September 4, 2008
Inside the Republican National Convention
Charity tie-ins and hurricane relief efforts have become a trend at the RNC, leaving questions about what ethics guidelines apply to the event. Stefan Passantino gives insight to the distinction in Thursday’s Roll Call (subscription required).
A “historic moment” is how Eric Tanenblatt characterized Joe Lieberman’s speech at the RNC last night in his report to Business to Business Magazine Editor Tim Darnell. To listen to the podcast, please visit Business to Business.com.
“Things are starting to roll” said Doug Chalmers who is at the RNC as an alternate delegate from Georgia. He said that the delegates feel good about the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP pick in Wednesday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Sarah Palin’s choice brings unexpected level of “buzz” to the campaign says Eric Tanenblatt in Monday’s Insider Advantage Georgia and Friday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Loretta Lepore gave a preview of the RNC to Steve Goss, host of Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s Morning Edition. To listen to the podcast, please visit PBA Online. Loretta is co-chair of Georgia Women for McCain and will be attending the convention as a guest of the delegation.
Coverage from the Democratic National Convention Last Week
On August 26, MLA’s Government Affairs team hosted a luncheon reception in their Denver office for clients and guests attending the DNC. Representative Diana DeGette spoke briefly on the agenda of the upcoming 111th Congress.
For a flashback to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, Marcia Hale recalls political tensions and having to miss President Clinton’s speech because of a security situation. To read the full article, please visit NationalJournal.com (subscription required).
With all the talk of lobbying disclosure requirements and limitations on Congressional entertainment, has there been an impact at the DNC? MLA’s Stefan Passantino and Doug Chalmers comment on the Convention-specific regulations and the impact they have on free speech in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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