I checked in with John and Colleen Burkett of York Township this afternoon. John is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Colleen, his wife, is along as his guest.
Both were Hillary Clinton supporters in the primary, and were looking forward to hearing her speak on Tuesday night. But both of them said they have no problem whatsoever supporting Barack Obama in the general election.
Colleen said she thinks that the news media have overstated the conflict between Clinton and Obama supporters at the convention, simply out of a need to find some story to fill the many hours of air time on cable news.
As I was talking to the Burketts, they were walking outside the Pepsi Center. For a moment, a group of anti-war protesters drowned them out. Within two minutes, the same thing happened with a group of anti-abortion protesters.
John said the street was blocked off, and groups demonstrating for just about every cause imaginable had positioned themselves along it.
I also left a message for local delegate Michele Bortner, but didn't hear back from her. So I'll keep my fingers crossed that I'll get a chance to check in with her tomorrow.
Well, it's just about time for Hillary's speech. See you tomorrow.
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