2016 Postmortem
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Welcome to day 2 at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia! If you missed our mega photo recap from Day 1, you can see it here.
We began by traveling downtown once again to pick up our credentials from the Convention Center.
Where there was plenty more wackiness on display!
Credentials secured, it was time for another quick trip to Reading Terminal Market. Mmmm.... donuts.
We'd heard that the Republicans were complaining about the lack of patriotism on display at the DNC, so I figured that a picture of me holding an apple pie in front of an American flag in the center of Philadelphia ought to redress the balance.
We'd spent much of Monday getting our bearings, but now we had a better idea of what was going on we decided we had time to do a bit of sightseeing before heading to the arena. We walked from the Convention Center in the direction of Independence Hall, which took us through Chinatown...
Past this cool tunnel roof...
And the Philadelphia African American museum...
Right before we got to Independence Hall we came across the National Constitution Center where they're holding part of a citywide event about American history and politics called PoliticalFest.
We decided to stop by and take a look inside.
They had a really great museum inside with a number of interactive exhibits, and, well, we just couldn't resist.
Skinner with the Liberty Tree Eagle
High five Michelle!
I have no idea what this is, but it's super-weird.
I am not a crook!
This pretty much speaks for itself.
Who's your favorite president?
Hillary is 45!
On this wall anyone could stick a post-it note describing the first thing they would do if they were president -- very cool.
I'm not even going to comment on this.
Bronze statues of the Founding Fathers.
We found another donkey! Rhode Island this time. Only 55 more to go...
Back outside, we stumbled upon the (empty) MSNBC stage.
And across the way, Independence Hall.
Finally, the real Liberty Bell this time.
Wy didn't anyone tell us there was DLC transportation??? We could have been riding around in this all week!!!!1111
Time to head over to the Wells Fargo arena, but on the way back through the Convention Center we ran into James Clyburn just hanging out giving a speech.
After travelling over to the arena we decided to take a bit more of a look round, and discovered a ton of stuff that we didn't even realize was there yesterday. Here's Skinner with Dr. J.
And the CNN Grill. We tried to get in here but you needed an invitation. We didn't have one. The nice lady at the door asked if we knew anyone at CNN, and Skinner said, "Umm... only the people I see on my television." Needless to say we did not get in.
So we went into the arena. First media spot of the day: Clarence Page
Once again there were plenty of crazy sights to see inside the arena. Here's Uncle Sam (ish)...
And I have no idea what is going on here.
Just around the corner there was a major media scrum going on.
It was Jill Stein, who had somehow obtained credentials and was causing a general ruckus.
A bunch of security showed up and started walking her off... I thought they were actually going to kick her out.
But no, they were just escorting her back over to her chums at Fox News. Guess that's how she got in.
Our credentials for Tuesday only allowed one of us to get inside the hall itself, so while I was chasing someone who will never be president around the concourse...
...Skinner was inside the room witnessing history!
I decided this would be a good time to do some people watching, so I did some laps of the ground floor of the arena. This was where all the delegates were going in and out of the hall, so it was a great place to see folks like...
Jerry Springer
E.J. Dionne
Tom Harkin
Sander and Carl Levin
John Lewis
Elijah Cummings
Al Franken (The conversation went like this: Me: "Senator Franken! Senator Franken! Can I get a quick picture with you?" Senator Franken: "Not right now."
Meanwhile Skinner stayed inside the hall and caught a bunch of great speeches by:
Terry McAuliffe
Jimmy Carter (video message)
Eric Holder
Mothers of the Movement
Howard Dean
I decided to see what was going on outside the arena.
This guy was feeling the Bern big time:
There's a large media tent outside the arena. I think this area had been occupied by protesters earlier in the day, but there was nothing going on when I got there.
The Univision treat truck seemed popular.
Back at the CNN Grill, which was actually a good spot to hang out.
So while Skinner was inside the hall watching Bill Clinton...
I was hanging out at the bar watching the Big Dog on the big screen.
At the bar I made friends with members of the Arizona delegation -- this is AZ Democratic Party Executive Director Sheila Healy and AZ State Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs.
They were totally awesome and very generously invited us to a party along with members of their delegation.
