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Thursday, July 29
Dean Pays Surprise Visit To Iowa Delegation
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 29 Jul 2004 06:38 PM CDT
Dean Pays Surprise Visit
To Iowa Delegation
Howard Dean (left) and Darrell Lewis,
one happy camper, in Boston this morning
© 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved.
DFIA
delegate Darrell Lewis of Clear Lake reports that the Iowa delegation
was expecting a visit from Elizabeth Edwards and Cam Kerry this
morning, when who should walk in with them but Howard Dean.
Dean
praised Gordon Fischer and the Iowa Democratic Party and was
particularly impressed with the fine slate of Democratic candidates
Iowa is running this year.
According
to Darrell, Dean also "talked about how the Democratic Party needed to
not only support the Kerry ticket, but that electing local candidates
and working for them would help Kerry. He mentioned that Iowa has
their first Dean Dozen candidate (then he blushed and said 'Oh my gosh,
I forgot his name.' Of course, I shouted it out...and got a good
laugh.)" For the uninitiated, that would be John Drury, Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate in District 6, North Iowa - whose campaign Darrell manages!
Towards
the end of the Dean visit, some of the Iowa delegates jumped up and ran
to the front to shake hands and get their picture taken with Gov.
Dean. As you can see above, Darrell was successful in that effort!
Mr. Lewis Meets & Greets
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 29 Jul 2004 01:27 PM CDT
Mr. Lewis Meets & Greets
We like Dean, but we support the nominee, too.
Earlier in the week, Mr. Lewis met up with
Senator Tom Harkin (right) and Iowa delegate Gus Lartius
© 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved.
As usual
I made the rounds yesterday, talking with very interesting
people. I ran into former California Gov. Gray Davis and had a
real nice visit with him about my time living in Pasadena.
Earlier, I waved to Michael Dukakis and he walked over to talk with me.
Upon learning I was from Iowa, he asked where. WOW, the man has a
remarkable memory as he chatted with me about his time campaigning in
Iowa, Clear Lake and, of course, the fact that Iowa was one of the few
states who voted for him.
People
out here seem genuinely surprised when I tell them that second only to
Minnesota, Iowa has the longest Democratic Presidential voting streak
in the country. I also chatted briefly with George Stephanopoulos
and shook hands with James Carville.
But I
also talked a long time with an African American teacher from Texas,
another teacher from somewhere in New England and a really long time
with a Boston Police Officer who was a life-long Democrat and obviously
proud of his City.
I am
happy I drove out here rather then flying because I have accumulated
sooooooo much stuff. Because I have the pickup I will be able to
bring back all kinds of convention placards, signs, etc. So keep your
eyes open for the announcement of the event for John Drury
when we will auction it all off. I am also getting lots of autographs.
You, too, can have a piece of the convention and contribute to John at
the same time.
Wednesday, July 28
Christina Reports In: GLBT Caucus & Meeting Dean
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 28 Jul 2004 04:14 PM CDT
Christina Reports In:
GLBT Caucus & Meeting Dean
Boston during the convention
© 2004 Christina Butts. All rights reserved.
***TUESDAY***
I first went to the African Am caucus at the Sheraton Hotel around 10am where an African Am female senator from the state of Massachusetts legislature said it was so great to see so many African Am faces at this political gathering. Then Ill senator candidate Barack Obama spoke and pumped up the room about making a difference. Willie Gary talked about how the need to reach back and bring people up from the community even after making it in the world, bring other people from the community up because the struggle still continues.
Al Sharpton spoke to a warm reception. There’s a love for his ability to boldly tell the truth. Whether he’s elected or not, he said Republican hostilities dismiss blacks and negative treatment of blacks & minorities. If the Democratic party delivers to blacks & minorities, we could deliver back to the party. People enthusiastically clapped and yelled in approval and “Amen” shouts of agreement. All minority groups must continue to keep the minorities issues of disenfranchisement and discrimination in front of the public and shouldn’t be buried and forgotten until nice aphorisms and polite sentiment. But push for real action and support.
