Cop shoots protester!
Local photographer Jamie Secrest sent in this shot, of an apparently bored cop firing off some shots of his own Monday…
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Showing 41581 - 41602 of 50593Cinemocracy Rocks! at Red Rocks: a review
Cinemocracy Rocks! Monday, August 25, 2008 Red Rocks Amphiteatre Better than: Rocking in the free world. Near the end of Alan Dominguez’s film, Cinema+(Dem)ocracy, a guy said, “Voting is like peeing the ocean. It doesn’t make much difference, but you really feel good having done it.” Of all the people…
The best DNC signs (so far)
There’s no shortage of awesome signage floating around Denver. This was our favorite. A few others after the jump. (Photos by Jeff Shaw)…
John McClane for President
An expert on foreign policy, law enforcement officer John McClane is a darkhorse to round out the GOP presidential ticket. In the melee of the insatiable, frenzied Obama-fucking that currently is D-town, Colorado, there are glimmers of opposition – fratty, white heads that suddenly poke out of holes, making one…
9/11 Truther Alex Jones takes on Michelle Malkin, hilarity ensues
I think I may count yesterday’s small skirmish outside the Denver Mint as of the most hilarious scenes at the Democratic National Convention. Not the “Shake Your Money Maker” protest by Recreate 68, where activists performed a Yippie-esque “levitate the mint” performance and Marc Cohen donned a wizards outfit and…
Soledad O’Brien needs reminding sometimes
Soledad O’Brien. Everyone knows CNN’s Soledad O’Brien — including, presumably, Soledad O’Brien. Nevertheless, technicians at the network apparently want to be certain her identity doesn’t occasionally slip her mind. During a walk-through of the Pepsi Center on Tuesday morning, I saw three CNN monitors in different parts of the arena…
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The DNC color chart
Apparently, these are post-primary colors. Loads of Democrats have made sport of the color-coded terror-threat warning system from practically the moment it was instituted by the George W. Bush administration. Turns out, though, that at the DNC, Dems have a color code of their own. A red pass gets the…
Fox News’ Shepard Smith — the planet’s handsomest man
We’d follow this Shepard anywhere. Of course, it’s understandable why Fox News’ Carl Cameron would spend so much time on his makeup — he’s got to compete with his FNC colleague, super-dreamy Shepard Smith. I walked past him on Tuesday, and he’s got the most beautiful complexion I’ve ever seen…
Carl Cameron touches up
Makeup! That’s Carl Cameron, veteran Fox News political reporter, applying pancake makeup prior to a live shot from the DNC-prepped Pepsi Center floor. And he didn’t just pat the stuff on. He slowly, meticulously rubbed a puff over every inch of his face for what had to be a good…
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Alaskans get the cool treatment
It’s all about who you know. What did Alaska do to piss off the DNC? Its delegation has worse seats at the Pepsi Center than Guam, which, for those of you who started skipping geography in first grade, isn’t even a state — and it’s a helluva lot smaller besides…
The DNC media: practice, practice, practice
Once more, with feeling. Don’t know the name or network affiliation of the reporter in this ultra-mediocre photo from the Pepsi Center on Tuesday morning — but I do know she’s a perfectionist. She had to deliver the following rather awkward line about the DNC festivities to date: “The effort…
The Pepsi Center: images of an almost empty can
Stuck to a chair in the front row. Stroll with us now as we check out the Pepsi Center a few hours before it’ll be packed with enthusiastic Hillary Clinton boosters. Many more photos below. — Michael Roberts…
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DNC Party Scene: Monday Night
Bill Mahr, Rosario Dawson, and Willie Nelson — shown here slyly sticking a joint in Governor Bill Ritter’s pocket — and other celebs made the rounds last night, and we were there to capture them all. Or at least the ones we were there to capture. See the slideshow at…
Newest DNC collector’s items: no-longer embargoed speeches
Word power. Another lonely item in the practically deserted broadcasters corridor on Tuesday morning: a rack filled with copies of speeches by everyone who yakked on day one of the DNC — and I do mean everyone. All of them are marked “EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY,” and since delivery…
Dick Wadhams on the loose
Dick Wadhams, alone at Pepsi Center. Most broadcast operations at the Pepsi Center during the Democratic National Convention are ensconced on the club level, and when I entered the zone, I found no security, no technicians, no one at all — except for Dick Wadhams, head of the Colorado Republican…
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Get your Gay Republican Trading Cards at the DNC!
In the world of DNC-related merchandise, some souvenirs rise to the top of the pile. (And they’re not all condoms). Here’s a favorite found last night, outside the Pepsi Center: “Gay Republican Hypocrites Playing Cards.” Created by some pals from Austin, Texas, these stunningly detailed cards are tiny encyclopedias of…
Pepsi security breach
Thirsty? Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the upper level of the Pepsi Center was practically deserted. While completing an entire circuit, I encountered only one maintenance crew member — although I saw her twice, so maybe it should count double. I also discovered that the soft-drink coolers were unlocked…
Channel 4 leading the charge on Obama assassination threat story
Tharin Gartrell. In the 8 p.m. half hour on Monday, shortly before Michelle Obama took the stage at the Pepsi Center for the climactic speech of the Democratic National Convention’s first day, Channel 4 ran an onscreen crawl about arrests in a possible assassination plot. And during its 10 p.m…
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Jilted by Jay Marvin
Jay Marvin (to the left, as usual). Another occupant of radio row at the Pepsi Center during DNC week is Jay Marvin, morning host at AM 760, whose slogan — “Boulder’s Progressive Talk” — marks it as the Clear Channel outlet least likely to say nasty things about Democrats in…
Obama gets posterized
Hopeless? Looks like someone has lost “Hope.” — Michael Roberts…
KOA’s Steffan Tubbs thinks Denver should stop whining
Steffan Tubbs and April Zesbaugh on the job. Radio row at the Pepsi Center is in the main corridor on the arena’s second level, a single escalator ride away from the lobby, near where Nuggets fans can usually get their Dippin’ Dots — which, if you didn’t realize it, is…
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8 Simple Rules for Surviving a DNC Party
To help you navigate the DNC party scene, we hit Headcount.org’s kick-ass party at the Ogden Theatre, which featured a performance by Robert Randolph and plenty of chicken wings. And we put together these easy-to-follow rules for surviving a DNC party. Follow them closely, and you just might not get…