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Blogging from the Convention: Wednesday: Lunch, jokes and a former president

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 28, 2008 - 2 p.m.

Yesterday, I attended a National Women's Leadership lunch at the home of a woman who lives here in Denver. Sen. Claire McCaskill was there as well as other female office holders. Gov. Howard Dean, head of the DNC, spoke at the lunch. At one point, he talked about how his wife doesn't enjoy many political events. He said Sen. Evan Bayh's wife, Susan Bayh, acted as a surrogate for events. He introduced her to the room and she said, "I'm still your last chance for tall children!" Gov. Dean turned bright rad and the whole room really enjoyed her joke. Before he left, I got my picture taken with Gov. Dean, which was very exciting.

The Pepsi Center was packed. Around 6:30 they stopped allowing people onto the floor from the hallway because there was no more room. The opened the doors in between the major speeches so people could use the rest room -- but kept them closed during speeches.

My favorite speech last night was President Bill Clinton's. There was so much energy in the room when he came onto the stage. As he spoke, I looked up to the balcony where Sen. Hillary Clinton was sitting and watching the speech. I can't imagine what it was like for those sitting up there to watch the speeches next to Sen. Clinton!

Amanda Montee is blogging from the Democratic convention