HuffPost And GQ Throw Party At Netroots Nation (PHOTOS)

Last Friday night HuffPost and GQ got together to provide some social lubrication outside the Austin convention center for all the bloggers, journalists, activists and politicians at Netroots Nation. The tequila flowed and so did the barbeque... and a vicious cycle ensued... tequila overload was curbed with barbeque consumption and barbeque overload felt a lot better with more tequila.

See below for photos from the night when much of Washington DC moved to Texas.

The crowd begins to gather.

HuffPost Senior News Editor, Katharine Zaleski, tries to convince the clipboard tyrants that she IS on the list.

David Guggenheim, Pam Spaulding, Michelangelo Signorile.

HuffPost National Editor and Political Reporter Sam Stein mistake the photographer for a bartender.

Media Matters's Eric Boehlert and Duncan Black aka Atrios cool off outside.

HuffPost Political Reporter Jason Linkins gives GQ Political Reporter Lisa DePaulo a squeeze.

GQ Deputy Editor Michael Hainey with Media Editor Andy Comer.

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Former CBS Producer Mary Mapes and husband Mark Wrolstad.

ABC's Mathew Dowd on the right.

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff, BlogPAC President Matt Stoller, The New Yorker's Rick Hertzberg, GQ Deputy Editor Michael Hainey.

VoteVets.org Founder Jon Soltz and friend.

GQ's Corey Wilson, Beth Andrews, and Dan Scheffey with HuffPost's Communications Chief Mario Ruiz

An unidentified "cowboy," Jeanne Shaheen for Senate Communications Director Jonathan Schleifer, and Molly Shaheen.

Samantha Power poses with HuffPost Political Reporter Sam Stein.

The Nation's Ari Melber and The New Yorker's Rick Hertzberg.

236's Lee Camp, HuffPost contributor Katie Halper, former HuffPost Community Manager Wendy Cohen, And HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff.

The New Yorker's Rick Hertzberg and The Washington Independent's Allison Silver, and friend.

Samantha Power and former Howard Dean Campaign Internet Director Zephyr Teachout.

More Food.

More Booze.

Comments

[gumbygirl]

Just a suggestion, but perhaps Deputy Editor Hainey should actually read GQ and get a few fashion tips!

[bitabingbitabangbitaboom]

What a bunch of Twerpie Tiquila Smiles....­..........­......Brea­kout out the Green Fairies.



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[EastTraveler]

Wish I received an invitation... :(

[SeanGardner]

Nice gathering.

I'll definitely be there next year.

[JulieSA]

Did y'all ever walk over to watch the Mexican Free-tailed bat emergence from under the Congress Avenue bridge? The Hilton and Convention Center are right there. It's a very cool natural phenomenon right in the middle of the city.

It's one of the largest bat colonies in the nation. I thought since you lefties are supposed to be interested in such things, you might have checked it out.

If you're still there, just realize that the bats are starting their emergence before sunset right now because of the drought.

[ZephyrTeachout]

We did go see the bats. It was incredible.

[JulieSA]

Excellent!

Just as an aside, frankly, the bat colony smells very bad, and I think it's great that all the hotels and other businesses around there don't mind because everyone just loves the bats. It's a great example of man coexisting with nature in an urban area.

[FogBelter]

Gee ... looks like fun.

Um, any leftovers?

[All57States]

Don't see a whole lot of diversity in these photos.

[PepeLepew]

I'm sure you'd find a lot more diversity at a Young Republicans convention. There might even be an Episcopalian or two.

[IronMikeKaty]

Somebody had a cowboy hat on! You would have thought they would have bussed a few people of color in with the promise of BBQ chicken or something. I didn't see any Mexicans either. Maybe they should have had Mexican food.

Netroot Nation does look very pale compared to the general Texas population.

[AliLiz]

I'm over 65 years of age. Can I go next year...looks like fun...let's have more skin color and gray hair! How do I get on the list for 2009?

[Wildcatdiva]

a very pale crowd.

[venicesurfer]

how come i wasnt invited? is it because im not a fan of obama?

[20090120]

I heard Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are throwing a corruption ball for wingnuts at the GOPers convention. I'm sure you're invited to that one. It's for the McBush/McSame crowd...which you sound like your a devotee of....enjoy your ill gotten gains for now.

[All57States]

Will former Freddie Mac CEO, Jim Johnson be there? You might recall he had to resign from Obama's VP committee due to that whole sweetheart Countrywide mortgage deal.