Many other important African American political officials talked to the caucus which energized the crowd to feel empowered.
Next was the GLBT caucus, where Senator Barbara Boxer spoke about her support for GLBT issues. I got to know a reporter of the religion section from a local GLBT newspaper called " In Newsweekly". www.innewsweekly.com
She spoke of the historic importance of this election, how true laws & values behind them are being corroded to endanger all of our freedoms. That GLBT shouldn’t be made into scapegoats for the troubles of this administration. (IMHO, this includes all other minority beings.)
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Our Dean Delegate/Bloggers Make The Waterloo Courier
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 28 Jul 2004 10:06 AM CDT
Our Dean Delegate/Bloggers Make The Waterloo Courier
DFIA's
Delegate/Bloggers, Darrell Lewis of Clear Lake and Christina Butts of
Des Moines, made the Waterloo Courier yesterday in a story on blogging
and the convention. Was rather surprised that Blog for Iowa did
not get a mention, since I provided that reporter with 90% of the
material he ended up using and since both our bloggers are sharing
their insights and experiences with us. I will, however, settle
for not getting the blame for his spelling Darrell's name wrong!
LOL
Blogging your way through the Dem. convention
Waterloo/Cedar Fall Courier
BOSTON -
Iowans who don't want to stay glued to their televisions have a new way
to keep track of the happenings at the Democratic National Convention
in Boston this week.
Meet blogs, short for Web logs.
A Web
log allows a person from the delegation to post frequent updates about
what their delegation is doing at the convention. With no editors and
no deadlines, blogs offer a raw account of the events.
Two Iowa
delegates are blogging from the convention, offering Iowans an inside
view of the event. Christina Butts of Des Moines and Daryl Lewis of
Clear Lake are running separate blogs.
(more)
Tuesday, July 27
Hot Scoop: Hannity & Garofalo Go At It!
by
Linda Thieman
on Tue 27 Jul 2004 10:08 PM CDT
Hot Scoop: Hannity & Garofalo Go At It!
Leaving
the convention floor this evening after rousing speeches by Howard Dean
and Barack Obama (more on that later), Democracy for Iowa's intrepid
reporter, Darrell Lewis, came upon this scene.
Janeane Garofalo (right) points the finger at Sean Hannity
© 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved.
Says
Lewis: Less then an hour ago in an alley behind Fleet center, I came
upon Sean Hannity and Janeane Garofalo in a heated discussion.
Garofalo was really ripping into Hannity, and at one point she said,
"You are just plain mean to people." Of course, I had to throw my two
bits in and tell Hannity it was disgraceful the way he treated Dean.
Anyway, the discussion was fairly lengthy and heated at times, with
only a handful of us observing it and occasionally getting
involved. By the time it ended the two of them had come to an
agreement to be on each others shows and do "in-studio exchanges." Hannity told her, "Well, I
was on my way to have a beer, but if you want to go back up to our
studio now, let’s go!" and off they went.
Sure.
What's the point of fighting in an alley when you can do it on TV and
get paid for it! Thus endeth Blog for Iowa's foray into tabloid
journalism.
Review of TV Convention Coverage
by
Linda Thieman
on Tue 27 Jul 2004 09:12 AM CDT
Review of TV Convention Coverage
Get it right, George! George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.
© 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved.
Most
Dean bloggers will recognize the name Rich Kolker, a long-time Dean
activist, Dean blogger, and well-respected Iowa Perfect Stormer. This
is his review of yesterday's television coverage of the convention, as
posted on Blog for America.
Good Morning from the Old Dominion...
Well,
courtesy of C-Span, PBS, MSNBC and eventually the networks, I watched
quite a bit of last night's Democratic Convention show.
