What Barack Obama Can Learn From Mark Green’s Failed NYC Mayoral Bid

Tricia Romano remembers the failed mayoral bid of Mark Green.

Soapbox: New York Times Celebrates Bloggers…Kinda

“The year of the political blogger has arrived” the New York Times announced…in the style section.
Don’t laugh. Blogging is on the up and up. Only 35 bloggers were invited to be a part of the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston. This year, 150 blogs were credentialed to cover the circus in Denver.
But it’s not all [...]

Obama Draws Inspiration from Middle-age Rockers

Today, the Rocky Mountain News reported Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen would be the headlining musical acts before and after Barack Obama’s keynote speech at the DNC. P+P contributors Mark Evitt and Samantha Page discussed the choices, and who a more enlightened selection may have been.
Mark Evitt:

It might be a lame choice, but in [...]

P+P@The DNC: Celeb sightings at African American Leadership Celebration

Well, after landing safely in Denver, I headed straight to the Democratic National Convention events with multimedia producer, Sharifa Johka. Our first stop was Mezcal restaurant for the African American Leadership celebration sponsored by The Creative Coalition, The National Black of State Legislators and Eli Lilly. The event featured several celebrities such as Spike Lee, [...]

The Speech That Started It All

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The speech four years ago that ignited Barack Obama’s career.

P+P @ The DNC: Getting Up Close and Personal With Airline Woes

If you want to feel the effects of the economy without driving your car, try flying the friendly skies.
The increasing fuel costs have hit America’s airlines pretty hard. Yesterday morning, on my way to Denver for the Democratic National Convention, I experienced the airline woes and U.S. economic troubles firsthand. The storm began upon my [...]

P+P @ TheDNC: Getting ‘Bussy’ Bumping Up Voter Turnout

Sunday was our first night hitting the town on the convention party circuit. Chris and I started off the night at the Young Democrats of America convention kick-off party, where we ran into Matt Singer of the Bus Project. The Bus Federation (a.k.a. BusFed) is a the result of grassroots political operations in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, [...]

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P+P @ The DNC: Denverites Dish on Playing Host

Torey Van Oot interviews local Denver voters about their choice in November.

Soap Box: Blaming the Media is Too Easy

Blaming the media is what grown ups do when the dog ate their home work. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is no different.
Instead of delivering closing remarks at a panel where Tom Brokaw of NBC News, Bob Schieffer of CBS News and George Stephanopoulos of ABC News agreed that election coverage has been pretty fair and [...]

P+P @ The DNC: Interview With a Cabbie

Max Zimbert talks to a local cabbie about Obama.

Daily News Round Up: Canine Heros, Curfews, and Wedgies — Oh My!

Man’s best friend does it again. A dog’s motherly instincts saved an abandoned baby boy from death in Argentina. The dog heard the cries of the child and promptly called dibbs. What’s species got to do with it?
Can Moyo please pass the mojo? For the first time since 1980, Zimbabwe’s chief opposition party, the Movement [...]

Word to the Pundits: Thanks for Nothing!

As Senator Joe Biden of Delaware energetically made his way onto the stage Saturday, his gait somewhere between a power-walk and a jog, only seconds separated him from history. Today would be his grand debut as Barack Obama’s running mate. Speculation climaxed late Friday, as analysts, pundits and strategists wondered out loud what a Biden [...]

P+P @ The DNC: The Media Party

Editor Chris Nelson on the pre-DNC festivities.

McCain Goes After Hillary’s Spoils

This ad is funny/scary. McCain’s been talking about the Clinton women voting for him but hasn’t directly targeted them….until now. The ad shows “Debra” a Hillary supporter who says that she’s voting for McCain. She says she’s never voted Republican before and whispers, “It’s OK,” which lets everyone know we’re in on the same joke.
There’s [...]