Correction
By Mitch Berg
Paul Schmelzer in the Minnesoros Monitor “Independent” gets it wrong, I suspect:
In the political theater of national nominating conventions, one aspect tends to get left out: the political theater of regular citizens.
I have a hunch that the “political theater” of “regular citizens” who just love love love to post their opinions – no matter how obtuse, deranged or deluded – will not be getting “left out”.
Indeed, a friend of mine closely connected to the organizing committee tells me that they estimate there’ll be at least one left-leaning “citizens video journalism” group for every individual delegate, should they choose to divide their “labor” that way.
Rumors that the Twin Cities has implemented a program to train the homeless and recent parolees to work as barristas and clerks at “Hot Topic” are at present unconfirmed.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:11 am
The “political theater” of real “regular citizens” usually involves bawdy jokes about the usual class of idiot overlords told over beers at a bar.
Paul needs to get out and meet real folks more often, rather than spending his time tramping through the leftist and political activist swamps (this one included).