The Long View.***** DRAFT COPY ***** NOT FOR RELEASE Democratic National Convention July 26-29, 2004 Fleet Center, Boston Tentative Breakdown opening ceremony: Dixie Chicks (status: CONFIRMED) keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. : Gov. Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont, and currently the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the central organ of the Democratic Party at the national level. , "The Fight Lives On, and Stuff" nomination speech for vice president: Sen. Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. Lieberman was first elected to the United States Senate in 1988, and was elected to his fourth term on November 7, 2006. In the 2000 U.S. (note: must have only kosher snacks in green room) OR Sen. John Kerry  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. (note:
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acceptance of the nomination for vice president: Gen. Wesley Clark (person) Wesley Clark - One of the designers of the Laboratory Instrument Computer at MIT who subsequently had a quiet hand in many seminal computing events, such as the development of the Internet, the first really good description of the metastability problem in computer logic. , "What I Meant When I Said . . ." (note: will need clips/photos/uniformed personnel behind podium and in hot clusters on floor) POSSIBLE FLIP: Sen. Bob Graham: "A Step-by-Step Guide to My Friends in Florida on the Proper Use of the Ballot-Marking Stylus" nomination speech for president: Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (born August 16, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first, and to date, the only, African American woman elected to the United States Senate. acceptance of the nomination for president: Sen. Hillary Clinton, "You Like Me, You Really Like Me" (status: CONFIRMED) Visuals: "We Support the Troops" Parade, including video-conferencing with actual troops in Iraq (note: find actual troops in Iraq) "Hola!" Univision/Telemundo installation on floor, with tortilla press and colorful pinatas (note: sync with daytime telenovelas
"Deficit Sack Race": kids of all races and creeds footrace with sacks full of rocks, symbolizing crushing debt burden for their generation Possible "Specials" for daytime: Pie-eating contest (per Sen. Kennedy) Drum circle drum circle, n a spiritual, communal, or therapeutic music experience in which participants join together in a circle with drums, move, dance using various percussion instruments, voices, and other devices. Freedom Trail walk with Rev. Al Sharpton (note: Sharpton WILL NEED golf and snack carts for walk) "Make Way for Ducklings" tour with "The Barb(a)ras" (status: Sen. Boxer CONFIRMED; Streisand needs more details) Acting Workshop (note: may need to limit number of actors) Follow-on tasks: American Flag Pins (need 76,000) Bill Clinton laryngitis laryngitis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the voice box, or larynx, usually accompanied by hoarseness, sore throat, and coughing. Acute laryngitis is often a secondary bacterial infection triggered by infecting agents causing such illnesses as colds, Terry McAuliffe trip to Afghanistan Kennedy containment ***** DRAFT COPY ***** NOT FOR RELEASE Republican National Convention August 30-September 2, 2004 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY Tentative Breakdown opening ceremony: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (check with pyro-effects in re AS's request to "freakin' just appear in a cloud of smoke and all those things, from the sky like a bird or whatever") (status: UNCONFIRMED) keynote address: Mayor Rudy Giuliani, "A Time For Heroes" (status: CONFIRMED) (note: His Honor interested in referencing his time as a houseguest of a gay couple -- please circle back via Rove et al. on this) OR Gov. Schwarzenegger, "Terminate the Tax-and-Spenders" (per his team; needs to be refined) nomination speech for vice president: Vice President Dick Cheney (via satellite from Walter Reed) OR Mayor Giuliani, "Still A Time For Heroes" (see note above) OR Gov. Schwarzenegger, "Let's Freakin' Kick Their Butts and All of Those Things" (need coordination here) acceptance of the nomination for vice president: Vice President Cheney (via satellite from Walter Reed) OR National Security Advisor A National Security Advisor serves as the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security. He or she is not usually a member of the cabinet but is usually a member of various military or security councils. Condoleezza Rice (status: UNCONFIRMED but likely) nomination speech for president: Mayor Rudy Giuliani, "Heroes and Hopes: A Time for Heroes, Again" (see note above) OR Gov. Schwarzenegger, "Terminate the Terrorists with Eye Lasers and Relentless Killing Machines" (note: NEED guidance here) acceptance of the nomination for president: POTUS POTUS abbr. President of the United States (note: Noonan?) Visuals: "We Support the Troops and They Don't" Parade, including video- conferencing with actual troops in Iraq (note: find troops from PA, FL, WI, MN, CA) "Hola!" Univision/Telemundo installation on floor, with tortilla press and colorful pinatas (note: sync with daytime telenovelas for live cutaways) "Tax Burden Sack Race": kids of all races and creeds footrace with sacks full of rocks, symbolizing crushing tax burden for their generation Possible "Specials" for daytime: "Arm Wrestle The Terminator": Gov. Schwarzenegger playfully arm- wrestles with New York children of all races and creeds Ground Zero tour with Mayor Giuliani (note: will need to plan a spontaneous firefighters something-or-other for this event) "Heroes and Hoagies" sack-lunch discussion with Mayor Giuliani "Denny Hastert Loses 15 Pounds": workout with Gov. Schwarzenegger Follow-on tasks: American Flag Pins (need 238,678) American Flags (need approx. 853,920) Kennedy containment (per Gov. Schwarzenegger) |
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