Sarah Heath Palin Is it me, or does the McCain/Palin campaign look more like some warped and demented cartoon? First, the pregnant teen, then Palin's promise to help Special Needs families and now she advocates the conversion of gays through prayer and... More

I didn’t get a chance to see much of the McCain speech from the floor. I have been running around this evening on the last night of the Convention. I had a chance to speak with Mr. Charles Hallman of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. This is the oldest... More

I know that many people – including HHR – said that Palin rocked the speech. And she did. However, I know that it is going to lead to a lot of problems. I said this in an editorial a few weeks ago on Fox Charlotte...I think that the words are going to... More

... I’m sitting here for a brief second in the ol’ office before I run to the next event. Before I go, I want to thank the wonderful people of this café. People like Sheila, Cheranet, and my man Ray Lopez (from Brooklyn) – they were wonderful. It was... More

Hey folks – this is Lenny again. Thanks for tuning into the spot. It’s been a very busy time for us – fun, but busy. We have been talking to a LOT of media outlets today due to an article published that talks about the lack of diversity on the convention... More

"Sup "The Root" Richard Ivory here again sorry for the delay in some post I have been having trouble getting in and out of my account. It is about 3:30 now and we are finishing up an interview with Black Enterprise Magazine's Marcia A. Wade who questioned... More

"Sup "The Root" Richard Ivory here again sorry for the delay in some post I have been having trouble getting in and out of my account. Many of you saw Gov. Palin's great speech last night yet few may have realized that this was just the begging the real... More

.A look from Claudio's perspective of the Ohio delegation as the delegates bring to fill the Xcel Center floor for Wednesday's session. This is Lenny again. Glad that Richard got a chance to say hello to The Root Family out there. I didn’t get a chance... More

. Rudy Giuliani presents his keynote address before Gov. Palin speaks to the delegation.. What's up Root readers this is Richard Ivory again coming to you from the floor of the Republican Convention. The party ladies and gentlemen is jumping and there... More

The thing that people take for granted in this building – and what I refuse to do – is the access to leaders that are all around. There are member of the Congress and Senate here, celebrities (Jon Voight, for one), and other famous talking heads. For... More

Celebrity moment of the day: I was leaving my interviews with BBC World News and BBC News Channel... (quick funny story...ok...now this truly became a blog....now, we have been working with Sharon Carpenter of BET who has the coolest British accent for... More

It’s on, um, like I said. John Roberts from “American Morning” playfully told me as I got on the set with him that I’ve been on TV more than he has over the past few days. Oops. My bad. That’s a little embarrassing to hear. I don’t mind doing public speaking... More

Like I said, it’s on. It’s on because I am calling into Fox News Rising in Charlotte every morning at 30 minutes past “too early to make much sense”; (remember, to call into a morning show on the East Coast means being up one hour earlier in the Central... More

It’s on. It’s on because there is a flood of people that want to talk to us about HHR for a lot of reasons. I have to gather that most of them are good. Claudio has done a very good job presenting himself and our political viewpoint through several outlets,... More

So, what a morning, what a morning! Actually, more like an “American Morning.” I ended up getting a call from a booking agent with the show that liked what I did on Sunday, so they want me to come in a morning hit. Now, granted, I’m thrilled, but there... More

It also seems that we are getting pretty popular around here for some reason. The pace has started to pick up around us just as it seems the convention leadership is trying to get people invigorated about the convention itself. Regarding us, I think that... More

See, I've always said the Rev. Jesse Jackson was full of it, and his recent trip to the hospital can leave no doubt. All jokes aside, best wishes to The Good Rev for a speedy recovery.... More

photo credit: boingboing.net Don Cheadle is one of the most interesting actors on the planet. And of course, that's my opinion. But I have some hard facts to prove it. Let me just get a few things out of the way before I begin. I'm a Don Cheadle fan.... More

Celebrity moment of the day: I was listening to my iPod, working on this piece in between meetings and saw JC Watts walking through the lobby. I got a nod and a wave once he saw me. Being in some sort of music trance with LL going in my head (I’m certainly... More

Hey readers of The Root - its Richard Ivory grabbing the mic to kick out some fly Republican updates from this convention. Right now I am sitting at the very top of the stadium with my laptop trying to search for wireless outlets. I am the only brotha... More

After watching the Republic National Convention last night I think I'll hold off on that permanent move across the border to Canada. Although it's tempting. Trust me, a pitbull with lipstick isn't the kind of leadership worth trusting. That's right, although... More

NOW, I feel like this is about to be a convention! Good morning – well, good “continuation from one 22-hour day to the next.” Yes, indeed – I have been doing 19-22 hours days here, doing everything from talking to RNC leaders to moving with the press... More

"Washington Post" & "The Root" readers this is Richard Ivory...I'm just sitting here in what is being referred to as "bloggers row". Every major Republican leaning blogger is here along with a "Whose Who of Media". I have run into everyone from NPR's... More

Oh man! My hard drive crashed yesterday and I wasn't able to rant on the amazing events happening in our world over the Labor Day weekend. And now I fear everything will feel a bit like yesterday's news. Who am I kidding? I simply want to talk about Sarah... More

HHR Leadership plans out the course of action to get the behind-the-scenes scoop Interesting. And smart. In order to put the right political face on a non-political crisis (the storm hitting the Gulf Coast), the GOP picked two faces: namely, the ones... More