Sunday, August 24th, 2008
MILE HIGH CLUB: So, everything’s packed, everybody’s already a wreck, and oh hell there is actually a whole theme thing we’ve neglected, despite the daily DNCC emails. Monday: “One Nation” starring Nancy Pelosi. Tuesday: “Renewing America’s Promise,” starring Hillary. Wednesday: “Securing America’s Future,” starring Joe Biden, with grandstanding appearance by Bill Clinton. Thursday: “Change You Can Believe In,” starring Barack Obama and a stadium full of people driven crazy by the ban on booze and “shoes with wheels.” [SF Gate]











Tell mom she’ll have to figure out how to program the TiVo herself: The St. Paul Paultardpalooza is moving to the 20,000-seat Target Sports Arena (in Minneapolis). The chances are increasing that more people will come to the “Twin Cities” to celebrate the
NFL DESTROYS MCCAIN: On September 4, John McCain is set to accept the Republican nomination with a glorious convention speech, most likely about the latest wave of arthritis prescription drugs. This same night, the NFL is kicking off its new season with a big Prime Time football game. This presents a huge obstacle for both the GOP and the NFL, America’s favorite pastimes. When will Al Gore step in as a Neutral Broker and fix this problem too? [
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DEPARTMENT OF GRANDIOSE PLANS: We’ve got all kinds of exciting plans for your 2008 entertainment! Ken Layne is covering the Republican and Democratic conventions somewhere in Colorado or Minnesota or something, and the Nevada Caucus, and other stuff! Jim Newell and Elizabeth Glover are going to New Hampshire to kidnap John McCain for the Log Cabin Republicans! Plus, other assignments! This will be the best 2008, ever. BUT WE AREN’T GOING TO IOWA, even though we’ll have full team live-blogging coverage all night, until Ron Paul’s victory speech (for both nominations). So if you’re in Iowa please send us lots of crap, and keep the comments busy, and a special lucky person who sends us lots of tips will get a FREE gift, probably a Wonkette t-shirt. (Do we still have those, Megan & Jim?)
Some of the cities on the GOP ‘08 Convention shortlist seem a bit unlikely (we’ll be a mite surprised if a Republican sets foot in New Orleans any time in the next 10 years, let alone 2), but they are the “tent that is a bit smaller, but still fairly large, we promise Party” (aren’t they?), so no city is too blue for their attention. Though, as
DCist offered a prize of $100 to anyone who could get a picture of Cornel West chowing down on a slice at this year’s American Political Science Association convention. They seemed surprised someone won. How about a hundred dollars to anyone who can keep West from having his picture taken?