Here is a Capitol Annex post with links to video of the convention.

Here is another post with links to some speech MP3s and some interviews I did.

x-posted from annatopia
from the startle-gram:
convention hotel has ties to famous democrat
dems urged to mix it up with GOP
excitement, delegates overflowing
candidate promises “a new… revolution”
democratic convention begins in fort worth
texas democrats feeling unwelcome in fort worth (this was about the hotel fiasco)
dems hope convention spurs revival

from the morning snooze:
convention notes: dems have online advantage (about the bloggers)
democrats off to convention feeling ambitious
some democrats looking to build faith-based message
democrats’ statewide slate: a dream deferred? (this is why i HATE the snooze - fucking right wing belo rag!)
radnofsky entreats democrats to show courage
bell’s speech leaves out immigration
democratic nominee bell urges unity
convention notes: missed out on the dems’ fanfare
dems primed but still struggle
quick take

and here’s the google news feed for the convention, where you can find links from the statewide corporate media

you know, it strikes me - especially after reading the dallas fuckin’ morning snooze - that what i said our sd caucus is completely applicable: we are still being defined by republicans and we have got to change that. i’ll expand on those thoughts later, but i just wanted to mention that since the snooze basically bashed the entire convention.

x-posted from annatopia:

a few batches, via flickr tag:

thursday june 8
drining liberally paddy’s reds

friday june 9
texas democratic veterans caucus
wes clark media event & convention speech
bloggers “caucus” at flying saucer

check out the whole dem convention tag for everything else, including pics from the floor, some candidates, some officeholders, and some bloggers.

if you were there and posted pictures, please drop a comment in this thread so i can link it up.

I have to say that my colleagues did themselves proud this weekend. Sadly, I didn’t get to blog as much as I wanted due to battery problems, a persnicikity MP3 player, and trying to upload photos, but I did blog a a good deal at Capitol Annex, and will have more to report from BAR’s press conference, a few more “convention wrap-ups,” some final thoughts, and all that jazz today and in the morning.

In the meantime, here is a rundown of convention coverage from Texas blogs:

Look At All The Liveblogging (Brains & Eggs)

State Chair Race, More Chair Race, (Burnt Orange Report)

Nominations Committee (Just Another Blog)

Complete text of Radnofsky’s convention address (BOR)

Chris Bell Speech Text (BOR)

Nate is “Almost Famous” (Common Sense)

Talking About A Being Optomistic (Common Sense)

Convention Thoughts (Dos Centavos)

State Chair Election Liveblog (Just Another Blog)

Convention Interviews (Kuff’s World)

More Liveblogging (Marc’s Miscellany) [Friday here]

Ya Basta! but not giving up (McBlogger)

Blogging Van Os, Chris Bell (Musings)

I’m going to eat so I’ll finish this shortly.

please just over to the texaskos liveblog for further updates….

48 richie
37.64 maxey
17.9
1.47 rogers

they are doing the roll call vote right now.
(blanks have not reported yet)
senate district/votes richie/maxey/jones/rogers
1 172-52-0-0
2 135-47-6-0
3 161-33-9-5
4
5 60-101-26-1
6 61-86-9-6-3 (3 abstentions)
7 52-70-16-0
8 56-82-12-0
9 72-64-12-0
10 143-96-9-3
11 79-92-8-0
12 71-80-15-2
13 162-90-54-20 (3 abstentions)
14 53-215-22-0
15 110-76-4-0
16 103-75-8-0
17 64-101-14-10
18 42-142-18-0
19
20 124-37-76-0
21 196-93-0-3
22 140-34-5-3
23 228-81-12-2
24
25 34-135-55-0
26 21-77-109-0
27 144-4-48-0
28
29 69-78-51-9
30 142-38-5-0
31 95-56-10-0boyd has 50% right now.  we need to keep him under 51 to get a runoff

50.74 richie
37.57 maxey
10.57 jones
1.11 rogers

happening on the floor right now…

(blanks have not reported in yet)

they are doing the roll call vote right now.
(blanks have not reported yet)
senate district/votes richie/maxey/jones/rogers
1 172-52-0-0
2 135-47-6-0
3 161-33-9-5
4
5 60-101-26-1
6 61-86-9-6-3 (3 abstentions)
7 52-70-16-0
8 56-82-12-0
9 72-64-12-0
10 143-96-9-3
11 79-92-8-0
12 71-80-15-2
13
14 53-215-22-0
15 110-76-4-0
16 103-75-8-0
17 64-101-14-10
18 42-142-18-0
19
20 124-37-76-0
21 196-93-0-3
22 140-34-5-3
23 228-81-12-2
24
25 34-135-55-0
26 21-77-109-0
27 144-4-48-0
28
29 69-78-51-9
30 142-38-5-0
31 95-56-10-0

-annatopia

so apparently lakeshia rogers is a larouche-ite.

erm… i thought we were electing a DEMOCRATIC party chair…

the first vote will be happening shortly… get over to the liveblog….
-annatopia

check out the liveblog at texaskos

-annatopia