I’m hosting company this week and Urbantasm research (in the form of the Chicago Jazz Festival) will be intruding into watching live coverage of the Democratic National Convention. Which is a shame, because I’d really like to see it as it happens.
Here’s who I will be trying to check out, in the moment or after the fact:
MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH
– Michelle Obama
– Maya Soetero-Ng (B. Obama’s sister)
– Craig Robinson (M. Obama’s brother)
– Jerry Kellman
– Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
– NEA President Reg Weaver
– AFT President Randi Weingarten
– IL Atty Gen Lisa Madigan
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH
– Hillary Clinton
– KS Gov Kathleen Sibelius
– AZ Gov Janet Napolitano
– PN Sen Bob Casey Jr.
– AFL-CIO President John Sweeney
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH
– Joe Biden
– Bill Clinton
– NM Gov Bill Richardson
– MA Gov John Kerry
– Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH
– Barack Obama accepting the nomination.
There’s more than enough food for conversation as it is…