Florida Democratic Party Meeting -- 9AM ET -- All Day

[Khephra]

CSPAN1

[Khephra]

1. kick

[soup]

2. hmm, guide showing Washington Journal

until 10 a.m. (eastern time) this morning.
Graphic on bottom of CSPAN screen says Starting Shortly...

:kick:

On edit: appears to be starting now.

[slinkerwink]

3. I see a lot of Dean signs at the florida convention

;-)

[moz4prez]

17. i'm seeing a lot of Kerry signs here

LOL, the chairman just quoted Webster's definition of "freedom"

[slinkerwink]

perhaps we're seeing different sides of the same coin?

;-) darn, the captioning went off my TV.

[moz4prez]

26. nah, it was just a smattering of Kerry supporters

nothing to lose sleep over

[slinkerwink]

4. there's also a lot of people wearing dean buttons

and there's lights flashing all over the florida convention--looks to be like a party atmosphere. ;-)

[creativelcro]

5. having problems connecting...

perhaps republican hackers are jamming C-SPAN :)

[creativelcro]

6. 9:30, what's this god crap?

can only listen.... Video is not working...

[DeepModem Mom]

8. It's the invocation -- now presenting the colors.... nt

[creativelcro]

9. snowing a lot here in Boston...

[slinkerwink]

7. ha, I'm still able to watch C-Span

although the winter storm might prevent that if it gets really bad.

[creativelcro]

10. sad story....

[janx]

58. Slink, where are you? What state?

?

[slinkerwink]

70. I'm in MA

it's snowing pretty hard here too! I might go sledding later tonight!

[janx]

78. About ten years ago I wound up in a nasty snow storm there

and wound up spinning out all over the Mass Turnpike. Keep warm and enjoy your sledding!

[Khephra]

11. Did I miss anything?

I had to run out and get supplies for the day.

[creativelcro]

12. well, lotsa sad stories about soldiers who died in Iraq..

I bet the repubs won't talk much about this issue...

[Khephra]

13. Do we have a speaking schedule yet?

[Khephra]

16. Here's a partial schedule

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session I
with Presidential Candidates
Lineup to be determine

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
Presidential Forum I
Sponsored by Small County Coalition and County Chairs Association
Candidates will participate in Question & Answer moderated by Chairman Maddox

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. General Session II
Presidential Candidates
Lineup to be determined

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Dinner
Presidential Forum II
Candidates will participate in Question & Answer moderated by Chairman Maddox
Lineup to be determined

[slinkerwink]

20. awesome!

I wonder why they don't have a full lineup? Perhaps some of the Dem candidates haven't rolled out of bed yet ;-)

[Jerseycoa]

14. Opening is great

with all the best Dem orators. Cuomo, Jackson.

[creativelcro]

15. OK, but I hope they get to the content soon...

Dunno.... The heated rethoric is a bit of a turn-off for me...

[DeepModem Mom]

18. Jesse's "American quilt"....

Cuomo, Barbara Jordan, Jesse, JFK, Al, MLK -- our wonderful "crazy quilt" of a party.

[Khephra]

19. Scott Maddox

appears to be one of the "angry Democrats".

:evilgrin:

[slinkerwink]

21. probably either a Dean or a Clark supporter?

;-)

[Khephra]

22. With his chants of "Freedom"

He could be a Deanie.

:evilgrin:

[Jerseycoa]

23. "I will not be silenced...

I fight for freedom."

[mandyky]

68. Think if Maddox delivers FL that

Dean might make him the new DNC chair? Wouldn't that be great!!

[slinkerwink]

24. perhaps Scott Maddux is one of rising stars in the party?

He sure got a lot of cheers! :-)

[Khephra]

25. Carrie Meek

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take anymore!"

Anger seems to be leading off the show today.

Maybe this will finally clue in the establishment Democrats?

Speaking of revenge for the 2000 Selection now.

Terry McAuliffe up next.

[maddezmom]

27. she's right...but we all need to direct that anger to the repugs. n/t

[mandyky]

69. I wish she hadn't used the word REVENGE

so much. Her glowing intro for Terry M almost made me gag. He may have done SOME good things in the party, but he has botched some too.

[slinkerwink]

28. Terry's now on......

I hate to say this---Scott Maddox was a much more exciting speaker than him.

[Khephra]

29. I don't hate to say it

Scott was great!

(Maybe it's because my name is Scott too? ;-) )

[slinkerwink]

34. darn! I thought you were a woman.....

damn misleading usernames ;-)

[Khephra]

38. Common mistake

;-)

[moz4prez]

30. you know, Terry McAuliffe doesn't seem like such a bad guy

and he has an infectious laugh

[UrbScotty]

79. Yeah, he seemed energetic.

Of course, he's always been that way, IMO.

[maddezmom]

31. calling Bush out on being AWOL n/t

[moz4prez]

32. ooooooooooooooo

brought up Bush's unimpressive service record

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. Rock it Terry!