Mixed in
among the "positive" speeches were long stretches of 1970's rock, a
video celebrating Terry McAuliffe (gee, wonder why Howard wasn't in
that one), one time when they told the delegates to "mill around until
the networks pick us up", the guys standing behind Matthews waving CNN
signs and the guys behind Howard Fineman on Matthews holding up
Bush/Cheney signs (like that's going to make a difference).
Al Gore was humorous, but I would have liked to have heard the first
draft. Jimmy Carter was inspiring, but why was he buried in the
non-network segment (as was Gore). Hillary
Clinton will never be President if she doesn't learn to give a speech.
Bill Clinton can give a speech, but maybe it was the shot of Richard
Schiff (Toby Ziegler on "West Wing") in the audience that made me
analyze rather than appreciate it.
Question
- Why does MSNBC have Joe Scarborough analyzing the Democratic
Convention? Are they going to invite Michael Moore to analyze the GOP?
I'm sure
some of these mayors and councilmen and heads of NGOs have something to
say, but we never hear them unless we watch C-Span.
Am I the
only one who doesn't want national policy made based on the wishes of
family members of victims (this goes back to Peggy Say and Lebanon, the
9-11 families are just the latest example) but the overall good of the
nation? Am I the only one that finds constantly harping on the losses
of 9-11 maudlin, insincere and politically expedient?
Watching
this convention has made me even more aware of all the things we need
to change to take back our country -- from how it is being orchestrated
to how it is being covered to what the party of FDR and Truman and
Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy has become.
It is
sad, that instead of a real choice, we are left with the choice between
someone I agree with 0 percent and someone I agree with 30-50 percent.
It is sad, that supposed "news" organizations think it is more
important to get the opinions of some geek in a yellow jacket than to
listen to the speakers, or even talk to the delegates about what
brought them to Boston and what were their hopes and dreams for the
future.
Don't
get me wrong, we need to get rid of the guy who I agree with 0 percent.
But on November 3rd, no matter the results, and with all due respect
(and much is due) to those Dean Dozens running this fall, the hard work
of taking back our country begins again.
Posted by rich^kolker at July 27, 2004 08:50 AM
Monday, July 26
Boston Trip Reinforces Small’s Commitment To Serve
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 26 Jul 2004 08:54 PM CDT
Boston Trip Reinforces Small’s Commitment To Serve
The Iowa Delegation to the Democratic National Convention
this evening at the start of the convention
© 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved.
BOSTON
– During the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Art
Small, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, met with Sen. Tom Harkin
(D-Iowa) and the Iowa Delegation for breakfast, had lunch with labor
leaders, and had a conference with Sen. Jon Corzine (D-New Jersey),
chair of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.
The palpable excitement of Iowa delegates, candidates and elected officials bodes well for the week’s events, Small said.
“We’re
all having an excellent time,” he said. “The weather is absolutely
wonderful and the city has just gone out of its way to be hospitable.”
Small
said being in Boston also reinforced his commitment to creating
opportunity for ordinary Americans and to his campaign to defeat Sen.
Charles Grassley this November.
“I
was looking over the city this morning from the terrace of my room, and
I could see the Beacon Hill monument – where the American Revolution
started – and I could see the convention center,” he said. “Then I saw
the wharves and it reminded me of my grandfather. He was a mate on a
ship and fell ill. Because of that, my father had to quit school to
support the family. For some time, he drove a cab in Boston. Now, here
I am, riding in cabs in Boston as a U.S. Senate candidate on my way to
the Democratic National Convention.”
“I’ve
come a long way from being the son of a traveling salesman,” Small
said. “I want all Iowans to have that same opportunity.”
Small said because his father, a smart and hard working man, had not finished high school, most careers weren’t open to him.
Art
Small worked his way through college and attended graduate school on
the G.I. Bill. His personal experience has motivated him to work for an
opportunity society -- where everyone has a genuine chance to secure a
quality education, hold a job, take care of a family and live in
dignity.
To learn more about Art Small for U.S. Senate or to contribute to his campaign, go here.
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