertaining for politicians and party leaders, underwritten by the same corporations and interest groups that spend billions lobbying Congress and funding campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopconvention2008.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican National Convention<\/a> will be held next week in <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>. I\u2019ve offered the campaign of GOP Senate candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforpearce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Pearce<\/a> the opportunity to blog daily on this site during that convention, but have not yet received a response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic National Convention kicks off today in Denver, and Michelle Obama headlines the list of speakers on the first night of the four-day event. As I\u2019ve previously reported, Gov. Bill Richardson and U.S. Senate candidate Tom Udall will speak on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, there\u2019s a lot of other interesting stuff going on. 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