Obama Acceptance Speech: Schedule, All-Star Lineup

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The crowd moves to Invesco Field for the Democratic convention's final day. The session is expected to be called to order around 6:30 pm ET.

Here's the final all-star line-up to look out for:

Gov. Bill Ritter

DNC Chair Howard Dean

Rep. John Lewis

Gov. Bill Richardson

Gov. Tim Kaine

Stevie Wonder performance

Al Gore

Susan Eisenhower

Sen. Dick Durbin

Barack Obama

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Comments

[HWBII]

C-Span has live feed going on now... and no talking heads! Just the performers, speeches and crowd shots. Sweet.

[CamJam]

This is really awesome to watch online via MSNBC (while recording it on Cspan) -- no talking heads.
There is to be around 70-75,000 people there today?

This is even better than what I watched in my hometown, of Portland, Oregon on May 18 2008.

Whhho Will i Am is on NOW!!!!

[KBAR]

Obama Acceptance Speech: Schedule, All-Star Lineup

Including Vlad Putin on the Jumbo Tron

(Barry will throw out the RED flag for his introduction)

[conservativesoncrack]

Schizo are we?

[bohdibell]

KBAR, whoop tee doo. More like a swiss army jr.

[dnegri]

Hey, McCAin is the schizo: he's taped a "Nice job, Senator" Ad to endear him with people everywhere, while his campaign and its surrogates insure it'll be business as usual for the smear
machine. But I think I smell an Ad soon: What's the problem with the Republican party that they
have to mock someone who's popular and draws supporters? Hmm. How about an answer in
a reminder of John McCain's "green backdrop" speech at all of 100 people in Louisiana. Acclaimed as one of the worst speeches in modern history. Conclusionof the Ad: Envy doesn't become you.

[KBAR]

http://download.premiereradio.net/guest/rushlimb/daily/TV_SignObama.pdf

[CalliDem]

Why should they use MY money the TAXPAYERS money to put on this fuc##ing circus. Makes me sick

[conservativesoncrack]

They aren't! They are using my donated money to the Democratic Party and Obama. This typifies Repugs and their understanding of the world...

tsk tsk

[Zoolie]

Only if you checked the contribution box on yout tax return.

[conservativesoncrack]

And not even then. Obama turned down the tax payer funding, remember? Now, next week IS at taxpayer expense for sure!

[Malacandra]

You're joking, right? This is paid for by the Democratic National Committee. Your taxes have nothing to do with it.

But feel free to all the faux outrage you want. Dem indeed.

[queertodaydotcom]

They are using donations not tax dollars silly

[dnegri]

Why are you so uninformed? Please dont' cut and run....

[conservativesoncrack]

Anyone notice that the rain that was "prayed for" ain't commin'?

[Zoolie]

BUT Gustav is scheduled to hit on the first night of the GOP convention - when Bush & Cheney are scheduled. Were they planning a Gay Pride event too?

[conservativesoncrack]

HA! Well, the sun usually shines at gay pride events. At lease all the ones I been to!

[dnegri]

NO, but latest news: Bush might not "be able" to appear at the Convention. Going down to survey the hurricane and give on sight interviews­....who said a hurricane couldn't be exploited?

[Pupadup4oBama]

If Pat Robertson has anything to do with it...:)

HA HA!!!!

[Pupadup4oBama]

sorry, i'm feeling a bit silly right now - must be the wine!

[StrangeMachine]

Actually, same as many Labor Day weekends prior, Southern Decadence (a big gay event in New Orleans) is this weekend. Surely the repugs will blame it on the gays again if this does turn into a disaster.

[Pupadup4oBama]

oh yes it is...it's called GUSTAV!!!
but that's not coming until Monday....­hmmmm...sa­me day as the Rethug convention - coincidence? I think not.

[mistlesuede]

I thought Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen were supposed to be at it? Are they surprise appearances or was that info wrong?

[fuzzyhearts]

I hope not! This is the 2008, not 1988, DNC.

[dnegri]

Bon Jovi and Sprinsteen still among the Top 5 in number of people who attend their concerts ("highest grossing")­...and that includes the couple of C&W stars that McCain could probably line up....So, it ain't 1988, it's 2008. Of course, Obama would have NO PROBLEM
getting a bunch of very contemporary rock/hiphop/C&W if he wanted. So, guess that takes care of that.

[Pupadup4oBama]

My suggestion - Zephyr Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers!!! Makes me think of clear open skies.

