Posted: 3:49 am
August 27, 2008
DENVER - Everyone has at least some small questions they'd like to ask Obama. Mine is, during Michelle's speech, why was Madeleine Albright sitting with the West Virginia delegation?
SO, nicely dressed in elegant black Ann Hathaway, with her brother, why specifically are you at this convention? "I'm one of the babies here. My first time at a convention. It's a learning experience. Thrilling. Almost sort of nervous-making to see Michelle up close. But I'm sure Barack Obama was more nervous than I was."
And Daryl Hannah, why are you here? "Certain issues I want to work on. See, I live in the Rockies. I have an animal sanctuary. We get no grants, do no fund-raising. It's all me working with interns and volunteers. With the rise in fuel prices, people are having to let their animals go. They can't afford to keep them, and we're getting more and more rescues. Just the day I left, I took in two alpacas and an Icelandic pony."
And RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, why? "I'm here to promote my film 'Gospel Hill' with Danny Glover. It's coming out soon." Meanwhile, with his cap and jeans, he was sporting a huge star-shaped diamond necklace. "Gift from my brother. He's CEO of Wu-Tang. He's got plenty of money."
OUT of black SUVs, definitely the limo of choice, tumbled Susan Sarandon in cargo pants and Spike Lee and Josh Lucas to see Bill Maher at the Rolling Stone event, which was sponsored by Trojan condoms. Coming from Michelle Obama's speech they arrived late - about when GOP-hating Maher was on a roll with: "Fred Thompson made George Bush look like a professional . . . Bush is not an elitist because he can neither read nor write . . . They asked him to name an alternative fuel. And he said, 'Unleaded' . . . Laura visited the Middle East where the No. 2 killer is breast cancer. The No. 1 killer is her husband . . . The president's health plan used to be called 'Drop Dead' - now it's called 'Go and f - - - yourself.' "
BACK to the glories of being in Denver. Not even Stalag 17 could ever have been as locked up as this town. We're lacking only barbed wire across the sky. It's cops in riot gear so lumped up they can barely walk - boots, batons, rifles, bulletproof masks, bulletproof vests. Who knows what they're to be doing. I only know they're mostly sitting under umbrellas.
