MARILYN STRICKLAND: DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, DENVER, AUG. 26, 10 A.M. >>>

“If the DNC were a nightclub, August 26, 2008 would be ladies night,” says Marilyn Strickland.

Today marks the 88th anniversary of women being allowed to exercise their right to vote. Today’s delegate breakfast included speeches from Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.  A fierce advocate for veterans, Murray said that our soldiers should not fight a war and then come home and fight their country to get the medical benefits they need. Ouch. She praised Obama and said, "He will make a tremendous commander in chief and will serve with honor and dignity." Cantwell emphasized the need for delegates to take the momentum from the convention and use it at home to help Obama get elected. “Friday we are all gone.  This is about getting out the vote,” she said.

Cantwell also discussed the program for tonight's general session, which will include eight female senators and the “Checklist for Change.”

The Women's Caucus meets later this morning and features speakers such as actresses/activists Rosario Dawson and Fran Drescher. Also on deck are the founder of Black Entertainment Television, the CEO of Lifetime Television, and others.

“The headliner this evening is Hillary Clinton,” says Strickland. “The media salivates.  I need Dramamine from all the spin. More to follow.”

LINK: Democratic National Convention

Tacoma City Council member Marilyn Strickland is blogging the Democratic National Convention for the Weekly Volcano. She is an Obama delegate.