Convention Schedule Released, GOP May Disrupt Nomination Speech

The DNC schedule was released today. Monday August 25th’s headline prime-time speaker will be Michelle Obama. Other speakers will be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Claire McCaskill & Craig Robinson to Speak. There will also be a Tribute to Senator Kennedy. Senator Hillary Clinton will be the headline prime-time speaker on Tuesday August 26th. On Wednesday August 27th will be Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential nominee.

Some additional speakers were just released for Monday August 25th,
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Claire McCaskill & Craig Robinson to Speak. There will also be a Tribute to Senator Kennedy.

On Thursday, August 28th, the DNCC will move to INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium were community credentials will include residence of Colorado and a small amount of tickets for the rest of the 49 states. 80,000 people will witness Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for President.

Politisite was contacted by a reporter from Rocky Mountain News inquiring if our DNCC coverage on Politisite.com was an attempt to invoke Republicans to scoop up tickets to disrupt the speech in anyway.

Politisite is independent of any political party and reports the news. Politisite is gathering, other partisan Bloggers are attempting to gather tickets to have a protest presence Barack Obama’s Nomination Acceptance speech at Invesco Field. The reason that the Obama campaign is calling the tickets, “credentials” is so they can remove anyone who attempts to disrupt the event.

Democrats Announce Headline Speakers, Kicking Off Week-Long Convention Programming Roll-Out

DENVER – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America Campaign today announced the headline speakers for the 2008 Convention. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Denver from August 25th through August 28th.

“The 2008 Convention will highlight Americans coming together to change the course of this nation,” said Kansas Governor and Convention Co-Chair Kathleen Sebelius. “We are at a critical moment in our nation’s history. The politics and policies that have divided us will not allow us to achieve the change we need. Barack Obama is a leader to move America in a new direction and bring us together to turn moments of great challenge into moments of great opportunity. This year’s Democratic Convention is the story of people from across the country who believe it is time for change.”

Sebelius noted that the Convention will use innovative techniques to highlight the people fueling this national movement for change.

“Just as the Obama Campaign uses the energy and passion of grassroots volunteers combined with state-of-the-art technology to bring people into their positive campaign for change, so will the 2008 Convention use the voices of the people through technology and innovative programming to lay out Barack Obama’s vision and policies for how to move America in a new direction,” Sebelius added.

Following today’s announcement of the headline speakers for the four nights of the Convention, the DNCC will unveil additional Convention program details and speakers throughout this week. Monday through Wednesday’s Convention programs will be held at the Pepsi Center. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President on Thursday, August 28th at INVESCO Field at Mile High.

Source: demconvention.com via politisite