The big secret of conventions is that, though 15,000 media and political figures have gathered to cover the formal nomination of the President and Vice-President, there's actually no news whatsoever. It's a four day television oriented infomercial. I remember flumoxing Sean Hannity in 2004 by asking what he was doing there, what news he was reporting, and he proceeded to get mad at me for my liberal smear campaign or something along those lines.
Here's a nice photo memory from Boston in 2004:
It'll be fun to watch the politicians, donors, insiders, groupies, and delegates gather. There's really very little going on except donor meetings and networking events, which is mostly funded by corporations and non-profits.
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