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Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
10:50 AM
Colorado State Democratic Convention
We’ve heard from various Colorado elected officials. State Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien told us that Colorado was only the second state to give women the right to vote (after Wyoming) in 1893.
Here’s a photo of United States Senator Ken Salazar addressing the convention:
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
The state convention kicked off with Colorado State Representative Mike Merrifield singing the national anthem. He has quite a nice voice.
Here are some more photos from the convention floor:
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
I’m officially “seated” as a delegate on the floor of the state convention, waiting for the proceedings to start. Check-in was much smoother than at the county convention.
Posted in Barack Obama, Colorado State Convention, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on May 13th, 2008
I’m pleased to announce that I will be attending the Colorado State Democratic Convention in Colorado Springs next weekend (May 17) as a delegate for Hillary Clinton. Although I’m skeptical of Clinton’s chances of gaining the nomination, I feel morally obligated as an official Clinton delegate to cast my vote for her. In truth, I […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Politics on Jan 30th, 2008
Leonard Pitts, of the Miami Herald, published a great opinion piece yesterday about the bigoted attacks on Barack Obama. You can read the column, Obama foes make appeal to ignorance, fear on the Miami Herald web site. Note that the column title in the Colorado Springs Gazette was, “What if America had a Muslim President?”
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Politics on Jan 24th, 2008
I was shocked to learn that an acquaintance of mine recently overheard someone in her church insisting that Barack Obama is a Muslim. The rumor has been debunked repeatedly, yet somehow this canard lives on.
This unfounded rumor irritates me for two reasons. First, and most straightforwardly, it’s simply untrue. Barack Obama is not a Muslim; […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Jan 9th, 2008
I’m pleased that Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire primary, but not because I necessarily want her to be the Democratic nominee for president. I haven’t yet decided for whom I’m going to vote, or even yet figured out what one does at a caucus. Nonetheless, I’m pleased because Barack Obama won in Iowa, so […]