Democratic National Convention
Aug 21st, 2008 by Catrina
August 25-28: Democratic National Convention, Denver Colorado
- Monday 25: One Nation
Barack Obama’s story is an American story that reflects a life of struggle, opportunity and responsibility like those faced by Americans everyday. The opening night of the Convention will highlight Barack’s life story, his commitment to change, and the voices of Americans who are calling for a new direction for this country.
Speakers include …
- Michelle Obama
- Barack Obama (live via satellite)
- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
- Ted Kennedy
- Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri
- Maya Soetero-Ng (Obama’s sister)
- Craig Robinson (Michelle Obama’s older brother)
- Jerry Kellman (mentor and long-time friend of Obama)
- Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.
- Lee Hamilton, former Indiana Representative
- Tom Balanoff, President of Illinois SEIU
- Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Reg Weaver, NEA President
- Randi Weingarten, AFT President
- Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
- Dan Hynes, State Controller
- Alexi Giannoulis, Illinois State Treasurer
- Miguel del Valle, Chicago City Clerk
- John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor
- Tuesday 26: Renewing America’s Promise
- Mark Warner, Keynote Speaker
- Hillary Clinton, Senator from New York
- Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana
- Lilly Ledbetter, Pay Equity Activist
- Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
- Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of Kansas
- Janet Napolitano, Governor of Arizona
- Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia
- Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin
- Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
- Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio
- David Paterson, Governor of New York
- Chet Culver, Governor of Iowa
- Patrick Leahy, Senator from Vermont
- Bob Casey, Senator from Pennsylvania
- Federico Pena, Former Secretary of Energy and Transportation
- Steny H. Hoyer, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Xavier Becerra, U.S. Representative from California
- Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Nydia Velazquez, U. S. Representative from New York
- Linda Sanchez, U.S. Representative from California
- Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congressional Delegate from Washington, D.C.
- Mike Honda, U.S. Representative from California
- John Chiang, California Controller
- Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood President
- Anna Burger,Of Change to Win
- John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President
- Wednesday 27: Securing America’s Future
Barack Obama offers a new, tough foreign policy that is neither Republican nor Democratic, but is a strong, smart American foreign policy to make our country more secure and advance our interests in the world.
Around 3.00PM Denver time we have the nomination process and the selection of the
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.Speakers include …
- Bill Clinton, Former President
- Joseph R. Biden Jr., Senator from Delaware
- Tom Daschle, Former U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota
- Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
- Evan Bayh, Senator from Indiana
- John Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts
- Jay Rockefeller, Senator from West Virginia
- Harry Reid, Senator from Nevada
- Ken Salazar, Senator from Colorado
- James E. Clyburn, Representative from South Carolina
- Robert Wexler, Representative from Florida
- Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago
- Thursday 28: Change You Can Believe In
- Al Gore
- Barack Obama (Presidential Candidate) [intro]
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