[Zoolie]

Bruce Springsteen said he wasn't going to be involved in either convention.

[rock2casbah]

Bono, Kanye, Joh Legend, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against The Machine, Will I am, Melissa Etheridge and on and on was at Obama's convention. It's just that they give concerts throughout the events. I saw Stevie Wonder and Michael Macdonad tonight but the PBS.commen­tators kept butting in on performances.

There is a list of performers somewhere on HuffPo.

[Halfwit]

Let me suggest PBS if you want to hear all the speeches, see the videos, performances etc with minimal chatter.

[V4Vigilance]

or C-SPAN.

[jukesgrrl]

I'm watching C-SPAN. Best camera work I've ever seen from them. Kudos and thanks, Spanners!

[Zoolie]

Or CNN Live

http://www.cnn.com/live/

[conservativesoncrack]

CNN is too edited. I am with HalfWit. Use PBS!

[Pupadup4oBama]

I just watch MSNBC online.
Got rid of cable - no more slavery to COMCAST

[rock2casbah]

CSPAN was the best for uniterruptedm commentary free viewing.

[speakyourmind]

Should be great! Can't wait to watch! :)

[kid5rivers2]

Ahh! Yes! Just a few more weeks afore we can sing "Happy Days Are Here Again!"

[MPeter]

Looks impressive. Yes, We Can.

[WhatsLeft]

If I could have all my wishes and dreams come true, (with one yet to be realized in November) tonight there would be one more performer on stage: Bruce . The Dems have used his music for the past two presidential elections, and while he did appear with Sen. Kerry, it would just be awsome to hear him play "The Rising" live!

[luv4o]

I turly hope you get your wish..... It would awsome..

[VillageGreen]

Only one woman speaker in the lot. Tsk tsk.

[Halfwit]

Yes, because lets be sure to use quotas in determining who should speak when at the DNC.

[Malacandra]

That's an abbreviated list. Among the women participating in today's schedule: Jan Schakowsky, Nancy Pelosi, Jennifer Hudson, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lottie Shackelford, Susan Turnbull, Diana DeGette, Bernice King, Sheryl Crow, and Susan Eisenhower.

And over half the delegates are women.

[Pupadup4oBama]

God I hope you are not a PUMA

[benne]

I don't quite understand why Huffpost does not see that they're just feeding into the anti-Obama rhetoric with their "all-star," "Superbowl," and celebrity rhetoric. It also makes you think that perhaps he isn't that good of a speaker if he needs an all-star cast to bolster him. Heck, I'd go just to hear Stevie. How exactly is he going to have the quite "conversation" that his advisors are saying he's going to have with us when he's so darned removed from the people. Oh, I forgot, he'll have the television screens that he will be projected on.

[Nagarjuna]

I think your nitpicking is unfair. It's a big, big party. Let's just enjoy it.

[Pupadup4oBama]

ENJOY THE SHOW - (Sheryl Crow is on now)

[conservativesoncrack]

Yawn... I can't wait until Obama takes the keys to the White House so we can stop being inundated with this nonsense.

[Malacandra]

If we have a Democrat in the White House, the inane right wing & media attacks just intensify. E.G. Clinton, Wm. Jefferson.

[dnegri]

Yeah, Mitch McConnell is already figuring out how to blast the ceiling on their record breaking number of filibusters this current term. We need 5-6 new Dem Senators and
Obama will use the bullly pulpit to great effectiveness.

[anothergreenbus]

Howard Dean my hero. The guy who kicked the donkey in the ass.

[Malacandra]

You said it! Barack Obama was one of the "Dean Dozen" candidates who were profiled on the Dean For America website.

Even then Howard Dean was trying to build the party, and identifying - and supporting - our future leaders.

[dooleynoted]

I recommend trying to see Susan Eisenhower's speech, not for any fireworks as such but just because she is a true sage on world affairs, and was an early endorser of Obama. I saw her speak last year and she is brilliant - hopefully she will have high position in an Obama administration.

[nunzia]

OK. Thanks for that tip.
I had no idea who that was.

[myjs]

Ike's granddaughter!

[camb94]

She is a life long Republican (Ike's granddaughter) and she just left the Republican Party and re-registered as an independent. The nut jobs are pushing out the talent.

[liberaldemdave]

thanks for the tip... consider it "duly noted" :)

[MichelleB]

Susan Eisenhower is one dynamic woman