List of speakers at the Democratic National Convention. (AWESOME)

[applegrove]

http://www.demconvention.com/speakers/

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. what?

not a litany of old white men????

[applegrove]

5. LOL!

[drm604]

2. No empty chairs?

[applegrove]

3. ROTFLMAO!

[broiles]

54. Somebody please, tell me what that means.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

55. Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

glad to help

[broiles]

65. Thanks.

[jillan]

16. hey - You beat me to it!!

[Robbins]

4. Wow

Great list of speakers.

Notice we have 2 former republicans turned Independents speaking with Lincoln Chaffe and Charlie Crist.

[JustAnotherGen]

79. Immediately

Crist's name jumped right off the Web page.

[murielm99]

6. Diversity!!!

No empty chairs!! No empty suits!!

[NYC Liberal]

7. Hey, both our former presidents can actually show up because they

aren't hated by the entire country! Our candidates don't have to avoid even being seen with them.

[Panasonic]

14. Jimmy Carter via video

but William Jefferson Blythe IV will be speaking live, of course.

[Voice for Peace]

8. It would nice to see an occasional unscripted Democratic panel having a discussion

in between some of the speeches, so people can see the
way they think, communicate, and work together.

Brilliant Idea!!

Speeches get boring no matter who when it's one after another.

I'm sure it's already all planned and hope it's creative. Obama
sure is looking good.

[demwing]

9. Heard anything about who gets the Key Note slot?

i read the list but if it was there, I missed it.

[karynnj]

21. Mayor Castro of San Antonio

[demwing]

22. Thanks. I knew I was looking right at it

"San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention"

[Panasonic]

10. My congresswoman is one of the speakers

A fine, fine lady, that Diana DeGette.

I also see Gov. Hickenlooper as one of the speakers - good. Maybe Obama can lend him the beer recipe so Wynkoop Brewery (which Hickenlooper owns) can make massive quantities of White House beer for the victory party.

Also see Jared Polis - perfect! First openly gay Congressman ever elected to a Congress seat (I know - Barney Frank came OUT after he was elected)

But I see one other Coloradan scheduled to speak (and wish he wasn't speaking) - Ken Salazar - our former Senator, whose seat Bennet took over (and I still want him out). He is currently the Secretary of Interior.

[Cha]

11. Is this what Chuck Todd was refering to when

he said the DNC wishes they had the "Diversity" of the rnc?

How does he expect to be taken seriously when he spouts shit like that?

[SoapBox]

13. What the hell was he talking about?

...he's an idiot.

[Champion Jack]

53. ++++

[jillan]

19. Well it's true. We do not have any teabaggers on that entire list!

How can there be any diversity if only sane people will be speaking?

[grantcart]

39. No furniture will be speaking at the Democratic Convention.

[Sherman A1]

77. In fairness

Furniture did not speak at the RNC. It was however, apparently lectured to by some elderly celebrity who made himself look simply sad.

[SoapBox]

12. The list looks good.

And...it looks pretty, wait, wait, wait for it........Diverse!

Unlike The Party of Hate.

[Panasonic]

17. Yep Here's the diversity checklist

Last edited Sun Sep 2, 2012, 12:52 AM - Edit history (1)

Hispanic? Check
Gay? Check
Women? Check
Business owners? Check (Costco and CarMax)
Black? Check
Veterans? Check
Elderly? Check
Pro choice? Check
Immigrants? Check
Sane Republicans who doesn't even recognize their own party anymore (Crist and Chaffee) (updated 9/2/12)

Plenty of diversity (apologies to any category I omitted, and promise to add it!)

[demwing]

23. Add these:

Lincoln Chaffee - Former Republican turned Obama ally
Charlie Crist - Former Republican turned unemployed Obama ally

Hispanic? Check
Gay? Check
Women? Check
Business owners? Check (Costco and CarMax)
Black? Check
Veterans? Check
Elderly? Check
Pro choice? Check
Immigrants? Check

[brewens]

26. Mystery speaker? Nah. Let's just skip that one this time! n/t

[Panasonic]

28. Mystery speaker slot is reserved

for

you know, Clint Eastwood's partner..

[DFW]

44. You can add Asian if you want to pile on categories.

Tammy Duckworth's mom is Thai.

[Arctic Dave]

15. Except for that shitstain Rahm, I like the line up.

Maybe there will be a freak snow storm and he can't go.

[Panasonic]

18. Not particularly thrilled about Salazar either.

He's in the same category as Rahm - useless DINO.

[DFW]

45. There is a difference, though

Rahm, while I'm not fond of him either, is a good speaker. I wasn't aware that Salazar opened his mouth other than to eat.

[ancianita]

24. Totally. And they can throw out

that douchebag hack Arne Duncan with him.

