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Dennis Kucinich on Rachel Maddow

kucinich on bailout

Bernie Sanders Explains The Financial Meltdown

Michoacan Dance

Chile's President Michele Bachelet, center left, speaks with Josefina Vazquez, Mexico's Secretary of Education, as dancers perform a traditional Mexican dance from the state of Michoacan during a visit to the Pablo Neruda Primary School in Mexico City, Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

Photo by Gregory Bull via DayLife

Joe Liberman : Snatched By Aliens

and replaced with a well-groomed clone. 

If You Watch Only One Democracy Now

make it this one. 

click here to watch.

featuring Arrest Footage of Democracy Now staff while covering the RNC, congressman Ellison on Police Intimidation of Journalist in Minneapolis, and information on the Council for National Policy vetting process of Sarah Palin (the approving vetting team).

Ron Paul Counter-Convention

photo via NewsHour flickr

Watch Live on C-Span 2  (all day today)

RNC: DAY ONE IN PICTURES

security line to get inside convention

via Dan Pattersons flickr

reporting outside

inside the convention

attendees with "WE LOVE SARAH" on their backs

apparently every state gets a red phone for 3am calls

one half of the convention space is full

mos def, however, is outside

they cutest krotchety old man ever

the start of the protest

people walking from the statehouse

headed toward the convention

another view

funny float

close-up

why, it's doctor strange mccain!  love the pickled cheney head

public airwaves

loving to love you more

giant bill of rights

ron paul people

vets for peace

how can you be mad at these people?

everyday people

bike-trailer messages

chain-gang bobble-heads of the usual suspects

observers & the observed

lobbyists for mccain.  don't change horsemen mid-apocalypse!

liberty parade band

skuffle with fred phelps people

cooling off with a little pepper-spray

cameras abound, look for footage on youtube

popsicle-colored dog

this guys theme: wear every single political thing in the house

Walker Art Center initiates a Performance Art off

police respond with synchronized dance-off

black block = violence escalators

marching band warms up

marching band, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, in action

code pink guy

a radical chicken

guy in silver outfit

reporter

reporter

reporter

camera guy

vets for peace

zombies in the house

funk the war danceparty

a gum plate or button-riffic art car

the gnome-truck, representing for little magical people everywhere

that is kinda kreepy

counter protesters

MN Peace Team

these protesters obviously need some baton woopin

arriving at the convention, freedom fences greet the people

"DEMOCRACY" on Ice

all images via RNC in St Paul flickr pool and a generalized flickr search on RNC sorted by most recent

AMY GOODMAN ARRESTED 9/1/08

watch Democracy Now Tuesday morning to see the footage that they shot about the police violence

Watch Ron Paul's Counter Convention

it's 12:28 Tuesday Morning, the Live Feed is playing a crazy rock band.  Most of the crowd looks a little unimpressed with jamrock - but more to start tomorrow at 11am

click here to watch online

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd

11:30 - Doors open
12:30 - Intro: Tucker Carlson (FILM)	planned coverage
12:40 - National Anthem: Matt Colvin (FILM)	planned coverage
12:50 - Invocation: Barb Davis White (FILM)	planned coverage
12:55 - Howard Phillips (FILM)	planned coverage
1:10 - Doug Wead
1:30 - Tom Woods
1:50 - Grover Norquist (FILM)	planned coverage
2:10 - Lew Rockwell (FILM)	planned coverage
2:30 - Bill Kauffman
2:50 - Special Guest (FILM)	planned coverage
3:10 - Bruce Fein (FILM)	planned coverage
3:35 - Gov. Jesse Ventura (FILM)	planned coverage
4:05 - John Tate, C4L Presentation (FILM)	planned coverage
4:25 - Gov. Gary Johnson(FILM)	planned coverage
5:00 - Aimee Allen(FILM)	planned coverage
6:00 - Break
7:00 - Intro: Barry Goldwater (FILM)	planned coverage
7:05 - Ron Paul (FILM)	planned coverage
8:05 - Sara Evans
9:30 - End of Program
9:30 - Jimmie Vaughan After Party

RNC Vetting Palin

If Your Name Starts With Hank

via Big Dubya flickr

RNC LIVE

it's off to a quiet start . . .

only reliable stream i've found is at c-span.org

Rep Nicole LaFavour Dave Bieter at DNC

Message from Nicole

Behind the Scenes on Opening Night (featuring Mayor Dave Bieter)

via 43SB Blip TV Stream

read Nicole's blog about her experiences at the 2008 DNC