Reply #16: great honor but I will be gone until the convention

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(goofed off and now have to make up some travel)


I nominate cliffordu


btw its going to be Kaine


Kaine is the first politician to risk endorsing him and he doesn't get a speaking invitation at the convention? unlikely

All of the other VP shortlist folks have been slotted for their speaking assignments.

Monday, August 25:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois
Tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s older brother to introduce...
Michelle Obama

Tuesday, August 26:
Convention Co-Chair Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Governors Ted Strickland of Ohio
Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania
Senator Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts
Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana
Federico Peña, former Mayor of Denver and Secretary of both Energy and Transportation
Representative Xavier Becerra of California
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel
DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen
Representative Nydia Velazquez of New York
Representative Linda Sanchez of California
Representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton of DC
Representative Mike Honda of California
Pay Equity Pioneer Lilly Ledbetter
Keynote Speaker: Former Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York

Wednesday, August 27:
President Bill Clinton of New York
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico
Senator Joe Biden of Deleware
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado
Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
Congressman Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania
Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida
Iraq War Veteran Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
VP acceptance speech

Thursday, August 28:
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Barack Obama acceptance speech