Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Obama acceptance speech to be at Invesco Field The big convention news yesterday was that Barack Obama's acceptance speech will be at Invesco Field at Mile High rather than the Pepsi Center. Here's an update from The Denver Post. From the article: Barack Obama's new and improved Democratic National Convention adds more of everything -- from an extra dose of historic potential to at least $3 million in new costs for local planners, and logistical headaches squared. Though politically savvy, the decision to move the last night of the convention away from the delegates-and-VIP-only media event at the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field at Mile High means big changes. The new venue, announced on the first day of convention construction at the Pepsi Center, requires a second security zone and a second demonstration area for protests. And it throws scores of new questions at planners, reporters and broadcasters now wondering how to allocate their resources. That said, many officials intimately involved with convention planning seemed giddy at the dramatic possibilities the speech could create for the public, Democrats, Denver and journalists. "2008 pres" 6:33:00 AM

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