[Scuba]

50. Thanks, you saved me the trouble.

[knitter4democracy]

68. Amen!

[patrice]

20. Yay!!! Kathleen Sebelius will speak!

[ancianita]

25. I'm counting 75 speakers in four days?

[K8-EEE]

27. Christina Serelegui AWESOME CUBAN OPRAH!!! YEAH!

I love that she is on the list!! Cuban American and lives in FL I think....that is GREAT!

[sadbear]

29. What, no Eliot Spitzer?

[DAMANgoldberg]

30. I guess they're not ready for...

Alan Grayson!

[BattyDem]

31. WOW!!!

So... Caroline Kennedy is on the list. That pretty much destroys the RW claims about her feelings for Obama!

[freshwest]

32. Also Ann Richard's daughter.

[Tx4obama]

33. One name missing from the list: Tuesday, September 4 - Michelle Obama n/t

[wake.up.america]

34. Wow, what a list. A rather extensive collection of supporters.

The Demos are coming out like gangbusters. Hope nothing approaches Clint's pathetic performance.

[SunSeeker]

35. Wow, a LOT of amazing women. I am so proud of my party.

[Kath1]

80. Me too! Very proud!

Very exicited about this convention. Women aren't stupid. We know who trusts and supports us!

[edbermac]

36. Barney Frank will be there.

I hope they give him an empty chair and let him just shred Eastwood.

[wake.up.america]

37. Like to see him speak and make the other side look even more ridiculous. He can do it.

[Bluenorthwest]

67. Congressman Frank has no interest in arguing with furniture, that's a matter of record.

Barney to Bagger: "Ma'am, trying to having a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table, I have no interest in doing it."
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/41861.html

[renate]

75. nice!

What a memory you must have! And a sense of humor!

[IndyJones]

38. Hillary isn't on the list? Did I just miss seeing her name?

[NYC Liberal]

40. I don't think cabinet members usually campaign.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Tx4obama]

41. You are correct. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense do NOT do campaign events.

Not sure about all of the other Cabinet members.

[NYC Liberal]

42. Thanks. I couldn't remember an instance of it happening,

but then I thought perhaps it was simply because cabinet secretaries aren't usually as well known on the national stage as Hillary is. A long time ago, Secretary of State was the springboard for presidential candidates (now it's governor).

[bornskeptic]

47. Four cabinet members are speaking.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

[abumbyanyothername]

61. And other than Sebelius

I wish they weren't.

[IndyJones]

72. Oh, okay. You're correct. Bummer, I really wanted to see her speak.

[NYC Liberal]

73. Me too. Well I'm sure she will in 2016 once she's left office!

[IndyJones]

74. I hope so.

[goblue316]

48. As the Secretaty of State

She must stay neutral and can't speak out. What they should do is bring in her old campaign manager. I hope the division that was there 4 years ago is over, but if it is not, someone needs to speak to that. We need to close ranks and be as solid as a rock.

[JTFrog]

59. "What they should do is bring in her old campaign manager."

That's the worst idea I've heard in a long time. I assume you mean Mark Penn? Why on earth would Obama want Penn anywhere near his campaign? He ran a nasty campaign against Obama, caused infighting within Hillary's circle and had to step down in disgrace.

Best to let him keep catering to the likes of Tony Blair and the WSJ.

[demwing]

64. Obama tried. All he could get

was Hillary's husband. Oh well, them's the breaks...

[karynnj]

70. Her old campaign manager? You mean Mark Penn?

He is unacceptable. However, they have someone far better and closer to her speaking - her husband.

[Dustin DeWinde]

43. great list

Nancy Pelosi is the best congressperson in either chamber and new York's own Chuck Schumer gets my vote for best senator. Its always a treat hearing what Elizabeth Warren has to say, she will be a great senator. Even if she IS from redsox nation. Too bad Harry Reid isn't scheduled, he became one of my favorites over the summer. Great lineup . much better than anything the teabaggers have to offer.
I'm really liking this new "stand and fight" dem party. about time.

Obama Biden 2012

[DFW]

46. One name was glaringly absent (and I hope will be added)

Howard Dean.

Howard single-handedly brought the Democratic Party from the edge of the abyss back to thundering victory in the period when he was DNC chairman. He worked tirelessly and with an inspired, fierce dedication that brought us back from a minority in both Houses to a huge majority. Only his ineligibility to change the Supreme Court allowed Citizens United to pour unlimited dirty money into the election process, and put us where we are today.

If the party is unwilling to acknowledge Howard for his efforts--and his inspiration--by asking him to speak at the convention, I will be extremely disappointed.

