Wednesday's Convention Schedule In Denver

2008 Democratic National Convention Podium Schedule
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

"SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE"
Time shown as local - Denver, Colorado MST

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention

Invocation
Archbishop Demetrios
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America

Presentation of Colors
Colorado Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Franz Wedeman, Thomas Chesner, David Shuker, John Harrington

Pledge of Allegiance
Paul Bucha
Ridgefield, Connecticut recipient of the Medal of Honor for distinguished service as a commanding officer in Vietnam

National Anthem
Robert Moore
Distinguished singer from South Dakota and elected council member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Presidential Nomination Process
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention

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Nominating speech on behalf of Senator Hillary Clinton
Delores Huerta
Delegate, national civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union

Seconding speeches on behalf of Senator Hillary Clinton (2)
Jordan Apollo-Pazell
Delegate from Copperton, Utah, he is the third youngest delegate at the Convention
Denise Williams Harris
Delegate and volunteer and organizer for Senator Clinton from Syracuse, New York

Nominating speech on behalf of Senator Barack Obama
Michael Wilson
Iraq war veteran and lifelong Republican from Florida

Seconding speeches on behalf of Senator Barack Obama (3)
The Honorable Ken Salazar
Member of the US Senate, Colorado
The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida
The Honorable Artur Davis
Member of the US House of Representatives, Alabama

Call for Roll Call Vote
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention

Roll Call Vote
Alice Travis Germond
Secretary of the Democratic Party

Remarks
The Honorable Charles Schumer
US Senator, New York
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

The Honorable Tom Udall
Member of the US House of Representatives, New Mexico

The Honorable Jean Shaheen
Former Governor of New Hampshire
Candidate for US Senate

Jeff Merkley
Candidate for US Senate from the State of Oregon

Tom Allen
Candidate for the US Senate from the State of Maine

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago, Illinois

The Honorable Robert Wexler
Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida

Video - The Course of Our Nation
Brittany Washington
A student at Howard University in Washington, DC from Los Angeles, California

Women of the US House of Representatives
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
Member of the US House of Representatives, Connecticut
The Honorable Nita Lowey
Member of the US House of Representatives, New York
The Honorable Hilda Solis
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Louise Slaughter
Member of the US House of Representatives, New York
The Honorable Maxine Waters
Member of the US House of Representatives, California
The Honorable Kathy Castor
Member of the US House of Representatives, Florida
The Honorable Lois Capps
Member of the US House of Representatives, California

Remarks
The Honorable Elijah Cummings
Member of the US House of Representatives, Maryland

Mark Docherty
Veteran and a firefighter from Sterling Heights, Michigan

The Honorable James Clyburn
Member of the US House of Representatives, South Carolina
The Honorable Manuel Diaz
Mayor of Miami, Florida
The Honorable Jay Rockefeller
US Senator, West Virginia

Live Performance
Melissa Etheridge accompanied by Phillip Sayce (guitar)

Award-winning singer/songwriter
Video - First Time Delegates: Renewing America's Promise

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Harry Reid
US Senator, Nevada
Senate Majority Leader

CSM Michele S. Jones, US Army (Ret.)
First female command sergeant major of the US Army

The Honorable Patrick Murphy
Member of the US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Joined by Iraq war veterans

The Honorable Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State

America's Town Hall - Economy
Moderator: The Honorable Joe Sestak
Member of the US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Panelists: Kathy Roth-Douquet, CSM John Estrada, Collin McMahon,
Representative Ellen Tauscher/California

Remarks
The Honorable Evan Bayh
US Senator, Indiana

Xiomara Rodriguez
Nevada delegate and retired member of the US Coast Guard

The Honorable Jack Reed
US Senator, Rhode Island

The Honorable Tom Daschle
Former US Senator and Senate Minority Leader, South Dakota

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States

Beth Robinson
Stay-at-home mom from Hampton Roads, Virginia

The Honorable John Kerry
US Senator, Massachusetts

Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, US Army (Ret.)
First woman to achieve the rank of three star general in the US Army

Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret.)
President, Franklin Pierce Law School in Concord, New Hampshire

The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico

Video - Changing The Course of Our Nation
John Melvin
Iraq war veteran from DeWitt, Iowa

Veterans Video and Remarks
The Honorable Chet Edwards
Member of the US House of Representatives, Texas

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
Tammy Duckworth
Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Helicopter pilot and wounded Iraq war veteran

Vice Presidential Nominating Speech
Quincy Lucas
Delaware woman who volunteers to work on domestic violence issues.

