I've been schlepping the camera around Denver since Monday, and thought I'd share.
On arrival. Denverites - Denverians? - are fantastically friendly.
Ralph Nader, no, thanks.
"Dude, Katie Couric's standing right behind you".
During Obama's speech, joy and tears. It was amazing.
The gargantuan screen behind the speaker platform in the Pepsi Center.
Markos, Ned Lamont and Jane Hamscher of Firedoglake.
Daily Kos' very own Ben Masel, who wasn't given a pass to the Big Tent and took it to the streets. Apparently, Ben was also kicked off the grounds of the state capitol for protesting without a permit, but at least, several people snuck him out a beer or two outside of the tent.
On the floor of the convention. The speaker is Eleanor Holmes-Norton of Washington, D.C., calling for full voting rights for the District.
Paul Fucking Begala getting interviewed in front of the Pepsi Center, blah blah blabbity blah.
The Colorado State Capitol.
You could outfit the entire U.S. Army in the flood of t-shirts here.
This is awesome: a Barack Obama action freaking figure.
Inside the Big Tent. The guy with his back turned is Chris Raab of Afro-Netizen.
Jon Tester, one of the original netroots candidates, inside the Big Tent.
Probably the most talked-about button of the convention, a great conversation starter. The t-shirt ain't bad, either.
The convention floor. That's a children's choir singing the National Anthem.
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts live-blogging in the Big Tent.
This is hilarious: accredited bloggers get in the tent, but traditional media people need to sign in and be chaperoned, apparently.
Heh.
One of the awesome volunteers that make this place work. They're doing a really fantastic job.
Ha! Outside Invesco.
While standing in line, we discovered that the cops in Denver have an awesome sense of humor; some of them, at least.
This gentleman served his country in Korea and Vietnam.
The convention brought out every imaginable constituency, in this case, adherents of the (or so they claim) #1 fundamentalist Christian porn site.
The Big Tent.
A little blurry, but you should have seen that stadium erupt after Obama's speech when the fireworks started.
On the road into Denver.
Obama volunteers selling swag on Denver's main drag.
Markos, Chuck Schumer, brownsox and Devilstower.
Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington.
The Hillary-can-still-do-it dead-enders. Take it from someone who was there: all that media coverage of disgruntled PUMAs was based on, maybe, a hundred people making as much noise as possible, compared to tens of thousands of people ready to win in November.
A pro-immigrant, anti-war protest.
Heh.
I'd never been to a national convention before, but all those stories you hear about crazy hats and stuff are true. Here's a random passer-by on Denver's pedestrian mall.
One block away from the PUMAs above, a bunch of really depressed McCain supporters.
Comedian - Comedienne? - Katie Halper, now with extra Camo-for-Obama.
This is really smart: Halloween this year is six days before the election. And on what day of the year does every American open his or her door and talk to perfect strangers? Bingo. Check out Trick or Vote for a really good idea.
Inside Invesco, one of the volunteers who handed out the flags you saw on the broadcast.
And finally, outside the Pepsi Center, the Obama campaign's promise to America, in airbrushed steel.
So that was Denver, And now, I'm going to go sleep for three days :-)