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July 08, 2008
Obama Switches Location For Speech To Accept DNC Nomination
Obama shifts venue for main convention speech to big football stadium
Senator Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination in a Denver football stadium that seats more than 75,000 people, campaign officials said Monday, a late change in plans intended to take advantage of the candidate's ability to draw huge crowds.
The Obama campaign's decision to hold the convention's headliner event at Invesco stadium, nearly two miles, or about three kilometers, away from the main convention hall at the Pepsi Center, harked back to the decision by John F. Kennedy to accept the Democratic Party nomination at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles in 1960.
But the announcement came after the news media had spent months planning coverage under the seemingly safe assumption that all four nights of the convention would take place at the Pepsi Center, which seats 19,000 people.
The challenge was especially high for the major television networks, which pour millions of dollars into elaborate sky box and floor sets devised to showcase their own stars along with the candidates themselves.
The television network chiefs were to hold a meeting late Monday to discuss how to collectively handle the change in plans, which will now require extra sets and camera locations.
Executives at all of the networks said the move to the stadium may require them to scale back plans for the first three nights of the convention in a year when the unexpectedly long Democratic nominating season and tough economic times already have strained news budgets.
For the past few election cycles, the networks have chafed at providing blanket coverage of the conventions, complaining that they have become little more than stage-managed press releases for all-but-certain candidacies and no longer produce real news.
The excitement surrounding the presidential election this year has produced extraordinary television ratings that could change the network deliberations.
Obama's campaign has clearly decided that the benefits of placing Obama in front of a roaring crowd of 75,000, on a day that also happens to be the anniversary of the "I Have a Dream Speech" by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., are worth the cost of agitated television network executives.
The Democratic National Convention Committee said it would party fill the stadium with Colorado residents. Tommy Vietor, a spokesman for Obama, said that the move to a stadium that can hold more people and not just party regulars and supporters was in keeping with Obama's "priority to open up the political process."
But the decision also allows Obama take advantage of his ability to bring tens of thousands to their feet in a way that few politicians can.
Matt Burns, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said the stadium move amounted to simply "stagecraft and theatrics."
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Guess the Obama campaign is holding a raffel so people can have a chance to “win” a seat at the stadium!
https://donate.barackobama.com/DNCconvention
"On Thursday, August 28th, he’s scheduled to formally accept the Democratic nomination in a speech at the convention hall in front of the assembled delegates.Instead, the convention will move to an outdoor stadium where Barack will join more than 75,000 people for a huge, free, open-air event and deliver his acceptance speech to the American people.
It’s going to be an amazing event, and Barack would like you to join him. Free tickets will become available as the date approaches, but we’ve reserved a special place for a few of the people who brought us this far and who continue to drive this campaign.
If you make a donation of $5 or more between now and midnight on July 31st, you could be one of 10 supporters chosen to fly to Denver and spend two days and nights at the convention, meet Barack backstage, and watch his acceptance speech in person. Each of the ten supporters who are selected will be able to bring one guest to join them.
Make a donation now and you could have a front row seat to history:
We’ll follow up with more details on this and other convention activities as we get closer, but please take a moment and pass this note to someone you know who might like to be there.
It will be an event you’ll never forget.
Thank you,
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America"
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Wild Thing's comment..........
There is something sick about this whole thing. I will not compare this guy to any leader; because he’s not a leader. He’s a figurehead for some political power and the public doesn’t realize it.
I wonder if they will bring in a popular band to play before his speech, to make sure people show up.
Denver has some terrific lightning strikes in August; ‘twould be a delight to see the consternation if BO’s “really big shew” gets cancelled because of Divine improvidence.
Add to this Obama’s going all the way to Germany to deliver a speech at Brandenburg gate like Kennedy, when he wouldn’t even go to Alaska!
With the help of the media, the ENTIRE WORLD was already going to be able to view his acceptance speech at the convention. This is about getting as many people as possible to be there in person to ADORE him. It’s all about him.
Obama Speech in Germany and THEN IN DENVER
video :Pink Floyd- The Wall
Posted by Wild Thing at July 8, 2008 02:50 AM
Comments
Maybe B. Hussein can have his speech kicked off by the band he had play in Seattle, The Decemberists. They could lead off with the Soviet National Anthym. It would be fitting for his Obamunist Communist Party.
Posted by: Bob at July 8, 2008 07:59 AM
I guess Obama is so friggin wonderful that I just can't see it- I wouldn't give 5 cents to his campaign much less hang out with him in Denver. Looks like Rene Marie can come and desecrate the National Anthem again! I hope the MSM is happy with the monster they created -I would love to hear them complain about the expense to move everything to the stadium! Obama has all ready forgotten he is a Senator and a mere candidate and he seems to think he has all ready won the election!! Anniversary of Kings speech huh-? I wonder if the Dems will tell the audience that King was a Rebublican?
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 8, 2008 08:24 AM
Somebody is playin with loaded dice & a short
deck of jokers!Who's watchin tha back door?
Posted by: Chief at July 8, 2008 10:24 AM
Bob, Oh yes that band that loves soviets your right.
The media is a little ticked about this since they have been spending money on the other place setting it up. hahaa
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 8, 2008 04:02 PM
Cheryl, LMAO I love how you said this....
"I guess Obama is so friggin wonderful that I just can't see it".
hahaha
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 8, 2008 04:06 PM
Chief, LOL exactly!!!
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 8, 2008 04:08 PM
Win a ticket to watch obama ? If they really want people to show up, raffle off Bronco's tickets. Obviously these people can't think outside the box anymore than obama can.
Posted by: Mark at July 8, 2008 04:12 PM
As an after thought That girl must be clean, she's wearing white socks. but as the Corpsman always said, just because she's wearing white socks doesn't mean she's clean.
Sorta like obama, the unclean.
Posted by: Mark at July 8, 2008 10:14 PM
Mark, LOL yes make it Bronco tickets.
And your other comment oh yessss Obama is dirty from the inside out. And communist dirt doesn't wash off very easy.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 8, 2008 11:32 PM
Maybe being in a football stadium will give someone a better chance of hitting its target
Posted by: cuchieddie at July 9, 2008 10:58 AM
Cuchieddie....is that Livingston guy still around. I have not heard anything about him since Ft. Marcy Park and when he showed up at the morgue when the keys mysteriously showed up to Vince Fosters car like poof oh look there are the car keys. haha
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 9, 2008 07:09 PM
Hey, this is Denver, the best of New York City and San Francisco in one place. The ticket scalpers will be flying in from NYC and selling "free" tickets for $2500 up. Go look at those old films of the Hitler rallies and you'll not want to miss this one. My old friends keep telling me it can't happen here. Is that right?
Posted by: Horace at July 10, 2008 11:12 AM
Horace, I had forgotten all about the ticket scalpers, you are so right. They will be out in force for sure.
I am not positive if it would really get to the point of like the Hitler rallies but it sure could come very cloe to it if Obama has his way. The adulation, cheering, chanting yes we can, oh it sure will feel like those old films.
The entire world will have it's eyes on Denver that week. Even the terrorists all over the world. Probably praying to allah Obama wins in Nov.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 10, 2008 05:59 PM
My city, Aurora, has 600 police officers. 300 of them will be loaned to Denver for this farce. They should all be shown the movie "300" before they show up in Denver.
Posted by: Horace at July 16, 2008 08:28 PM
Horace, that is the best idea I have ever heard for this. Thanks too for sharing about the DNC Convention plans and police.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 17, 2008 04:43 AM