Seconding the Nomination - from the floor

Introduction of the Vice Presidential Nominee
The Honorable Beau Biden
Attorney General, Delaware

Remarks
The Honorable Senator Joe Biden
Vice Presidential Nominee
US Senator, Delaware

Benediction
Sister Catherine Pinkerton
Congregation of St. Joseph's in Cleveland, Ohio

Recess
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention

Comments

[IowaCali]

Thanks for the schedule Huffpo. The only way to truly watch the convention is on CSPAN. No talking heads - no spin - no commercial interruptions.

[jamo02110]

Joe will carve McSidekick up like a turkey....

Obama/Biden - 08

[IndependentThinker]

Here is the link for the WSJ op-ed piece by Biden.
http://losangeles.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/joe-biden-an-oped-reply-and-the-wall-street-journal.aspx?googleid=240270

[vinny]

in talking with charlie rose, amadinajahd (sp?) talked about iran happy to go on its own path without US approval..­. this opinion prob needs to change... the world is too small of a place, nations on some issues must walk a common path... nuclear materials being one of them...

the snag though is isreal with its nuclear arsenal... obama/biden will not get far in their diplomacy unless these nukes are finally on the table for everyone to see...

biden's piece, however, doesn't mention isreal's responsibilities at all...

[danoj]

Ahhh Bidden, the VP choice that says i'm not ready. Notice absolutaley zero bounce from the Bidden choice.

[Bronxcutie]

No, it's the VP choice that shows that Sen. Obama is a REAL leader who is secure. He specifically said he didn't want a "yes" man by his side. It shows that he is not afraid of those that may have more experience than he does. They only announced that he is the VP candidate on Saturday. Once people get to know that Barack and Joe Biden are truly for working Americans, the polls will go up!

[danoj]

No, he was starting to get beat down in the polls; had the Russians not invaded georgia and opened a great big can of gaffe whoop arse on O he would not have chosen Bidden.

[gotalife]

At least, the Clintons are helping Joe write his speech to try to come close to hers.

Good for them.

[olivia]

I do not believe Joe's speech will be all about Joe.

[whiteboyblues]

Glad to know you are insider goatlife

[HereComesMegaCorp]

Man... this is the most boring thing ever. Can't they schedule in some jello wrestling?

I predict that Bill Clinton's speech will make Biden's seem profoundly anticlimactic. Say what you want about his behavior during the primaries (or in office, for that matter), but the man has an awful lot of charisma.

[vinny]

judging by your remark, you'd prob be more interested in Family Guy then? have fun watching characters with testes on their chins, while the rest of us tune in to what will be another set of great speeches by our country's leaders...

[heal57]

Clinton's also got a lot of immaturity and arrogance; it dwarfs some of his charisma and the respect factor for him has dwindled.



Independent for Obama/Biden '08

[tlgeiger62]

Operative word there being 'awful'

[schicklett3]

We are making history tonight! God Bless American and the Democratic Party!!
We will take our country back - we will end the war mongering - the fear mongering - the hate mongering - the race baiting - and the bitterness heaped on us from the past 8 years of the Bush/Cheney Republican administration.
For the best coverage go to c-span.

We are the United Democrats of America!!
Vote Smart - Obama-Biden '08!

[JimReed]

Does anyone else think the furniture in the convention hall has kind of a Peewee's playhouse feel to it?

[bodo]

It is unwise for the front runners to be too confrontational. You do want to appeal to ALL Americans, not just your own party. The most vicious attacks are therefore left to the surrogates. That gives the front runners "deniability". Example: Hillary never said Democratic Governor Richardson was a Judas, it was only her surrogate Carville. So she is now able to say "I never said that".

