RNC: Corporate Sponsorship and Free Speech©
Outside my hotel, on Times Square, there is a big billboard announcing that Converse® will be sponsoring a peace rally in Times Square on Thursday at noon. That’s all the information it gives. A giant corporation, who you know is heavily hoping W wins the election so they can continue to have their taxes cut … Continue reading RNC: Corporate Sponsorship and Free Speech©
Why Bloggers are Needed
From Wonkette: Bush Girls: Hot or Not? Bush Girls: Hot or Not? Overheard at a downtown restaurant: Television Journalist: Oh, at least one of the Bush girls is hot. Online Journalist: Jenna, right? Television Journalist: Of course. Online Journalist: If by “hot,” you mean, “seems like she’d be easy.” Magazine Journalist 1: They only appear … Continue reading Why Bloggers are Needed
RNC: This morning's session
My husband (whose fourth RNC convention this is) tells me that this morning’s session, the first, will last from 10 to noon, but be concerned solely with rules and procedures. I asked him, “Would I have as much fun staying here at the hotel, getting a hammer from Housekeeping, and breaking one of my toes?” … Continue reading RNC: This morning's session