A friend I was talking to yesterday said that the spectacle of the DNC in Chicago in '68 was what had turned the country. I don't know about that, but I do remember watching the cops viciously beat kids on TV at the 1984 Democractic convention in San Francisco (Mondale/Ferraro) and shrieking at the TV. Nobody seemed to give a shit any more.
We have the chance to follow the stories on the ground in a new way, with all the smart, experienced citizen journalists and bloggers who will be keeping it real:
I'm going to be reading Jeff Chang, at Vibe/zentronics who can be counted on to put the details into a larger frame of analysis;
the fabulous Pam Spaulding and her team from Pam's House Blend are guaranteed to give us the scoop on GLBT issues at the convention as well as giving us a wholistic and humane frame for understanding;
and Nezua who will be updating on multiple fronts, including Kenneth Cole's Awearness blog whose coverage of the candidates throughout the year has been inspiring. He, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Kai of zuky, collaborate at The Sanctuary, a pro-immigrant blog and safe space for folks to talk about immigration issues.
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