My First Convention

My First Convention: Pat Buchanan

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's Pat! Feisty former presidential candidate and frequent MSNBC commentator Pat Buchanan has been in this game a long time. Put it this way: His fir...

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My First Convention: Kevin Madden

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Mitt Romney spokesperson and frequent cable news show guest Kevin Madden talks about his first convention, gets co-interviewed by Tammy Haddad,...

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My First Convention: Trent Lott

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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You see lots of interesting people on a convention floor, but sometimes you can't quite believe your eyes when you see Senator Trent Lott . I asked a ...

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My First Convention: Ana Marie Cox

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Time and CQ Politics contributor, original Wonkette and current vlog star Ana Marie Cox, talks about her first convention, learning to love political...

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My First Convention: Laura Ingraham

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative pundit and TV/radio host Laura Ingraham talks about her first convention, including what, exactly, comedian Chris Rock called her on "Po...

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My First Convention: Karen Tumulty

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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We caught up with Time's Karen Tumulty (pronounced TU-mult-y, not Tu-MUL-ty, but she assured me that everyone makes that mistake, even members of her ...

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My First Convention: Chris Cillizza

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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ETP caught up with super-prolific WaPo "The Fix" columnist Chris Cillizza in the Washignton Post tent at the DNC, and enjoyed distracting him from blo...

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My First Convention: Jason Rae

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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We caught up with Jason Rae, officially the youngest superdelegate for the 2008 campaign, at the final taping of The Daily Show in Denver, and asked h...

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My First Convention: Jacob Weisberg

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Slate Group chair and EIC Jacob Weisberg talks about his first convention at the Google/VF Party, not too far from the bar made of ice where fancy Dem...

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My First Convention: Rick Dunham

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Houston Chronicle D.C. Bureau Chief Rick Dunham, our gracious host on the DNC grounds during the convention, shares some of the memories from his firs...

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My First Convention: Tammy Haddad

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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WaPo/Newsweek/former MSNBC/all-around D.C. Media doyenne Tammy Haddad talks about her first convention, internet TV, and why you should never cross h...

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My First Convention: Lynn Sweet

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, ETP pulled Chicago Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief and uber-reporter Lynn Sweet away from the thumping bass of the CNN Grill last night ...

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My First Convention: Tom Edsall

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Edsall is HuffPo's Political Editor, former longtime WaPo reporter and our resident old-school newsie. I don't get to work with Tom that much beca...

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My First Convention: Jonathan Alter

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome to the inauguration of ETP's brand-new series, "My First Convention," where we ask political movers and shakers about their very first convent...

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My First Convention: Sam Stein

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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On our last day at the RNC, Glynnnis and I enjoyed the company of my colleague, the intrepid Sam Stein, HuffPo political reporter and impressive copy-...

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Journalists Discuss: My First Convention

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Journalists (and one superdelegate) discuss their first political convention during the Democratic National Convention in Denver this past week. My F...

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