According to a DNC memo on their web site..... "Breaking the mold of traditional political Conventions, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that Senator Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High. INVESCO Field can accommodate more than 75,000 people and will be the site of the 2008 Democratic Convention’s final day of programming on Thursday, August 28, 2008." The Pepsi Center, the sight of the first three days of the convention, has room for about 21,000 people.
"When we said we wanted to 'bring down the walls,' open up this convention like never before and truly speak to the American people, we meant it," said Leah D. Daughtry, chief executive officer of the Democratic National Committee Convention. "On Aug. 28, we will offer grassroots Democrats, who have turned out in record numbers this year, the opportunity to witness history shoulder to shoulder with thousands of Americans standing up for the change our country desperately needs."
A special block of "community" credentials will be reserved for Colorado residents for Thursday night's program at INVESCO Field. Details about how to sign up and receive a "community credential" for the last night of the convention will be released in the coming weeks.
A special block of "community" credentials will be reserved for Colorado residents for Thursday night's program at INVESCO Field. Details about how to sign up and receive a "community credential" for the last night of the convention will be released in the coming weeks.
Aug. 28 also happens to be the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, given to tens of thousands at The Mall in Washington, D.C.
Although it is a surprise to move Obama's acceptance speech to the football stadium -- versus the more traditional, indoor arena setting -- it is not unprecedented. In 1960, the Democratic National Convention was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but nominee John F. Kennedy delivered his acceptance speech next door at the Memorial Coliseum.
Although it is a surprise to move Obama's acceptance speech to the football stadium -- versus the more traditional, indoor arena setting -- it is not unprecedented. In 1960, the Democratic National Convention was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but nominee John F. Kennedy delivered his acceptance speech next door at the Memorial Coliseum.
And, lets face it, Obama does suffer from extreme hero worship when it comes to JFK. He has openly embraced the Kennedy family, right down to asking Teddy and Caroline to campaign for him, although their efforts were largely in vein in Massachusettes.
"I hope that no American -- I hope that no American, considering the really critical issues facing this country, will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me because of my religious affiliation (Race) . It is not relevant. "
"I am telling you what you are entitled to know: As I come before you seeking your support for the most powerful office in the free world -- I am saying to you that my decisions on every public policy will be my own, as an American, as a Democrat, and as a free man."
"We are not here to curse the darkness; we are here to light a candle. As Winston Churchill said on taking office some twenty years ago: If we open a quarrel between the present and the past, we shall be in danger of losing the future. Today our concern must be with that future. For the world is changing. The old era is ending. The old ways will not do. "
John F. Kennedy July, 1960
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