**** Official Day 3 Democratic Convention Thread *****

[LSK]

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Wednesday, August 27 2008: Securing America's Future

Hour # 1 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

Nominating speech on behalf of Senator Hillary Clinton

Seconding speeches on behalf of Senator Hillary Clinton (2)

Nominating speech on behalf of Senator Barack Obama

Seconding speeches on behalf of Senator Barack Obama (3)

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 National Committee

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 Jeanne 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

Hour # 4 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

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 - Securing America's Future
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

Hour # 5 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)

Remarks
The Honorable Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States

Ret. Rear Admiral John Hutson
President, Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire
Lifelong Republican

The Honorable John Kerry
US Senator, Massachusetts

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

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

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

Hour # 6 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 Nomination
Remarks and nominating speech
Seconding speech

Vice Presidential Nominee
The Honorable Senator Joe Biden
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

[XemaSab]

1. .

:popcorn:

[LSK]

2. the nominating process is starting right now

[goodgd_yall]

4. Yippeee!

[goodgd_yall]

3. That man had a beautiful voice (National Anthem singer)

Nice hair too ;)

[SeattleGirl]

7. Yes, he did!

Gave me goosebumps, listening to him sing.

[goodgd_yall]

5. Hillary's name put into nomination n/t

[goodgd_yall]

6. Hey, it's too bad this thread doesn't get more participants

It's a one-stop shop instead of all the multiple threads that get posted for every single event at the Convention.

[gateley]

8. Thanks!! nt

[mzmolly]

9. "I stand with Hillary as she stands with Barack Obama to take back our Country."

Beautiful! :toast:

[SeattleGirl]

11. Loved that line!

:toast:

[gateley]

10. This young man is impressive -- so calm and collected! nt

[goodgd_yall]

12. Barack Obama nomination now!

[LSK]

13. Obama's turn to be nominated

[LSK]

15. An Airforce surgeon who served in Iraq is giving the Nominating speech

[Sparkly]

14. Wow, a Republican giving the nominating speech!

I hadn't realized that! Kewl.

[goodgd_yall]

18. Nice touch to put a republican up there to do the nomination.

[goodgd_yall]

16. Wow! A republican is nominating him!!

[mzmolly]

20. That was very nicely done.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

17. Whoa!!! A registered Republican is nominating Obama!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[goodgd_yall]

19. And he's an Iraq War Veteran.

[mzmolly]

21. "No matter where you're from anything is possible in our America." Ken Salazar.

[LSK]

22. Ken Salazar giving the 2nd nominating speech, good for Colorado votes

[tigereye]

23. who knew Salazar was so cool?

I didn't know anything about him!

[mzmolly]

25. Dare I say he looks a bit like John Denver?

:D

[goodgd_yall]

26. A bit

in the eyes.

[tigereye]

is he pretty progressive?

I am finding the newer group of Western and Southern Dems quite interesting.


as far as looking like Denver, I still picture him as quite young in my mind, so probably not.

[mzmolly]

43. I believe he's moderate?

Or at least he is by DU standards. ;)

[tigereye]

54. yes, that's true...

thanks...

[Goldom]

44. Salazar?

No. He beat out the progressive candidate in the primary because he was considered a safer bet for a light-red state.

[DevonRex]

42. Ack!!! He's much more handsome. Don't flame me, John Denver fans.

[blogslut]

24. Salazar seconding now

"Welcome to the west - where we're building a new Democratic majority" yeehaw!

[goodgd_yall]

29. Yes, I like that line

Wouldn't that be great to have the West as reliably Democrat as the Northeast?!

[LSK]

27. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was hardcore for Hillary wasnt she???

Wow!! Great move to counter the "puma"s.

[Sparkly]

31. Yes -- this is a great part for her to have in the convention! nt

[Sparkly]

28. Wasserman-Schultz -- SMART choice!!!

:applause:

[mzmolly]

30. Debbie Wasserman doing a nice job now, seconding the nomination of Barack Obama.

:toast: *sniffle

[Renew Deal]

36. That is spectacular!!!

Nice job Democrats!

