DNC Thursday Night Obama Acceptance Speech Pics
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We grabbed our seats around 3:00, and had a few hours before the main event. EarlG decided to take his customary convention night "disco nap" so he would be properly rested for a long night of (political) partying.
And then he played a little Angry Birds.
And then he took a walk around the arena, and snapped a picture of Michael Steele's shiny head.
Meanwhile, the Time Warner Cable arena was filling up. Here's the view from our seat. We were right in the first row of the balcony, with a great view of the stage and the back/right side of all the speakers.
We also had a great view of the seats directly below us. (Remember that.)
The evening's events officially started with the color guard.
And then, when Beau Biden was speaking out on the stage, look who showed up in the seats below us! ... OK, I know it's a little hard to tell. That's Joe and Jill Biden. Joe is the guy in the middle waving, and Jill is right next to him.
And in the seat directly below is Valerie Jarrett -- blue dress, middle of the picture. And a soda cup, looking somewhat precarious.
Finally, Michelle Obama introduced President Obama.
Here's our three-quarters back-view of President Obama. The quality on these close-up shots is terrible because it's the low-res digital zoom on my iPhone.
And here is the entire Obama family after the speech.
And then the entire Biden family as well.
Cue the confetti.
And one last picture, before we leave the Time Warner Arena forever...
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If I can deduct it from my taxes (charitable contribution?) 
But happy for you both!
Enjoy, and thanks for all the great coverage!
NEXT TIME, TAKE A GOOD 35mm CAMERA, OK?
But these are still great shots! I mean, you were there!
Thank you both for all the wonderful coverage and stories...
It's been so good, getting to follow you both...
From now on, you must attend every convention for us. 
Looks and sounds like you had a spectacular experience and thanks so much for taking us with you! 
Thank you Skinner and EarlG!!!!
Since so many of us couldn't be there, it was great to be able to see more than what we could see on TV.
This was a very nice thing to do for us!
woot
Don't forget to send props for Elad for making sure the DU servers didn't melt down like a wet witch.
And don't forget to send a post so we know you got home in one piece!
rocktivity
Looking forward to your future report on the Inauguration.
President Obama's Full DNC Speech - (42:15 minutes)
I looked forward to your daily posts (& hoping that I'd see a DemocraticUnderground banner 
)...
... but EarlG saved the day & wore his DU t-shirt! 
Way to go, EarlG!
I can't give Skinner one of these 
for not wearing his DU t-shirt because you both did such an exceptional job at making us feel as though we were with you on the trip.
You both deserve one of these: 
Great job & thank you!
God Bless you and God Bless the United States
at cspan.org.
welcome to DU
and congratulations on 26 years, gawd know i never came close to making it that long. lol
between the speeches, and seeing you two THERE...I am inspired once again in my own pursuit of journalism and participation....citizenship? I guess so!
have a for us...have a safe trip home...more pics of the roadtrip back are REQUIRED! 
Drive safely.
on this journey!
in the photographers' pit in front of the stage?
I kid, I kid.
Thanks for bringing the convention to us. 
...& these days I don't trust too many perspectives on anything...
Thanks for the excellent pix and commentary. I feel represented (for once).
why didn't you take a decent camera? it's almost like you were going as citizens and not as the representatives of the best web forum on the planet?!
eta - from there you must have had a great view of gabby's pledge of allegiance. i'll just assume you were crying too hard to snap a picture, so you're totally forgiven for that one.
Awesome job, guys! 
And way to represent with the DU tshirt, go EarlG.
Next best thing.
how much all of us appreciated the pictures and the commentary from the convention.
Loved every minute of it...truly felt like we were there with you.
DU Rocks!!!
Thanks!!!
