Bush Legacy Tour

Day 4 DNC Wednesday- We were fortunate enough to be able to keep our space outside of the Pepsi  center for a second day and even more fortunate that we could leave the bus there overnight and not need to send it through security again.  Once again we were next to the Daily Show bus, however, the cast was inside for most of the time so our efforts to get them on the bus for a photo opts were not fruitful.

The flow of traffic did not come by the bus so we spent a lot of time flagging people down and telling them about the bus and handing out fliers. This process became affectionately know by our staff as “Pimpin’ the bus.” During this “pimpin” we saw a lot of celebrities and political leaders. Charles Barkely, Joe Scarborough, Anderson Cooper, Al Sharpton to name a mere new. The whole thing was quite a zoo. In front of the Pepsi center were anchors from all over the world broadcasting in every language.  Even though I am not the type of person to get excited around famous people it was difficult not to be enthralled with the excitement that surrounded the convention and the huge names walking in and out.

We introduced the concept of the bus to dozens of the journalists that were stationed inside the media tents.  They typically lost interest once we explained it was a museum of the failures of the Bush Administration and not a positive portrayal of the President's policies. They were looking for a story that showed something strongly contrary to the convention. We had a lot of strong interest for the RNC where we will presumably be the story they are looking for. Look for Brian Williams to come on the bus in St. Paul!