[mzmolly]

45. Yes it was! Sure to disappoint

Faux viewers ey?

[PM7nj]

32. Debbie!

Awesome. I am so glad she is doing this.

[Cha]

33. Thank you, LSK! Wasserman Schultz

is doing an amazing job! "No matter what the ad says we are standing together right now as Democrats!"!

[mzmolly]

35. !

:toast:

[SeattleGirl]

37. Her speech was fantastic!

Thank you, Debbie!

[goodgd_yall]

34. Listening to all the nomination speeches is giving me chills

I love this part of the Convention!

[gateley]

38. Same here - just so patriotic and hopeful for our future! nt

[spanone]

39. the big dog is gonna howl tonight

[DevonRex]

40. Ken and Debbie did very well! I'm proud. nt

[VolcanoJen]

41. I heart Artur Davis

He's just about the best Obama surrogate out there.

Go, Artur!!!!!!!!!

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

51. Dangit, my allergies are sure acting up today. Sniff, sniff.

Did that sound convincing? Jeez, I have to stop watching this stuff at work...

:cry:

QDM

[LSK]

46. "our time is now"

[goodgd_yall]

47. Roll Call of STates---I LOVE THIS PART!

[Cha]

48. I have a big lump in

my throat thanks to one Arthur Davis of Alabama! God he's good!

[Cha]

52. 48 votes for Barack Obama from Alabama!

YAY..thank you Alabama:patriot:

Alaska 15 votes for Barack:patriot:

[LSK]

49. time for the roll call of states

[cyndensco]

50. Alabama t-shirt:

"Sweet Home AlObama"

Go Obama!

[Madam Mossfern]

53. Is there an official DU scorekeeper

I'm arithmetically challenged.

[Born_A_Truman]

56. O=159 C=35

California just passed. Hmmmm.

[Born_A_Truman]

62. MSNBC says...

states may pass if they have more votes for Clinton than Obama. Something happening when they get to Illinois vote.

[goodgd_yall]

72. Interesting n/t

[goodgd_yall]

55. Great little speech by the American Samoa rep

Acknowledging Hawaii's native son.

[goodgd_yall]

57. What does that mean---"passes"?

They haven't gotten all their votes together yet?

[blogslut]

58. California Passes?

Why?

[Cha]

63. What the hell does that even mean?

They're not in it with us?

[goodgd_yall]

66. Not to worry---California is big Obama country n/t

[Cha]

68. I know but why would they do that with big

ol' scary smiles on their face?

[Barack_America]

59. Why did California pass?

Odd.

[goodgd_yall]

61. Do they want to be the ones to give the last votes? What? What?

That's my state.

[Born_A_Truman]

67. See my post #62

States are passing if they have more Clinton votes than Obama. Clinton took California.

[Cha]

60. American Somoa casts its 9 precious votes for

Barack Obama! Neighbor to Hawai'i the Aloha States who nurtured and produced the Native Son who will be the next President of the United States, Barack Obama!

[goodgd_yall]

64. Yeah, that was sweet

9 precious votes

[eshfemme]

65. Jeez, Rebecca Gwatney looked like she was about to burst into tears... maybe it was too soon...

The case still hasn't really had any news either...

[Renew Deal]

69. Democrats abroad is up. I'm in Canada today!

So I'm a Democrat abroad, at least for today. :D

[Cha]

70. They cast 'em all for

Obama!

[Born_A_Truman]

71. Andrea Mitchell reporting Hillary will come to the floor to cast NY votes

[bluestateguy]

73. The Florida delegation voted for Obama!

The large majority of Hillary delegates are being team players.

I don't have a problem with any delegate voting for Hillary on the floor, as long as they join the team once the roll call is over.

[Born_A_Truman]

74. Illinois!

Illinois passed!

[bluestateguy]

75. OK, Maryland got to vote. That MD Hillary delegate from last night can't complain anymore

nt

[goodgd_yall]

76. WooHoo! Barack's our man!!!!

[goodgd_yall]

77. Schumer now making the pitch for a Democratic Congress

Obama can't do it alone.