Video: Howard Dean in Denver sounds excited about the convention.

[madfloridian]

He sounds excited about this, challenges and all. He knows it will be loads of work, but the speech to the rally shows his determination to make it work.

A couple of great statements...this is the start of a new America that tells the truth to its people. He talked about doing what the people elected us to do...to get out of Iraq. He mentioned the problems involved with unions, but that he was confident they would work things out.

It is interesting that Fox News there has the entire rally video posted as an unedited sidebar video.

Dean says the West is a road map to win the White House

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was in Denver Thursday to promote the 2008 Democratic National Convention -- and talk to labor leaders protesting Denver as the convention site.

Dean told supporters this morning at a rally at the Colorado Convention Center that holding the Democratic National Convention in Denver next year will show that the West has a road map for the party to win the White House. Dean says recent Democratic gains in the West show that voters want politicians to focus on collaboration and values.

The party has picked up legislative and congressional seats in the Rockies and the governors from Montana to New Mexico are all Democrats.

Here's the direct link to the video of the rally:

Democratic National Chair Howard Dean speaks to a crowd in Denver Thursday
during a goodwill mission to address the AFL-CIO concerns about the National
Convention. April 12, 2007.
http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=2913956&version=1&locale=EN-US

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean jokes with supporters
during a community celebration in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver
on Thursday, April 12, 2007, to mark the 2008 Democratic National Convention
being held in Denver in the summer of 2008. Dean was on hand with other
dignitaries to kick off the effort to stage the political convention, which
will be the first held in the Mile High City since 1908. Elbra Wedgeworth,
back, the president of the Denver 2008 Host committee, looks on. (AP
Photo/David Zalubowski)

Another post with a different article and video.

Dean acknowledges hard work ahead

[Breeze54]

1. Is there any way to upload the video

to You Tube? Then I'd go watch it! ;)

Why is faux sux's in on all these Democratic events?

It's infuriating!!!! :grr:

[madfloridian]

2. Watch it, it's worth it. Fox is the only one to carry the full video.

Dean looks so happy and excited. I believe he thrives on hard work. In another video clip, the reporter said they had to hightail it out of Denver before the storms moved in. Guess bad weather is on the way.

[Breeze54]

3. Dean IS a hard worker

but I'm not going to fux suxs to watch it.
I'll wait for the you tube version. ;)

[madfloridian]

7. I found another one for you, not Fox.

It is at the Denver Post. But it is just excerpts and jumps around.

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5656332

[gatorboy]

4. But not TOO excited, Dean!

Hey,I kid the Dean-man. :P

[madfloridian]

5. Funny...

how much you sound like Bill Maher.

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[madfloridian]

6. More on the meetings yesterday.

Just a few snips, as the article is very long.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5482083,00.html

This came on a day when hundreds of people gave Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean the rock star treatment, wildly applauding Dean during a celebration of Denver's selection to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Dean made it clear that he chose Denver to highlight the Democrats' push into the Rocky Mountain states. Democratic candidates have made strong gains in the interior West in the past two elections, and Colorado and several neighboring states will be targeted by the Democrats' presidential nominee

..."Dean met privately with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and several national and local union officials to discuss labor concerns. Sweeney's flight from Washington was delayed and he was not present at that meeting as scheduled.

Several sources said the atmosphere at the meeting was cordial. Much of the discussion involved the contract local unions have been asked to sign promising not to picket or disrupt the convention. The Pepsi Center is normally a nonunion facility, but during the convention only union labor will be used.

..."The local stagehands union has objected to working in a non- union facility and had refused to sign the contract. National representatives from that union, as well as from the construction trades, the communication workers and Unite Here - which organizes hotel workers - all met with Dean and Hickenlooper.

At the meeting, labor was promised a seat on the Denver 2008 Host committee. The unions also asked for Hickenlooper's help in organizing downtown hotels. About one-third of the 6,000 delegates are expected to be union members, and they prefer to stay at a union hotel. However, the new convention center Hyatt Regency is currently the only hotel that's been organized.