Live From The DNC: Day 15:34 pm | Monday, August 25th, 2008

[All week long, writer Brad Listi will be reporting for Complex at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Check back each day for an update!]
I spent much of the day walking around downtown Denver, the epicenter of activity for this week's Democratic National Convention. The scene here is a bit chaotic: A pro-Obama drum circle to your left, and God-Hates-Fags march on your right. Cars honking. People chanting. Journalists swarming. Meanwhile, mounted police and SWAT teams circle the action, ready to put the hammer down at a moment's notice if things start to get ugly.
One thing that struck me: the incredible number of merchants in town. Apolitical folk who showed up with box-loads full of Obama gear, looking for nothing more than to make a quick buck. One of the guys I talked to'who was walking around, smiling, wearing a gaudy “Yes We Can” shirt'is actually a McCain supporter. Free market capitalism at its finest. Anything goes. And so here you have a photo collection from this morning's walk-around…









Brad Listi is the author of the bestselling novel Attention. Deficit. Disorder. and the founder of the online publication TheNervousBreakdown.com. You can find him at BradListi.com.




Tawni August 25, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Fred Phelps is there spewing his “God hates fags” ignorant vomit? Yuck. That douche will march *anywhere* for attention, I guess.
These are really fun pictures, Brad. Thanks for posting so we can live vicariously. :)