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Things To Do in Denver When You’re A Deadbeat DFH
I made it to Denver — or, precisely, Boulder. And thanks to the kindness of strangers, I have a Big Tent pass; thanks to the kindness of an old friend, I have a place to stay. More later after I sort out computer and logistics issues.
Tim (The Other One) said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:14
“or, precisely, Boulder”
Even better !
Go up to Chautauqua and enjoy the Flat Irons.
Snowwy said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:16
Uh oh.
Hang on to your temper out there, Mencken old boy. I know you go in for disturbing people’s shit, but we’d really like you to make it out of CO alive.
Blue Buddha said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:20
You’re not a true DFH unless you obtained that pass by walking around the crowds outside the convention saying, “I need a miracle ticket maaaan”.
christian h. said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:47
Well, this is one convention report I’m looking forward to.
Cols714 said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:49
While in Boulder, visit the Mountain Sun or the Southern Sun. They have the best beer in town.
After 10:00 pm, they have $6.50 pitchers, definitely worth waiting for.
fadgeophile said,
August 25, 2008 at 23:52
Right on, HTML! Go stir some shit!
Who’s got my miracle?
Spare a spill, bro?
mikey said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:01
Hell, unless I’m deluded, m’man Mencken’s been thrown outta nicer places than the Democratic National Convention, fer crissakes.
If you get a chance, HT, be sure and let our resident doormat, Speaker Pelosi, know how much we appreciate all her efforts on behalf of the constitution and the separation of powers.
Yay….
mikey
Jay B. said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:07
Let me guess — The Democrats are a bunch of shit eating centrists and Obama is a corporate stooge and they, as a party, are so vapid that it defies all known measurements of vapidity!
And they barely listen to you!
Quaker in a Basement said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:07
I logged on to recommend the Mountain Sun, but I see Cols714 has beat me to it. I second the motion!
commie atheist said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:08
You look just like a commie
And you might just be a member
Get out of Denver, baby
Get out of Denver
commie atheist said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:09
And Boulder, too.
Joe Max said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:26
Sweet zombie jeebus…
I just saw Matthews interview a gaggle of alleged PUMAs, (”Clintons for McCain”, proclaimed their banner) outside NBC’s studio in Denver. Utterly pathetic bleached-blonde Repug uber-bitches, in both look and words. They went on about Obama being a closet Muslim, how they have a suit against the Dem party proving Obama is “not qualified” by birth to be a candidate, and when Tweety asked for some evidence, it was “a Congressional report”, which morphed into “a report by a congressional investigator”, which morphed again into “a report by a former congressional investigator”. So Matthews asks, “by who? what’s his name?” and Miss Thang says, “I’m not going to tell you!” Matthews then asks, “ok, working for who?” “I’m not going to tell you,” she says again, with that oh-so saucy flick of her head. It was so embarrassing that I was embarrassed that they weren’t embarrassed.
So then a young Obama supporter tried to appeal to them as if they actually were Democrats (highly unlikely) and quoted Clinton’s “I’m Hillary Clinton and I do not approve this message” to them, but she may as well have been talking to a pile of rocks - except for that woman was the voice of sanity that the TV audience got to hear, and Matthews agreed.
These PUMAs looked like such idiots that even Tweety had to say, “We’re all grownups… you can see and hear insanity when it’s available to you.”
I didn’t recognize them, but maybe MSNBC will have the clip, it’s comedy gold. (It’s toward the edn of Tweety’s Hardball show, right before Gregory’s.)
A “report” on Obama from a source that’s so fookin’ embarrassing that a McCain drone will forgo a chance to publicize it on national TV simply must be exposed and laughed at.
Argh, it forced me to think, “thanks Tweety!” I feel so dirty…
Jennifer said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:28
Too bad they couldn’t hold the convention in Colorado Springs. There would have been the bonus of having live TV coverage of wingnut heads exploding.
nilsey said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:46
you aren’t staying at jeff goldstein’s, are you?
that would be awesome.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:47
Give ‘em hell, HTML!
freepatriot said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:49
so this should really be titled:
things to do in Boulder when the party is in Denver ???
how do you start out for Denver and end up in Boulder
are you using the george bush navigation system ???
I’ll be here all week, try the veal …
(ducking and running)
atheist said,
August 26, 2008 at 0:51
You’re going to be at the DNC, HTML? This promises to be interesting.
The Truth said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:15
There are lots of scary Negroes, Lesbians, and Gays out there in Denver.
I’m glad you’re there and I’m here safe with my white people.
McCain will WIN! Have you seen the polls??????
(3 more posts for a monogrammed totebag! I’m so excited that I’m masturbating with Cheetos!)
mikey said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:22
Intuitively, I’m going to suggest that Cheetos are better than Arugula….
mikey
MzNicky said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:23
S,N live-blogging from the DNConvention? Perhaps there is a god(dess) after all.
I am afraid of turning on CNN coverage. It’s one of the reasons I don’t own a gun.
