It's picture day! Enjoy.
Tuesday
Jan Schakowsky at the morning meeting
Lisa Madigan, who is 100 feet tall in a 5'1 body. She is teenyyyyy, but a spitfire!
Danny Davis, state representative and a thoroughly awesome person
My credentials--- delegate, baby!
ANDERSON FUCKING COOPER. Who locked eyes with me and said hello. twice.
I'm gunna marry him.
Congressman Mike Honda of California at the Progressive PAC.
Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota at the Progressive PAC.
They're trying to start a Progressive Caucus at the DNC in the future.
Chris Matthews being harassed by protestors. They were so obnoxious and offensive.
Sand sculpture of Obama promoting Myrtle Beach
A lot of cops at the Planned Parenthood Rally
Senator Chris Dodd and American Atheists President David Silverman (the tall guy on the left)
Scott and me with David Silverman
Security line to get into Time Warner
Our section! The one right up front, closest to the stage.
My seat! I was lucky to keep it, people kept trying to steal the good ones.
The teleprompter.
Scott and me with author and analyst Joan Walsh.
He was amazing, and his three year old stole the show.
This is the picture that John Nichols of "The Nation" retweeted to his followers.
Michelle was unbelievably beautiful, elegant and eloquent.
Signs littered during the speeches.
Scott and me with an American hero: Retired General Wesley Clark.
He was happy to talk to a veteran, even when he was in a hurry.
Wednesday
Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett
Mayor Rahm Emanuel. I met him very quickly and shook his hand!
Soledad O'Brien! Unbelievably friendly and beautiful
Scott and Richard Trumka (President of the AFL-CIO)
Dr. Jill Biden at the Youth Caucus
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the first 3 Star General Claudia Kennedy
and Second Lady Jill Biden at the Veterans and Military Families Caucus
Beau Biden. Isn't he dreamy? When he runs for president, I'm gunna call him for a job
and remind him of this. ;)
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Ready for the second night of convention.
How handsome does Scott look?!
I really wish this had turned out. This sign said "Will you marry me, Bill?"
Melissa Harris-Perry
Nancy Pelosi
9 Female Senators
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Cecile Richards
Chuck Todd
Don't Cecile Richards and I look like bff's?
Rep. Al Franken (left) and Lawrence O'Donnell (right)
That's a lot of people.
I met her! I'm waiting for the woman who took the picture to send it to me.
Alright, in the balcony. I wish you could see them better, cuz I could.
The woman in pink towards the left is Jill Biden, the man to her right is Joe Biden.
There's someone in purple, then the woman in grey next to them is Michelle Obama.
Get 'em, Bill.
Presidential hug.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Roll Call of the States
Illinois Roll Call (left to right Senator Kwame Raoul, Linda, Rahm Emanuel, Danny Davis [? behind the pole], Pat Quinn, Speaker Mike Madigan, down at the bottom is Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie)
Thursday
Senator Dick Durbin
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Willie Geist (MSNBC, esp. Morning Joe) and Norah O'Donnell (Chief White House Correspondent for CBS)
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski from "Morning Joe"
Richard Wolffe! No one will know who this is except really hard core political nerds,
but I'm excited about it!
When no one was speaking, this is what it looked like from my seat.
Wolf Blitzer! He's so beard-y! It's the secret of his power.
Barney Frank did not use a teleprompter. Not for a single word.
Mary J. Blige
Lawrence O'Donnell, y'all.
Kerry Washington
Scarlett Johannson
Gabby Giffords. Not a dry eye in the house. Saying that you love her doesn't begin
to describe this moment.
Eva Longoria
Fmr. Governor Charlie Crist
WHY was he so GOOD!? Why didn't we run THIS John Kerry in 2004??!
Michelle sat in the section next to us. That's her in the middle.
Jill Biden
Damn straight, Ready for Joe.
Michelle and Jill right next to us.
This one and the one before are Jill and Joe Biden together, so in love.
Malia, Sasha and Michelle a few rows away from me.
The girls have grown up SO MUCH! Malia is almost as tall as her daddy now!
I will never for the rest of my life be able to top seeing Barack Obama speak in real life.
I cried at the convention. I cried back at the hotel room. It was wonderful to see him.
Some of my buttons from the convention. The US shaped pin was a gift from some delegates
from Alaska. The green one was swag from the Illinois delegation. And the "Sluts Vote"
button was by far the most requested button there. An Illinois delegate was selling them, and
the woman who made them was in Mexico during the convention and had to cut her vacation short to come home and make more because demand was so high. The delegate came with 1,000 and sold them all. I got mine free and proudly wore it all week.
A condom that Planned Parenthood was passing out.
Thursday
Breaking down the MSNBC set up at the EpiCenter.
This is from the Public Library in Charlotte. It's pretty awesome.
Tomorrow (hopefully) I will write about my experiences. It was a lot just to get the pics (120!) up today and caption them, it took over two hours! I can't wait to tell all my stories, but I know I'll never be able to describe all the experiences. But I'll consider it and do my best. Until then...
Love, Sarah