[goblue316]

49. Yep I was thinkin the same thing

I love Howard Dean. I think he should have been given more of a chance. I think his scream heard round the world was just him being passionate. He is very smart. Kerry would have been much better off if he would have chosen him to be his running mate.

[Panasonic]

56. Same here.

President Obama should make him the keynote speaker for one of the nights...

[lonestarnot]

63. Me too!

[2on2u]

51. Will they be able to run through all these in less than 3 hours??? Bwahahahahahah.... n/t

[Tx4obama]

76. Huh? On Tuesday there will be SIX hours of convention events/speakers

Not sure how many hours on Wednesday and Thursday.

Where did you get the '3 hour' number?


Edited to add...

Tuesday 2012 Democratic Convention Schedule
Here: http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/5539/tuesday-2012-democratic-convention-schedule
Note: Scroll the whole page.

[2on2u]

78. Run? 3 hours? Lyin?? It's a pun about Ryan of course. Sorry I didn't dress it up better. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

52. Looking forward to all of it

Esp. Schweitzer, who brought the house down last time.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

57. My great State of Maryland represents!

Martin O'Malley, awesome governor!!
Barbara Mikulsky, leading the group of amazing Senate women!
Chris Van Hollen, my congressman!
...and the incomparable Donna Edwards who kicked Blue Dog and Republican ass down the street!!

I am so proud of the Maryland delegation!!!

[CTyankee]

66. LOVE your peeps from MD! Every one on your list is TOPS.

O'Malley is so attractive, he even turns my old head...

[Kath1]

81. From another MD Dem...

Very proud of the MD delegation! Barbara Mikulsky rocks!

[DebJ]

84. Donna Edwards definitely rocks! So does O'Malley.

....homesick for Maryland

[Avalux]

58. I'm excited that my mayor is the keynote speaker!

He's been great for San Antonio and I think has a very bright future!

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Julian-Castro-s-chance-to-shine-with-Dems-3834384.php

[lovemydog]

60. Looking forward to the women!

Elizabeth Warren, Sandra Fluke, Eva Longoria and many others.

Also look forward to Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

Thanks for sharing. I came here this morning to see who is speaking. Now I'm really pumped up.

Look forward the President, First Lady & family. I'm proud of them.

Between now and election day, let's work together and help get out the vote. Let's help the President. Let's help give him the support he needs in Congress.

[Kath1]

82. Me too!

I am really fired up and ready to go! Let's send a very clear message that we will not go back to "Leave It To Beaver," back-alley abortions, corporate greed, racism, sexism, war, etc. Forward!

[hedgehog]

62. Looks like I picked the wrong week to get to bed by 9

OTOH - I'll finally get through my ironing!

[progressivebydesign]

69. Wow. Not a clunker in the bunch! All substantial, no gimmicks. excited!

Love that the head of Costco is speaking. I think that the Dems would be wise to feature LOTS of business owners!!! Some small business owners would be fabulous, too. Maybe give out a small business award.

[Doctor_J]

71. Replace Arne Duncan with Betty White

I didn't know Eva was one of us.

Hopefully they won't have her cussing at an empty chair.

[chemenger]

83. There are a few names I'd like to see on this list:

Bruce Springstein
Matt Damon
Betty White
Sister Simone Campbell (of Nuns on the Bus fame)

[DebJ]

85. I'm sure Bruce will be represented by his music

We Take Care of our Own!

[DebJ]

86. I'd like to see him use We Are Alive, about the spirits of the Civil Rights and Labor movements

This just gives me chills..............


"We Are Alive"


There is a cross up yonder up on Calvary Hill
There is a slip of blood on a silver knife
There is a graveyard kid down below
Where at night did come to life
And above the stars, they crackle in fire
A dead man’s moon throws seven rings
Well, we put our ears to the cold grave stones
This is the song they’d sing

We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our spirits rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

A voice cried out, I was killed in Maryland in 1877
When the railroad workers made their stand
Well, I was killed in 1963 one Sunday morning in Birmingham
Well, I died last year crossing the southern Desert
My children left behind in San Pablo
Well they left our bodies here to rot
Oh please let them know

We are alive
Oh, and though we lie alone here in the dark
Our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart

Let your mind rest easy, sleep well my friend
It’s only our bodies that betray us in the end

I awoke last night in a dark and dreamy deep
From my head to my feet, my body gone stone cold
There were worms crawling all around me
Fingers scratching at an earth black and six foot low
And alone in the blackness of my grave
Alone I’d been left to die
Then I heard voices calling all around me
The earth rose above me, my eyes filled with sky

We are alive
And though our bodies lie alone here in the dark
Our souls and spirits rise
To carry the fire and light the spark
To fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart
We are alive

[DebJ]

87. Well, I got that one right!