HTML darling: Don’t take the brown acid, man.
skippy said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:24
hey, how the hell’d you get a big tent pass? the fuckers wouldn’t even return my emails!
and i’m from denver, i have multiple floors to crash on if i had any credentials at all to get in, but i never heard back from the big tent people.
guess the tent isn’t all that big.
Smut Clyde said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:26
I’m going to suggest that Cheetos are better than Arugula….
Are we back to talking about novel flavours for beer?
ahem said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:39
One thing about Tweety talking to the PUMAsses: he’s not going to treat them as anything but whackjobs now, even though the press hos have their Democrat! Civil! War! stories pre-written to deal with the boredom.
Ah, the Things To Do In Denver… tags just make me glad that Gabrielle Anwar is back on the box.
Mr. Wonderful said,
August 26, 2008 at 2:42
“…tags just make me glad that Gabrielle Anwar is back on the box.”
Wait–is THAT who everyone is talking about “drilling”? Tempting, tempting…
MileHi Hakeye said,
August 26, 2008 at 2:56
Watch out for the original pumas if you go into the hills around the People’s Republic of Boulder, HTML.
They’re cold blooded killing machines.
Dragon-King Wangchuck said,
August 26, 2008 at 3:05
If you see the BlackNificent Kamau Kambon there, tell him Troofy said “
Hi!OMFG! Darkies R gonna kill us all!”Primate Dial said,
August 26, 2008 at 3:20
Tell DMN we said “hello”.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
August 26, 2008 at 3:43
Tag?
People want to drill Tagg?
*boggle*
the_millionaire_lebowski said,
August 26, 2008 at 3:48
Welcome to the mile high city. If you need someone to hang with in the city, drop a line here in comments.
Math Department said,
August 26, 2008 at 4:19
The coverage of the DNC on CSPAN is pretty good.
It makes a nice contrast to what will be said, more or less, in all the speeches at the RNC:
“Be scared. Be VERY scared. Of brown people. Of Asian people. Of gays. Of Lesbians. Of poor people. BE VERY SCARED!!!”
Lesley said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:14
Fear and Loathing in Boulder by HTML Mencken? Bring. it. on.
ellenbrenna said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:32
Go have breakfast at Lucile’s…best food in town before noon.
EdsAppliance said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:44
Negative! Negative! Maintain radio silence until you are under the wire. Over.
Big Bad Bald Bastard said,
August 26, 2008 at 5:53
Heh heh… I need a kind stranger to help me with my “Big Tent” issue.
That Obama supporter should have beaten the head PUMA about the pelvis with a wire hanger.
Smut Clyde said,
August 26, 2008 at 6:01
I found the perfect album of background music for you, HTML.
Joe Max said,
August 26, 2008 at 6:37
Found it! Too bad they cut off the part when Tweety called then insane. It was Christi Atkins, of “donated-money-to-mccain-but-i’m-a-lifelong-democrat” fame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UxxhYa8K0s
What. A. Bitch.
She told Matthews, “what’s the matter can’t you hear? Maybe you need to clean your ears!” Cool move there, slick! As far as Tweety (and therefore NBC) is concerned, their 15 minutes are up.
Comedy gold, I’m tellin’ ya.
xyzzy said,
August 26, 2008 at 8:18
Tim (The Other One) said:
It’s Flatirons, not “Flat Irons.” Geez.
I lived in Boulder for most of my adult life, and still miss it, kinda sorta, although it pales in comparison to where I am now. Climbed all the flatirons, and not just the numbered ones, either. You need to spend a day in Eldo, Tim. You won’t find any fucking wingnuts climbing the Bastille at 6:45am, I guarantee you that.
freepatriot said:
Clearly, you’ve never been in there, my man.
xyzzy said,
August 26, 2008 at 8:20
Or should I say, “Mencken.” (wrt climbing in Eldo.)
ted williams said,
August 26, 2008 at 12:33
shorter html-
“Dude, got spare change?”
ted williams said,
August 26, 2008 at 12:56
Uh oh.
Hang on to your temper out there, Mencken old boy. I know you go in for disturbing people’s shit, but we’d really like you to make it out of CO alive.
Seriously, i enjoy reading Retardo’s longwinded confabulations as much as the next guy. His Olympic coverage was awesome. But i figure I’ll be watching the Wonkette kids for this show. They are on the ground and drinking.
But you keep up the good work over there in another town, Tardo. Its an extremely white town, you’ll fit in well.
sagra said,
August 26, 2008 at 17:22
It’d be awesome if you could touch the hem of Obama’s garment and then type a blog post before washing your fingers.
atheist said,
August 26, 2008 at 17:35
U gonna need any dough for this lil’ adventure HTML?
cur said,
August 26, 2008 at 18:19
You could always O.D. in Denver and then just can’t remember her name.
HTML Mencken said,
August 27, 2008 at 1:01
Geez, Jay, you feel better now? Or are you saying that’s all false? What are you saying, besides that you like to be a dick?
I didn’t end up with credentials.