In an earlier email, I mentioned that Adam and I have been working off-and-on in something called the Big Tent. This two-story facility, set up temporarily for the four days of the DNC, housed about 400 bloggers over the course of the convention. Upstairs, various speakers and panels took to a stage to discuss and debate various issues. Meanwhile on the ground floor, bloggers crammed into the air-conditioned workspace you see above, where food and drink (not to mention massages) were available throughout the day.
Visiting the room were various political figures (Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Andy Stern, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, our own Alexi Giannoulias, etc.) and celebrities (I saw Sarah Silverman and Darryl Hannah, but there were apparently many others). Also in the mix were reporters and news crews from the cable networks, print outlets, and even other countries (case in point: Adam was interviewed by German TV on the first day).
This was clearly not a distraction-free environment and we often had to escape to find some peace and quiet. Nonetheless, it was great to have a headquarters for the progressive blogosphere, who turned out in force as a result.
Here's one more pic. Fittingly, DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas can be seen in the foreground:
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