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Democratic National Convention: 'L.A. Times' Reporter Discusses Democratic Parties

Aired August 17, 2000 - 11:27 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: There is the Democratic Party, and then there are the parties at the Democratic National Convention. To talk more about that, we have Shawn Hubler of the "L.A. Times," coming back once again to join us.

I have to say I am so happy to see you because I haven't made it to a single party because they all start too late.

SHAWN HUBLER, "LOS ANGELES TIMES": Well, they do start late. I have blisters on my blisters.

KAGAN: You have your own problems of having to go to the parties.

Last night, the big party the "George"/Creative Coalition party that honored Christopher Reeves. I think we have some pictures from that. Why was this one the hot ticket?

HUBLER: Creative Coalition is always kind of a good ticket. "George" magazine was founded by John Kennedy Jr. The Creative Coalition was found by Susan Sarandon and some other celebrities, and so it has always got a lot of kind of wattage. And it is usually for a good cause. This time it was for the Christopher Reeves Paralysis Organization, and it was to raise money for medical care.

KAGAN: Clearly no shortage of stars there.

HUBLER: Not at all.

KAGAN: Earlier this week, the story about parties was the party that couldn't quite find a home Congressman Roberta Sanchez, who was just intent on having that fund-raiser at the Playboy Mansion. She moved it, but once she did, we kind of didn't hear about it. Did that party ever happen?

HUBLER: Yes, it certainly did happen. It happened until 2:00 in the morning. It was a great event, 700 people turned out, and even though it took -- it cost them about $100,000 to move it.

KAGAN: Really, just to move it.

HUBLER: But it still made money, made an estimated half million dollars for voter registration -- for Latino voter registration, and it was quite the affair.

KAGAN: You speak from personal experience; you were there?

HUBLER: I was there until the bitter end, and I felt it the next morning.

KAGAN: What's left, what hot tickets are left here in Los Angeles?

HUBLER: Tonight is the Barbra Streisand concert to raise money for the Gore campaign. That will be star-studded and for the low, low price of $50,000 a couple. You can stay until 2:00 in the morning. And there are also a lot of luncheons. There is quite a lot of sort of, if not back-room politicking, then dining room politicking going on. And there are luncheons today at the homes of local media moguls and so on for Congressmen.

But after today and tonight, it will thankfully wind down.

KAGAN: But your work, your hard work is not done.

HUBLER: Not yet. Not quite.

KAGAN: Shawn Hubler, from the "L.A. Times," thanks for stopping by and sharing the party scene with us.

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