August 27, 2008
Posted: 2054 GMT

DENVER, Colorado – High up in the Mile High city as Denver is known the air is thick with political excitement.As part of two teams covering the Convention, we've been running around, like our hair's on fire!

Isha Sesay heard the speech despite the best efforts of the Secret Service and a bus driver.
Isha Sesay heard the speech despite the best efforts of the Secret Service and a bus driver.

With approximately 20,000 people swarming around, the biggest issue is crowds and security.

Last night, ahead of Hillary Clinton's speech the line of people snaked round the Pepsi centre venue.

We arrived at around 7 p.m., expecting to use a special media line and we're told, quite simply, "no" by the Secret Service.

With our live shot times rapidly approaching, the tension was mounting and just as I was about to start pulling out my hair, a couple of large coaches pulled up.

The plan? Bus some of the crowd to another entrance.

Imagine my horror, when we got on the bus and found out from the driver she had no idea where she was going!

After a few heartstopping minutes, a wrong turn, and a u-turn in the middle of the road, we finally made it!

When the buses stopped, I felt like I was in some kind of race, as people ran for the entrance, all of us with one goal in mind – to make it into the building before Hillary Clinton took the stage.

We got there with just a few minutes to spare. but it was chaotic and tight. Had anything else gone wrong, we would have have missed the big speech.

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Sharon   August 28th, 2008 106 GMT

Most of the CNN analysts and some of the anchors appear bias. Thier comments are negative, devisive and border line gossip. Analysts usually project thoughts based on data, precedents and research, not gossip. Are the anchors and anaylst republicans?
How does John know that the DNC elected to waive flag for Pres. Clinton, instead of a thank you signs, because of some petty grudge? It's not true. The flag is a positive thing. It represents our country and unity. It's about change, history, America's progress and the nominee. Stop spuing gossip as if it is fact. Live up to the title NEWS JOURNALIST.

Monte Minhas   August 31st, 2008 2345 GMT

The pressure of deadlines and seeing things first hand is sometimes a very laborious process when the high profiles and the "lock downs", i.e. the figure four secret service are over seeing security.

Isha, you have both ingenuity and think quickly. Those qualities make a great journalist. veritatum cognoscre and all the best.

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