Live from DNC: Zombie Knee-Deep in Convention Chaos
Crossposted at Little Green Footballs
August 27, 5:55 pm PST — Scenes from a Convention
Not everything that happens outside the Democratic National Convention fits into a “theme” of some sort. Instead, a chaotic kaleidoscope of sights and scenes assault your senses, until you just get overwhelmed. The following series of images were all taken within the space of two hours. I present them here to give everyone a more gut-level impression of what walking around Denver is like this week.
The factory had a huge inventory of Bill Cosby dolls left over from the 1980s; Obama gets nominated — bingo! — dust off the boxes, change the names, and we’re back in business.
Wherever there was a blank wall of sufficient size in downtown Denver, the Obama campaign or the Democratic party or someone hung these gargantuan Rocky Mountain Messiah posters.
Lady, I hear what you’re sayin’.
I found this quite interesting: never before have I seen the Secret Service and the FBI (notice the “USSS” and “FBI” tags in the window) patrol city streets like beat cops. I’ve been noticing cars like this one prowling downtown Denver night and day.
Haven’t heard or seen the word “Change” enough recently? This guy’s got your fix, jumbo-style:
CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE!
I thought the guy in the foreground was just another Obama supporter, trying to talk Nader-ites into voting for a candidate who could actually win. But when I spoke with him, it turned out he was a fan of the original Jesus, not the new one.
Recreate 68 had a permanent encampment in Civic Center Park which they optimistically called “The Festival of Democracy” because they had scheduled a full slate of speakers, performers and musical acts all day every day. But whenever I swung by to check out how the festival was going, the scene inevitably looked like this: a desolate, near-empty amphitheater, with a tiny handful of bored stragglers. Perhaps they should have called it the “Festival of Where Is Everybody?“.
Your face is reflected in the camera display in the first picture.
Who was that “Dan Rather” guy?
Dan Rather’s speech was titled: “Ethics? Who needs them?”
joshlbetts,
in the first picture, i think the person’s face in the camera display is the guy taking the picture with that camera, not Zombie who is taking a picture behind and above that guy.
I saw Danny Glover but where’s his good buddies Chaves and Castro.
Not only was Dan’s audience small but they seem somewhat less than attentive. Or was everyone just pretending they were at their freshman seminar?
colby,
Good! I was worried there for a sec.
The expression on Rather’s face says it all.
Alas, poor Hillery, ahoo, a victim of so-called affirmative action.
Hate to say it, but how does one get into this sort of business, whatever your business is, and not know what Joe Biden looks like? He has been on Meet the Press and every other Sunday morning talk show for 25 years! Nice photos, but can’t take anything you say about politics seriously. Does not reflect well on PJM
Yeah, the body double has the same shirt — even buttoned identically. A quick dash by them both into a phone booth, and the gay lobby would cheer. NO, just kidding! A quick jacket and glasses switch and voila! Or viola, if there’s a music section, I suppose . . .
Was that Joe Biden or Ric Flair?
bryan,
Hate to say it, but how does one get into this sort of blog, whatever this blog is, and not know what Zombie is like? He’s been doing these photo-based reviews of events for (slightly less than) 25 years! Nice commentary, but can’t take anything you say about PJM seriously. Does not reflect well on bryan.
bryan: Zombie is in the business of photographing oddities in the wild. Identifying them is optional.
For sure, don’t take anything he says seriously. Ignore the pictures while you’re at it. Just believe the voices you hear…
Zombie is a gal. And quite a gal. Is that PC to say?
Air2air Aug 27, 2008 – 11:43 am
Racist!
Lot of overweight people, are republicans that heavy?
Nevermind, it is what is in their heads and heart that matters…
Jeez, that was a stupid thing to say.
About democrats
Papa Ray
yarrrr:
“Was that Joe Biden or Ric Flair?”
Thanks, that was the name I was trying to remember.
Why does that “ELECTED/SELECTED” sign have a little “PUMA” on it? Are corporations sponsoring EVERYTHING now? I mean, we start out with antiwar groups sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, now we have protest marchers sponsored by sport-shoe manufacturers!
Hey, something else. When did the Democratic Party become the party of OLD FARTS?! I mean, seriously, did they have a single speaker under the age of thirty? Forty, even.
I guess what we’re seeing here is that the Demos aren’t the party of youth–they’re the party that the Baby Boomers decided to join during their youth.
The Zombie coverage is interesting, but if Pajamas Media wants to have an impact – and do the real reporting they claim to support – then let me suggest they try to ask those there real questions on video. And, by that I mean a question designed to point out flaws in policies, call people on lies, etc. Search for the candidates’ names at my site to see several possible questions.
Is this the case where the enemy of my enemy is my friend until they are my enemy again?
PUMA…party unity my ass
DDuck,
PUMA is an organization of Hillary supporters who feel dissed by the chocolate messiah and his acolytes. It means Peace and Unity, My Ass.
Who is this Obama guy, anyway?
squid, that was clever. really. what you did there was clever. good for you. forgive me for having a problem with PJM sending someone who does not know what Joe Biden looks like to the DNC convention. What if Zombie had seen Biden somewhere when he was not surrounded by many others. He/She would have ignored the guy. I get what Zombie is doing, just think a little backround info couldn’t hurt. If I want pointless, brainless and uninformed humor I can watch the Daily Show.
24Ahead, I dig your site. good stuff.
Yes, in age and girth, the marching Clintonites look like they came from either AARP or Weightwatchers. Either way, walking does them good.
Yupp hes a double hes got one of the secret service lapel pins.
If not “my Hillary vote goes to McCain”…
…anyone know of a “Hillary Write-In” effort yet…?!
heh.
Interesting that little factoid…THE ONLY demonstration allowed to go early was the one for Hillary. Hmmmm…
No doubt the DNC had a hand in this little shenanigan. Can’t let Hillary’s parade grow TOO BIG…right?
Get them doggies moving NOW and let them scatter to the wind…
Zombie,
It’s likely that the guy shadowing Biden was plainclothes Secret Service. Note the pin on his lapel. That’s how the agents identify each other. You might compare it to pins on the other agents. They’ll be the same. There will also be covert agents in the crowd, dressed like tourists or whatever the rest of the crowd looks like, blending in. Then there are the overt agents in suits and dark glasses and sometimes carrying bags big enough for a submachine gun who many people think are all the agents present, not knowing they’re everywhere.
Zombie, if you’re a guy, great job.
If you’re a girl..I think I luv ya.
500-750 PUMAs at a march is a joke. They couldn’t even muster the numbers of Recreate ’68 wannabes, 1,000-1,200.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the average American voter, they did vote in Bush twice. These are the same PUMAs that still don’t get it.
thanks zombie. guns and secret service, overt and shmovert. biden, who forgot not to vote for the revised bankruptcy laws. black dolls. messiah posters. a circus fit for a clown. and vice versa. like flies on clowns, i wonder how much of this hoopla was paid for by the islamic fascists who buzz around barry.
Are there COUGARS for Hillary or just PUMAs?
Never underestimate the stupidity of the average American voter, they did vote in Bush twice. These are the same PUMAs that still don’t get it.
why do democrats think we are stupid and don’t get what they are trying to do. Al gore and John Kerry, thought i was stupid too. the democrats are the ones not getting it.
Islamofascist bankrolling Obama’s run? thats a great conspiracy theory. knowing the Arabic penchant for working the media, crazy, but doable. why didn’t i think of bankrolling my own candidate..