What Do You Want From Denver?
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As most of you know, I’m going to the convention next week (I leave Sunday) and since I don’t actually have any reporting skills, I want to know from you what sort of things you’d like me to find out about. There’s a good shot I may write some stupid Hunter S. Thompson lite stream of conscience type junk.
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If you want to get away from the convention for awhile head east on Colfax (almost to Colorado) until you get to Goosetown Tavern. It’s a little neighborhood joint, not political at all but decent food and inexpensive (and good) beer.
HST was a fabulous political reporter. If you do half as well as he, your blog will be worthy of the history books.
Unfortunately I have a feeling you will just continue to feed us The Obama pablum that you apparently receive daily on the “mojo wire”.
“Flash: John McCain has a big house, aboogudah, boogudah,boogudah…”
Sweet. Does this mean you’re going to be experimenting with large quantities of exotic drugs in Denver?? That’s a show I’d pay for.
“Flash: JOhn McCain has a big house, aboogudah, boogudha, boogudah…”
Flash: Barack Obama took a vacation to (gasp!) Hawaii, aboogudah, boogudha, boogudah…
Oliver,
Vanessa
I’d love to hear stories about Obama supporters and why they’re are voting for Obama. I’d love to see diversity of cultures, religions, races and age. Mostly, I’d love to see lots of photos! Videos too!
I hope that you have a great time!
“Flash: John McCain has a big house”
Actually, he has seven of them. But thanks for playing duh. I’ll let you get back to your sippy-cup.
OW, have a good time. I think some of the speeches are going to be great.
But if you’re asking, hmm. How about finding one of these mythical HRC supporters that are so upset with Obama that they’re going to vote for McCain. Not hold their nose and vote Obama, but actually vote for McCain.
Thing is, I’m pretty sure no more than a handful of them exist. But the media sure does love their constructed narratives, no?
P.S.
My husband wants a report on Mile High Comics.
My friend (who is now in my kitchen making me a delicious dinner) wants a report on protesters and the police presence as well as the Ani DiFranco show.
Mrs. Cakes and I would like pictures of the stoop1D wingnut moran protesters, please. There should be plenty since Denver is in Focus on the Fornication’s back yard. And transcripts of the stoop1D things they say. Video would be a bonus. Especially if you catch someone anointing a taxi with holy oil or something like that.
Have fun, connect with party activists, and report whatever the hell you feel like sharing. Best.
OW:
Have fun. You need the HST stuff for the Rethuglican Convention. That’s something you don’t need reporter skills for, just a video camera. I echo above and think you should search for PUMA’s. Ask them why they are being such WATB’s. Ask them what their major malfunction is. Are they Democrats or just spoiled, whiny children?
cheescake!!!
Computer conventions always have booth-babes – do the dems too?
Actually, if you get any free time, take a few hours and head south to Colorado Springs. Visit the Garden of the Gods and take the train to the top of Pike’s Peak. It will be August, but it will be snowing at the top.
Enjoy!
Best lefty place to eat..
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some events..
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Attack Bill-O like his stalker producers attack others, if you can get close enough (and then move away – I don’t know how tall you are, but I hear he’s enormous). See how he likes it.
Tell us what we always want from blogs: the stories that the corporate press/media refuse to tell.
Avoid the insider bullshit about who is really cool and who is a dick.
Tell us what is happening to you as a person as you go through another stage in your political growth.
If the spirit of HST is truly moving you, then you will strip them all to the bones.
Have an excellent adventure.
There’s a good shot I may write some stupid Hunter S. Thompson lite stream of conscience type junk.
I’d be okay with that, particularly if you arrange to be massively under the influence when you stumble upon the only six PUMAs in the state.
My advice, small as it is, would be to use this opportunity to really refine and express your writing style. Your website is great for clearly written, pertinent and humorous observations. Try not to emulate another writer but rather continue to develop your own voice.
Keep up the great work, Oliver, and enjoy Denver!
First reaction: give yourself free reign, no agenda. It’s worked up to now for the best blog on the net IMHO.
Second: Nobody’s nailed PUMA fanatics on why, after Hillary’s nasty, scorched-earth campaign, THEY are the resentful ones. If none of them seem emotionally above the age of 4, though, skip it. So I agree with Calvin, Jain.
Third: If there’s a way to find what the MSM are omitting, try to monitor and fill in the gaps. Don’t quite know how you can do that, without help from a friend to monitor daily TV. Stay in touch somehow with what Mr. and Mrs. Sixpack are being fed.
Shoulda been “free rein,” not “free reign.” Just so you know I know.
Oliver,
Journalism involves following stories. Sports Events and Political Campaigns sit there and beg you to cover them. It is anti-journalism.
The only interesting story, of course, is the story the DNC doesn’t want you to tell. The definition of “interesting” is “surprising,” and the DNC doesn’t want any surprises.
The same holds true for the RNC convention.
That said, if you want to get interviews with the players, it makes you look good if you are reporting from the proverbial locker-room. It might be interesting to me if you get someone really brilliant, providing insight that no one else has. Of course, to know the insight that no one else has requires that you keep up to date with every other journalist.
Maybe your readers demand instant gratification, so you give them what you get. Maybe they want something a bit more circumspect, so you gather flowers, while ye may, sit back, review what the competition has offered, and plant a little garden for us.
I’d like to see you hang out with Bill Clinton and get as many phone numbers as you can.
I want to know the stuff that the corporate media is not telling us.
From the headline, I thought you were bringing presents. If so, I’d like Rush’s shriveled Rocky Mountain Oysters.
Oliver, when do you leave? Take it slow, the air is thin. Lotsa water.
If there’s a way to find what the MSM are omitting, try to monitor and fill in the gaps. Don’t quite know how you can do that, without help from a friend to monitor daily TV
Isn’t that kinda what media Matters is for?
Duros, I don’t think MediaMatters is subtle enough for what I meant. I meant the subjective tone of the coverage as much as individual facts of omission. Beware the way MSM steer you without providing objective facts to back them up–this is the most insidious kind of bias because it can go unexamined.
Lucky for me I don’t trust any of the MSM anymore.
They all have an agenda: Ratings. Ratings=Ad revenue. Ad revenue=content that does not incite advertisers boycott by viewers. Objectivity in reporting =/= content.
Reporting the news is way down on their To DO lists.
Tell us whether Miss Alba is in town.
Can’t wait to hear what you find at the protesters’ village prison.
Oliver talk to our delegates from: Florida, does Biden put it in play? Nevada, realistic pick up? Michigan, Biden should help there too? Pennsylvania, does Biden cement it for us? New Hampshire,is it safe yet? Virginia, leaning our way but does Biden help? If yes – how? Colorado, slowing slipping away – or? Iowa, can we lock it up? And mostly – Ohio, intrade has us up 55/50 – does Biden help here too?
If you get any spare time – chill out!
Love your blog.