[vinny]

i agree with your main premise... unfortunately for Hillary and for us, Hillary didn't heed that advice... had she done so, she would be on the ticket most likely...

[californiabear]

For everybody so excited or stressing about the polls, just one thought. They don't call cellphone numbers (>2% of numbers call are cellphones mostly called by accident) and many in this new tech world don't have landlines or at least don't answer them. Also, school's back in session, summer is mostly over and many people who might have been at home are now back at work.

[rucognizant]

Yeh! ANd I am retired, at home with a car problem, almost always available, unless in the garden....­..
( & I have caller ID) SO My very left opinion is not wanted!

[lovethesinner]

I'm not sure, but I think Shawn Johnson (Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast) may be leading the pledge of allegiance, tonight, or tomorrow at Obama's acceptance.

(Please let it be both or tomorrow)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYBMUNW3tWQ

There isn't anything that speaks heartland like a beautiful face framed in peace symbols.

O B A M A - B I D E N ' 0 8

[vinny]

that would be cool...

[philosopherkingtomas]

Gov. Schweitzer was great! Montana loves Obama !

[SheriChardonnay]

I am thinking of moving there (not b/c/ of O'Bama) I think it is a great state.....­I think O will win MT and CO!

[Jan pumper]

Are the dems. purposely throwing the election? why are they going so soft on big Mac. I am a staunch Obama supporter, i despised the way Hilary ran a repulsive campaign against her own fellow democrat, but i can't help but miss the Clinton attach machine. Why is Obama going so soft on McCain? Mac is making a mockery out of the dems, this is beginning to make me wonder, are the dems throwing this election for big Hillary to run in 2012? Who is advising Obama, can they pay attention to History, they don't even have to look to far, just look at Gore or Kerry. They better step up their attacks or big Mac will moon walk right on the white house lawn with his funny looking wife. I am getting real weary now, if any Obama surrogates are out there, tell that man he better start putting the heat on John or else Come election time, Obama will loose in a landslide victory. Anyone with eyes and common sense can see that Obama is going too soft on Mac, while Mac is making Obama look like a child. sad! I can't afford another 8 years of Bush part 2, someone please tell that idiot Barack to hit McCain hard where it hurts.

[considerthis]

Whoops, you tipped your hand there troll. The "dems" do not call Barack an idiot. Better go get a new name before you post again or better yet - go away.

[Yola]

Wow! So this is what a "staunch Obama supporter" sounds like. Wow! I hope you are not the benchmark of the Democratic Party or we are s c r e w e d!

[freebeer]

He sounds like someone who is disappointed by the refusal to challenge Republicans at election time by Democrats.
His Gore and Kerry points are very relevant when looking at how Obama is soft in his criticism of Bush and McCain.

So for you Yola, I could easily say......

Wow! So this what a staunch Democratic party supporter sounds like. No room for dissent or advice for candidates, or you will be attacked by the cool aid brigade.

Lighten up Yola and allow for the fact that many good Democrats want more from Obama on a host of issues. He needs to listen, and establishment Democrats need to stop attacking progressives for trying to keep our party on the left of center as it drifts insanely to the right.

[IndependentThinker]

He's just a little scared. After the Kerry debacle in '04 I'm a lttle nervous too. I hope Obama's advisors are as well. One can take nothing for granted when going against the Rep Attack Machine.

[Scoutxx]

Want to know what helps?

Turn off the TV and don't worry about it again until November when you go to vote.

The MSM needs to create conflict and doubt because that's what keeps people tuned in. All of this is hype. The facts are, this country is desperate to be rid of the republicans. In order for Obama to lose, he'd have to be caught smoking crack while having sex with a child. Anything short of that and he's going to steamroll over McCane in the fall.

I live in a very very red state and there are a large number of republicans who I know personally that are jumping ship and voting for Obama. My state only has 2 electoral votes, yet Obama's ground machine is buzzing around here.

This hype about how close it's going to be is nonsense. I've been voting for 20 years, and I've never seen anything like this.

Don't worry, just shut off your tv and read a good book. We'll see you in November.

