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Posted by Gavon Laessig August 29, 2008 at 5:07 p.m.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dem: Hangover Edition

History was made in Denver as Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination...thank God there are photos, because I was too Rocky Mountain high to remember any of it. ![][1]
This gent was arrested after getting into a fight with neo-Nazis in one of the "free speech zones." Hilarity and paramilitary force ensued.![][2]
I don't know who was more eager for the tear gas to fly, the throng of reporters pissed off they missed the WTO riots in Seattle and who desperately wanted a "Denver In Chaos!" headline, or the anarchists who were cheerily obliging them by screaming "Fuck the police!" through their stylish and photo-op ready gas masks. ![][3]
The Hill-billies parade through downtown, giving lazy journalists another excuse to trot out the "Divided Dems" storyline...![][4]
...and John Oliver from "The Daily Show" is there to piss on said parade. ![][5]
"We, from the great state of The Orgy Scene from 'Eyes Wide Shut,' proudly cast our vote for swallowing your soul!"![][6]
This is from the rally for Hillary delegates in which she, as a matter of arcane convention procedure, officially released them from supporting her. She reiterated her support for Obama and, if you look closely, you can actually see her throwing up a little in her mouth.![][7]
The view from inside the Pepsi Center. It turns into "Lord of the Flies" whenever those signs and little flags are passed out to the audience...party unity and speaking to the better angels of humanity turns into "Give me a 'Biden' sign, you twat-faced piece of shit!"![][8]
They don't call him "The Kooch" for nothing.![][9]
Now that's just inappropriate...he can't even eat those since he's Muslim. Show some sensitivity to the man's heathen faith, people.![][10]
Invesco before...![][11]
...Invesco after.![][12]
Name this the Best Hat of Infinite Earths? Yes we can.Polish off the left over donkey punch and keep abreast of our live bitching [on Twitter][13]!And if you're a glutton for punishment, drunkenly stumble down memory lane with our [first collection of convention photos!][14] [1]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [2]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [3]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [4]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [5]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [6]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [7]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [8]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [9]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [10]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [11]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [12]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/... [13]: http://twitter.com/lcom [14]: http://www.lawrence.com/blogs/punditocracy/2008/aug/26/denver/