Posted on August 28th, 2008 by campmanager
Bill Clinton is definitely the comeback kid. His speech to the convention last night was as good as it gets. Much attention has been paid to the fact that Barack has to win over Hillary supporters. What hasn’t been reported is that many of the Obama supporters, including me have been none [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by campmanager
Last night was Hillary’s night and she did a great job of getting the message right. Treva Mongler from Randolph County went with me and we sat behind the California delegation with was mostly Hillary delegates. They seemed very supportive of the unity message and I am hopeful we leave Denver with one [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by campmanager
Last night was the first big night of the convention. Among the speakers were Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Republican Congressman Jim Leach from Iowa, Michelle Obama, our own Claire McCaskill and a suprise appearance from Senator Ted Kennedy.
I was sitting to the left of the Missouri Delegation if they are shown on TV, at the [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by campmanager
Here we are at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, sort of. Actually the Missouri delegation is out in Englewood, so we will spend a fair amount of time in transit.
Got in yesterday from St. Louis on Southwest Airlines. The services they provide for travelers with disabilities is unparalelled. I get to preboard and can [...]
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Senate19
Sometime tonight, Senator Obama will clinch the number of delegates that he needs to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. It’s time to begin unifying our party to win in November.
As someone who had gone through difficult primaries in the past and is thankful not to have one this year, it [...]