[kristycu]

The fact of the matter is- Obama is getting much tougher on mccain, the thing is most of the commercials he is playing are not being played every where so to us it looks like he is not responding, when in fact he is, what he really needs to do and I am pretty sure he will- is show those commercials in almost every media market if possible- so that every one knows that he is fighting back , because honestly if the huffington post did not find some of these commercials i would not even know they were out there- and i've seen some the are pretty good, but now that he has a running mate he does not have to do it alone and i think they are all starting to become sharper in their attacks of mccain, but you can talk all you want- if they don't play it on TV then you won't know- I've actually watched a town hall meeting of Obama's and then watched them talk about it and totally distort some of the things he said- and i had just watched it not an hour before- so you have the to contend with to

[IndependentThinker]

You are wise beyond your years, kristycu. Well put.

[ojim]

What Obama needs to master is political ju jitsu; no agression, just learn how to break the sucker's arm when he throws a punch at you. He hasn't mastered that yet. God bless him, we may be in for a treat in the coming month or two.

[PAposter]

I do not want to miss Robert Wexler, he is going to bring down the house. I wish they put him closer to the headliners.

[Yola]

He is going to kick a$$ - I love him!

[ojim]

I would have loved him for veep too.

[Bystander]

Rasmussen Aug 27 tracking poll:
Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Barack Obama and John McCain each attracting 44% of the vote for the second straight day. When "leaners" are included, though, McCain picked up another point since yesterday and now has a statistically insignificant one-point advantage over Obama, 47% to 46% (sign up for daily e-mail update).

This is the first time since August 9 that McCain has held any advantage over Obama. The candidates have been within two points of each other on every day but two for the past month (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day.

McCain is viewed favorably by 56% of the nation’s voters, Obama by 53% (see trends).

Gallup Aug 27 tracking poll: McCain 46% Obama 44%
Conservative Democrats Peeling Away From Obama August 27, 2008
Barack Obama’s recent decline in the polls to the point of an exact tie with John McCain last week can be explained largely by some defection from conservative Democrats.

[PAposter]

By conservative Democrats you mean closet Republicans. There is nothing conservative about McCain, so I still don't understand the trend.

[IndependentThinker]

Come on PAposter. McCain doesn't want to help out single family home owners, doesn't want to tax the rich, doesn't want ANY kind of gun control, wants to stay in Iraq, wants to bomb Iran into submission, wants to drill on the continental shelp as though that would bring down prices immediately, has no plan for education, wants fairly insignificant changes to the health care system and has very little plans for job creation. Old school, Republican thinking, No hope, No McCain. He is as conservative as it gets. The "Maverick" thing died in 2000. Since then, he has voted along with Bush's demands 95% of the time. CONSERVATIVE - YES, MAVERICK - NO!

[flymic]

Obama 273 to McCain 252 with 13 EV as Toss UP.


If Elections were held today O' would have more than enough to Win.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

This is EXACTLY why national Polls do NOT matter.

[pqn]

I agree with you on that the national polls don't matter, especially this early on.

But should also point out that electoral vote shouldn't be giving OH for McCain just yet. So it's closer to 273 to 232.

Also, all polls are based on expected turn out and most of these polls are very conservative in their templates. They totally disregard the most powerful voter registration drive in history.

[Tenley]

Rasmussen polled me via automated telephone call and honest to God one of the choices they had to pick from for president (if you had indicated you were a Democrat) was Oprah Winfrey. The whole thing was a joke and it was incredibly tempting to play it as a joke instead of straight after that. (And Rasmusen supposedly is one of the "better" polsters lol, tells you something about these instapolls)

[Yola]

They did what? That is funny! This is why we should ignore polls! Per David Ax., their internal poll is looking good - close but good. Once the conventions are over be prepared for the fight from both sides.

Bill C, Hill C and Joe Biden will show them how to get into the gutter and fight!

[EggsBolinski]

And Cindy McCain still polls much more favorably that Michelle Obama.

[olivia]

In your little corner of the world?

You should keep better company.

[mjc]

Bystander, you are the fly in this ooozing ointment called a Democratic Convention­.. .... No sharp warnings for the Republicans, peace, harmony, unity.....­..........­..........­.....The polls have never shown Obama with any kind of a lead that one could say he will win; quite the opposite.