RNC Open Thread: Day One. Er, Two.

Buh Bye!For reasons that we (nor any other bloggers on the tubes) are not privy to (though speculation is rampant), Our Mr. Olbermann will not be going to to Minnesota this week. He’ll be doing his anchor bit from 30 Rock. I wondered if this merited a masthead change, but figured hey. I done made it already.

Whether you’re watching the Elephant Party get down with its bad self or not, feel free to talk amongst yourselves.

I Have a Dream: DNC Open Thread

It’ a bird!  It’s a plane!It’s the final hurrah from Denver! An historic presidential candidate formally accepts his party’s nomination on a night and in a place with no small significance. I have my box of Kleenex handy, do you?

The theme tonight is predictably “Change You Can Believe In” and the featured speaker is, of course, the Next President of the United States, the Junior Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.

The order of the final night from Mile High Stadium from demconvention.com after the jump.

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Straight Outta Scranton: DNC Open Thread

Biden ButtonIt’s Veep nomination night at the Pepsi Center!

Wednesday’s theme is “Securing America’s Future,” aka “Democrats Aren’t Pussies.” We’ll hear from The Big Dog and, after his formal nomination, the next Vice President of the United States, Senator Joe Biden.

The order of this evening’s speakers from demconvention.com after the jump.

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