Democratic National Convention–Charlotte, NC VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL This was my first Democratic National Convention and to say the least I had a blast. I enjoyed every moment of it. The Texas Delegation was awesome. I can say one thing with certainty, everyone who left that convention left with the resolve to win. This […]
Democratic Convention Day 4 (Last Day)
Thursday is our big day. It is the day that our President Barack Obama takes center stage. One could detect a new enthusiasm all over the convention and specifically in the Texas Delegation. Yesterday I interviewed random delegates and posted it in my Day 3 blog post. Today I wanted to discuss President Obama’s signature […]
Coffee Party Radio: Democratic Convention–Middle Class Rescue Sat 12–2PM Central
Click to listen to PODCAST Politics Done Right with Egberto Willies Saturday 12:00 Noon Central/1:00 PM Eastern Call In, talk and/or Listen: (646) 929-2495 What a difference a week makes. I attended the entire Democratic Convention. I was able to attend all the speeches every day the convention was in session. The enthusiasm in […]
Democratic Convention Day 3
Day 3 was going to be the night. After-all, President Clinton was going to speak. It was an eventful day. The day started with a talk from one of my favorite Texans, former Texas Agriculture Commissioner & Proud Liberal Progressive Jim Hightower. After he was done speaking I asked him for a short interview. Inasmuch […]
President Obama’s Speech A Plea For A Middle Class Call To Action
I was in the Arena at the Democratic Convention listening to President Obama’s speech. While I liked the speech I was not at all emotionally moved by it. The reality is that is a very good thing. Speeches that move people in the moment are usually speeches that can be very ineffective in the long […]
Democratic Convention Day 2 – I Met Julian Castro, The Keynote Speaker
Day 2 of the convention was extremely eventful. It started on a lighter moment when I went outside to wait for the bus to take me downtown. There I met Heather Ross from Austin Texas who was sporting a very intriguing hat. While standing outside with her I met another young lady who heard my […]
Democratic Convention – Erica Pines Explains What Being A Democrat Means
I watched Erica Pines give a hell of an interview to a Japanese TV station about what it meant to be a Democrat and in these times why it was essential that a Democrat and specifically President Obama be reelected. After watching her interview and asked her to give me a two minute version. More […]
Democratic Convention Day 1 (Part 2)
This is an addendum to the first day blog. After leaving The PPL last night Coffee Party’s founder called and asked to meet at an Asian American event. On the way there CJ Farley (Clear Lake Democrats President) and I stopped at the CNN Grill and Nnedike Ugoji, one of the iReport producers recognized me […]
Democratic Convention Day 1
First of all, Charlotte is a beautiful city. The welcome from the city has been extremely warm. From the time I got off of the airplane the folks have been nice and helpful. I flew not knowing how I was going to get to the hotel. They were helpful in getting me on the right […]