On August 28th Barack Obama is scheduled to accept the nomination of the Democratic Party for the U.S. presidency at an outdoor event in Denver’s INVESCO Field (what used to be called was built on the site of the old Mile High Stadium). And the Democratic National Committee made a good deal of noise about making it a populist event by handing out tens of thousands of tickets — er, “Community Credentials” — to ordinary folks who wanted to be a part of history.

Today, CBS-TV4 in Denver is reporting that the Obama campaign has been secretly selling tickets to this event for $1,000 each. This despite the fact that the DNC’s website explicitly says:

Community Credentials are free. There is no charge and you do not have to donate to Obama For America or the Democratic Party in order to receive a Community Credential.

And the Obama campaign claims to be so overrun with requests for free tickets to this “open-to-the-public event” that it’s started a waiting list. But apparently they’ve got just enough set aside for people who are willing to turn their pockets inside out.

Judging from the reporting, it looks like the “secret” URL may still be active on the Obama website. A free Deceiver.com t-shirt goes to the first person who can find it if it’s still working. There’s an on-screen shot of the reporter typing the first part of the address; and judging from the syntax of previous Obama fundraising event web pages that match this basic structure (see one example here), we may be more than halfway there.

H/T: Hot Air

Correction: I’ve edited this post to correct my lack of knowledge about American football stadiums … er, stadia … er, whatever.