Actual exchange: Me to Arizona State. Rep. Ken Clark: "Hello! We've been invited to join your party." Ken: "Oh really? Which party do you belong to currently?" Me: "Uh... no, your party over at Ladder 15."
And the rest was history!
Ow, my head! More coming tomorrow! Follow our updates live on Instagram and Twitter, and I'll post another recap thread tomorrow. Thanks for reading!
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)and pin Pacifist Patriot's thread with the Whitehouse.gov petition to deny Trump security briefings to the top of GD:16? I know we don't normally have pinned threads, but I think every DUer should see this. Would you consider it?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2311162
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)Lisa D
(1,532 posts)Keep them coming!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,776 posts)So what happens in Philadelphia stays in Philadelphia?
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)K&R
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Vicariously.
Outstanding and much appreciated!
Excellent collection.
Thanks EarlG.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)You all are getting real creative with your pics, I love it!
liberalnarb
(4,532 posts)LisaM
(27,864 posts)Figures!
DFW
(54,527 posts)Was that for real? I don't recall Fox Noise trying to get her into the RNC in Cleveland........
MerryBlooms
(11,778 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)ailsagirl
(22,912 posts)Thanks so much for the excellent (& sometimes funny) photos and the accompanying captions!!!
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)They only make right-hand turns and never get you where you want to go.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)would oblige a photo.
ismnotwasm
(42,030 posts)And very funny!
R B Garr
(17,022 posts)Kali
(55,032 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I wish I could be there to hang out with you two. It sounds like a great time.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)how else, to explain this.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)to (re)join your party here asap. Love your reports.
Spazito
(50,649 posts)You guys are having way too much fun! Cut it out!
KT2000
(20,609 posts)save those for your grandchildren!
Thanks for the pics and commentary.
Franken must know about DU - next time yell that out and see if it changes things. Bet it will.
mountain grammy
(26,677 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I never understood the need for flags everywhere all the time. It is like a fetish.
Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)...liberals are taking away Christmas. Conservatives are obsessed with the object representing the thing rather than the thing (Christmas rather than helping the poor at Christmas, flag-pins rather than helping out wounded veterans, etc.) Its an easy propaganda sell: "If they don't have the thing, they don't believe in it. If they have it in excess, they do."
And it allows conservative Americans to be lazy. All they have to do to prove patriotism is wave/wear flags--they don't have to actually *do* anything to show that they're patriotic.
Still, we all know that DNC could be tented in the flag and everyone on stage could be wearing a flag cape, pins, hats and underwear, and they'd still be accused of too few flags.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)If I owned a suit, I would not be putting holes in it just to wear a pin.
PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)SunSeeker
(51,825 posts)I see she is letting herself be used by Fox News. She is nothing but a tool of the right wing at this point.
spooky3
(34,540 posts)Skinner's arm! Clinton logo on the cellphone/ballot! Hard to choose a favorite.
Thanks for taking the time for us.
Sissyk
(12,665 posts)Great job, guys!
2naSalit
(87,012 posts)And a nice job if you can get it!
Thanks for the updates!
JusticeForAll
(1,222 posts)Omg... You both are my heroes (member since 2001) and I am part of the AZ delegation AND was at Ladder15 last night and had no idea you both were there... Come hang with us at the Arizona Penns Landing afterparty tonight!
Enjoy and Take care!
shireen
(8,333 posts)A wonderful man!
Thanks for the photos. They were great!
I really liked that wall where people posted notes of what they'd do if they were president. My favorite: end poverty.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)glad you're having a good experience.
BlueMTexpat
(15,376 posts)Thanks so much ... these reports are probably the most informative and fun of all!
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)Last edited Fri Jul 29, 2016, 09:57 AM - Edit history (1)
Fabulous
hibbing
(10,117 posts)I love the behind the scenes action. Hope you weren't too hungover!
Keep posting pics please!
Peace!
Rhiannon12866
(207,016 posts)Looks like you're having an amazing time! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! We're having fun right along with you!
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)stonecutter357
(12,699 posts)voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Feel like I'm there with you. Keep on having fun
MADem
(135,425 posts)Thanks for taking the time to drag us along, virtually speaking.
It looked like a great time!
It didn't look too shabby from right in front of my TV, either--what a memorable convention!