By Ray LeMoine
Obama moves into the White House in one week. Here he is last year in New Hampshire at a fundraiser.

By Ray LeMoine

These pictures of the Isreali assualt on Gaza were taken today by Jeff Neumann from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. A sky like this makes you understand why they’re fighting over this land. The first pic is of a bomb dropped by an F-16. The second pic is of an F-16 that drops bombs.

By Ray LeMoine

A friend of mine is writing a paper on images from the War on Terror and asked me to send some over. I remembered Chris Hondros’ stuff from Tal Afar, Iraq, 2006. US troops fired on a car for not slowing down. A family was in the car. The parents were killed, but the daughter survived, forever scarred. No one wants to look at American kids killing a family. Yet this has happened thousands of times in Iraq. 

“Yankees Suck” chant at Obama rally.

Photos and words by Ray LeMoine

John Lacroix is using my Obama photo as a banner ad. The shot, taken at a party fundraiser in New Hampshire, January 2008, only took me waiting for about 15 minutes as he worked the crowd. Weird light on the event’s tent made it easy to take pictures. 

“I love you Senator!”

“I hope you will help me bring change to Washington.”

“He is charming…”

Myth-making.

Generation BarackObama.com

By Ray LeMoine
Here’s a selection of photos I took at the Democratic National Convention. Yes, it’s a few months late, but I’m lazy. I did take some pictures of Obama, but these pictures omit the star and instead show the 80,000-man scene.

The stage is set for Obama and I’m sitting in the last row.

They had a bunch of “regular” people give speeches on the Jumbotrons. Of course, none were black. Most looked like this confused white guy, Obama’s target demo…

The Colorado sky at sunset streaked by a Homeland Security chopper.

“Take em and wave em!” said an Obama volunteer handing out flags and “CHANGE” signs.

T-minus 2 minutes to Obama…

JumbObama.

CNN glow…

Indie filmmaker.

After the speech, the Greco set goes boom.

They even has a floating camera, just like the NFL.

Tears of joy 1.

Tears of joy 2.

Walking out.

The end…

By Ray LeMoine
Obama’s trying to steal Red State Indiana today…

as the Wwar in Iraq continues, with a suicide attack on the labor minister’s convoy killing 11 in Baghdad.

By Ray LeMoine

Boston.com’s most emailed story is the “Game 5 scene at Fenway” photo gallery. Of the 64 images showing the vibe at last night’s historic Sox playoff comeback, the above is by far the best. Still, the picture below—of the stands in full mosh—is pretty sweet too.

By Ray LeMoine
No female photographer has spent as much time in Iraq as Maya Alleruzzo of Associated Press. Today her shot of the aftermath of female suicide bombing in Baquaba leads the NY Times website.

The bomber — the 17th woman to detonate a suicide bomb in Diyala this year, according to official statistics — detonated her explosives near the front of the Court of Appeals building in Baquba, Diyala’s capital, on a street that has a number of government buildings and is closed to cars. It has become known as the “street of suicide bombers and car bombers”because there have been so many explosions there.

By Ray LeMoine

Nas played a free show last night. And while I missed the show I did happen to chill with that motherfucker at Goldbar until almost 5am. Yes, that’s right, Nasir Jones, Kelis, Cee Lo, Eve, and a dozen or so others were with Christian Alexander smoking blunts and dancing at a relatively empty Goldbar. The DJ was superb, mixing old school rap, funk, and soul. 

NYMag was at the Nas show, saying he “generally just looked like a top contender in a Coolest Person Alive tournament.” Well, it’s safe to say that when Nas (wearing a blue velour track suit and crooked ALIFE hat) and Kelis (white tights, experimental jumper, Chanel bag) were dancing and smoking a blunt to some weird funk jam at 345am this morning he officially won the tournament. Further proof: Nas had no attitude—his bodyguards were dancing not being dicks—and he was friendly to any well-wishers. 

How did this party come together? Christian Alexander used to be VIP host at The Box, a crazy sex theater/nightclub downtown. He’s also an American hero, and my old pot dealer’s ex-roommate (long story). Anyway, last night I met up with Christian at about 2am after leaving, uh, The Box, having heard he set up this Nas afterparty. Without Christian, The Box misses out on these strange impromptu rap-world parties. Still, The Box has been packed two Tuesdays straight. It seems all The Box’s legal troubles—complaining neighbors, community boards, and employees—have led them to kind of re-launch. I saw a bunch of new promoters there, but no “celebrities” and few familiar faces.

Christian’s held two crazy parties this week: On Monday, he hosted a small party at La Esquina attended by both James Nachtwey and Cee Lo. Who else can get a Grammy winning rapper in the same room as the world’s foremost photojournalist—at 230am? 

Nachtwey and Nas? WTF? Only in Christian Alexander’s world…

By Ray LeMoine

Preview party tonight: filmmaker Richard Parry spent 15 (!) years following photojournalist Robert King (Polaris) through Bosnia, Chechnya, and Iraq. The resulting film, Blood Trail, premiered at Toronto Film Festival and has its NY debut tomorrow at IFC Theater on 6th Ave. Come to the friends and family party tonight! Both Parry and King will be in attendance.

We’re also showing Inigo Gilmore’s The Moosehunter, a short film about Sarah Palin, Alaska, and her attempts to band the book “Pastor, I’m Gay” (I swear). Of course, the Sox game will be on too.

Monday, Oct 6th, 7-10pm 88 Greenwich St at Rector 24th floor. Booze. DJ Anthony Pappalardo. With your host, Sean B Dorsey. Presented by Street Attack.