There has been none so far at B.D. as you've doubtless noticed.
I feel at an obvious disadvantage, of course, as the main speeches start up around 1:00 AM London time.
And writing about them the following evening, especially in this rapid-fire medium, would appear a bit stale, wouldn't it? That said, I have read the Dem platform (despite Howard Dean saying platforms don't mean squat) and hope to have some thoughts on it. And perhaps certain key parts of Bill Clinton's speech.
Anyway, just a shout out to let you know I'm, er, trying to pay attention to it from my vantage point. And that I hope to have something up in relatively short order.
BTW, and this isn't meant as a diss of witty, smart guys like Patrick Belton--but I think Andrew is pretty right that the whole convention blogging thing has amounted to much ado about nothing (in terms of value-added content; it does give us bloggers more street cred as we increasingly encroach upon the preserves of more traditional media).
The blogging could likely be just as good (better?) if done from a Best Western near Logan with C-SPAN tuned in as the pizza gets delivered (and doubtless more comfy too!).
And doesn't much of the convention blogging have a slightly ditzy 'look 'ma I'm at the convention' quality? Or are these just sour grapes from far-away Belgravia?
Posted by Gregory Djerejian at July 28, 2004 06:40 PM