WooHoo! He's awesome today! :yourock:

[Jerseycoa]

39. He is good

He didn't seem to have them at first, but by the end of his speech he did. Good for him.

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. "I'll be back in one year

with our own banner, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!" Good one, Terry!

[maddezmom]

36. seeing a lot of Kerry signs n/t

[slinkerwink]

37. oh god, Gephardt is on....

yikes, weak first reception.

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. Do you know the speaking line up? n/t

[slinkerwink]

41. I'd suggest checking your candidate's public schedule

Dean's scheduled to be at the Florida convention at 3:30 after breakfast in Iowa.

[in_cog_ni_to]

42. Thanks...will do! n/t

[slinkerwink]

43. no problem!

:hi:

[moz4prez]

44. he used the old Dick and Jane, Spot and Puff bit

*groan*

[mandyky]

71. I know, do kids these days

even understand what he is taking about. I don't recall any of my kids reading D & J books. I was kinda shocked.

[in_cog_ni_to]

45. Clark speaks at 3:05 Eastern Time

for all the Clark supporters.

[slinkerwink]

48. omg. Clark's paired next to Dean---Dean's going to be on at 3:30

This ought to be interesting! :bounce:

[Khephra]

49. I think I caught that Edwards is next

[slinkerwink]

50. after Gephardt?

[Khephra]

51. I think so

[Myra]

75. Good! I want more chances to observe Dean.

And the direct contrast will be helpful (not that a short
speach from each can be all that substantial).

[Myra]

74. "Clark speaks at 3:05 Eastern Time"

Thank you for that info!

[Khephra]

46. Since this is a Democratic convention

Don't expect any of the candidates to go against any of the other ones (at least by name)today. It's typically bad form unless it's an actual debate (which I think there are a couple mini-debates later).

[Khephra]

47. I guess there aren't many Gephardt supporters on DU

:shrug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

52. Doesn't look good for the guy, eh?

I see very few Gephardt signs in the audience.

[DeepModem Mom]

56. I get the feeling Dems are looking for somebody new...

and this works against Gep, Kerry, Lieberman --

[slinkerwink]

60. and that camera kept panning onto that old lady who held the Gephardt sign

in the audience as if the camera couldn't find anyone else with a Gephardt sign.

[Cocoa]

77. Gep supporter here

Same old speech from Gep, but whenever I hear it I notice people in the audience who seem not to have heard it, based on their reactions. This time, I noticed a Dean supporter getting a kick out of "Bush is a hard guy to help." :-)

[slinkerwink]

86. ha, I concede that was a good line

[Khephra]

53. I'm getting real sick of the whistlers

Am I the only one that the whistling is annoying?

[in_cog_ni_to]

54. Whisles? What whistles? : )

Just kidding. :7 Ya, they're annoying.

[nostamj]

55. BBV: announced voting 96% for voter verified paper trail

of course, it should be BALLOT but....

[Khephra]

57. Bill Nelson and Grace Nelson

Up now

[slinkerwink]

59. I had a roommate last summer that worked for Bill Nelson in Congress

she had nothing but good things to say about him.

[DeepModem Mom]

61. Imagine any retiring Republican Senator's tribute...

being anything like this this one for Graham. Think who and what they spend their careers working for, and compare that with Graham's career.

[JNelson6563]

64. Amen! Graham's a good guy

He's done a lot for Florida and America. A very warm send off for him.

Julie

[slinkerwink]

62. awwww, look at Graham's wife! She's beautiful!

:-)

[in_cog_ni_to]

65. His wife is gorgeous!

and his little tribute to her was so sweeeeet!

[in_cog_ni_to]

63. Oh, I love Bob Graham.

He is to be commended for his 911 investigation. He's a great guy. I REALLY wish he had decided to run for the Senate again. :( I guess he's hoping for a VP slot?

[slinkerwink]

66. I think it might be with Dean

Graham's hosting a reception with Dean later this evening at 7:30PM

[in_cog_ni_to]

67. I know those two

got along very well in the campaign before he dropped out. He would be a good choice for Dean, I think. Southern State...FLORIDA, no less and knows Washington inside out. Knows foreign policy too from being in the Senate. :)

edited for spelling...again. :eyes:

[creativelcro]

72. Dean/Graham... Good ticket for me...

[creativelcro]

73. any schedule updates ? I just missed whatever they just said...

[in_cog_ni_to]

76. All I know is...

Clark speaks at 3:05 Eastern Time and Dean speaks at 3:30. :shrug:

[creativelcro]

80. I thought Kerry was on at 12:30...

Instead, Blockhead Ed is on...

[janx]

81. He looks like a mouse.

.

[moz4prez]

82. what makes him a blockhead?

text

[slinkerwink]

84. the fact he suggested Baker to go to Iraq

*shakes head*

[moz4prez]

87. Kerry made that suggestion,

but why did creativelcro call Edwards a blockhead

[slinkerwink]

83. :kick:

[Khephra]

85. CONTINUE HERE PLEASE:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=837536

[Moderator]

88. Locked and continued ...

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=837536