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June 28, 2004
| Clinton, Kennedy to Speak at Convention

AP: Clinton, Kennedy to Speak at Convention

Former President Clinton and Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts will have prime speaking slots at the Democratic National Convention in Boston next month.

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Clinton is scheduled to speak July 26, the opening night of the four-day convention, and Kennedy will address the audience the second day, Democratic officials said Monday. The vice presidential pick will speak July 28, and presumed Democratic nominee John Kerry will close the convention July 29 with his acceptance speech.

Kerry’s former rivals plus Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Al Sharpton, who remain in the primary race, will have a role at the convention, although officials haven’t decided what that will be.



Posted by Laurence Simon at June 28, 2004 03:52 PM | TrackBack
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WHAT...and NO AL?!?

They’d better be careful…he may UNinvent the internet and THEN where would they be?!?

Posted by: American_Defender at June 28, 2004 04:15 PM

Ideal lineup would include Hillary, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Teddy K., Al Gore, Dennis Kucinich, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Jane Fonda.

That would certainly make America think twice about voting Democratic . . .

Posted by: dwc at June 28, 2004 04:22 PM

Perhaps dwc, but the gop has it much easier. Have Bush say a few lines on national television and you’re set to go.

Posted by: Kai Smith at June 28, 2004 05:07 PM

I wonder when Barbara Streisand is scheduled to perform.

Posted by: skip at June 28, 2004 05:27 PM

Heck, with Teddy speaking on the anniversary of his drunken murder of Mary Jo, that should be enough for America to be repulsed of marking their ballot for Kerry…..two peas in a pod those Massachusetts liberals…. Kerry is not even Irish; who’d have thunk it from a golddigging liberal. I’m waiting now for the opening of Kerry’s divorce records like the dems did to Ryan in Illinois….its all fair game now boys!

Posted by: dickD at June 28, 2004 07:03 PM

Kai,

Touche . . .

:-)

DWC

Posted by: dwc at June 28, 2004 07:03 PM

Bring on Dukakis and Mondale too, Kerry will have a lot in common with them in 5 months!!

I sure hope REV. Sharpton has some inspirational words for the party faithful!!

I can hardly wait for the Clinton book drop at the convention!!!

Posted by: politicals at June 28, 2004 07:17 PM

The Unoffical Roster of Republican Convention

Invocation: Pat Robertson, “We’re no ordinary brood of vipers!”

Welcome: William Janklow, “Well, I guess the drunks killing people argument cuts both ways now. Sorry about that.” (invited, but in jail)

Welcome: Arnold Schwartzenegger, “I’m so full of myself I’m about to explode”

The Iraq War: Paul Bremer, “Slinking Out Of Ninevah”

Nostalgia: Nancy Reagan, “A Bright Shining Stem Cell” (maybe not)

Alternative Nostaligia: Ron Reagan, Jr. “I Admonish the Republican Party for…” (maybe not)

Alternative Nostaligia: Patty Reagan, (no)

Nostaligia: Michael Reagan! “Forgetting the Reagan Legacy” (phew)

Vice Presidential Introduction: Ken Ley, “The Cheney I Lobbied”

Vice President Cheney: “A Meaner, Less Hypocritical America”

Trio: Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, and William Kristol, lipsink to “Grease”

Presidential Introduction: Bob Dornan, “My Wacky Prez”

George Bush: “Bod Gless the United Shoes of America”

Humorous Interlude: Rush Limbaugh, “Take Two of These and Call Me in the Morning”

Closing Remarks: George Bush, Sr. “Like Father Like Son”

Coming to inaccessible location nowhere near you soon.

Posted by: Scott Beckman at June 29, 2004 12:47 AM

No one but diehards who aren’t going to change their votes watch either convention anyway. I am a Republican and wouldn’t watch our convention if Reagan himself came back from the dead. Who cares who is speaking?

The election is all about the middle 10% of moderate independents in a handful of battleground states. the rest is smoke and mirrors. If you look at the polls, not ONE non battleground state is doing anything but getting safer for the party in favor.

The smakdown of Nader by the Greens hurts us where it counts in the election…Nader’s ballot access in the batleground states. He wont make Pennsylvania.

Posted by: HH at June 29, 2004 01:20 AM

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