Is there anything the miraculous John Kerry can't do?

If I had gone to Boston to cover the DNC, right about this time I would be looking for the nearest exit. Sated with the stream of groups to which Kerry will grant benefits and the good that he will do, I would seek a breath of sanity.

Exiting the hall, I would attempt to find, photograph, and interview protesters from across the spectrum as well as colorful locals. If I could find politicians or members of the press behaving badly, that would be a bonus. If I could entrap a member of the press into admitting liberal bias, that would be a big bouns. Fully cognizant that the mainstream press is trying to feed mainstream bloggers, I would mercilessly chomp into that hand.

That said, let's see what the official bloggers are saying:

TalkLeft is as giddy as a schoolgirl: "The crowd is electrifed. We knew Bill Clinton would be worth the wait, and he is! We're trying to type but we keep jumping up off our stool to cheer and clap for him. What a giant..."

Dave says: "This is Dave from Boston. I missed Gore's speech because I was being interviewed for the Daily Show on the Comedy Channel. Look for it!"

Pandagon intones: "Okay, so one of my worries was that bloggers would embarass themselves by posting on the banal and silly as opposed to things that, even if funny, at least were of some import..."

Matthew Gross takes a trip to the cage where they keep the free speech.

Dave Winer alerts us that They're giving out these cool blogger visors.

The Stakeholder reports: "It will mean nothing if we elect John Kerry president, but leave Tom DeLay and his "Rubber Stamp" Republicans in the majority! ...That was the provocative and incredibly timely message that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and DCCC Chairman Robert T. Matsui delivered to a meeting of Labor Union presidents this morning..."

BOPNews says: "On CNN Jeff Greenfield anchors a throw to David Sifty (in the bloggers' booth?) to find out what the blogosphere thought of Al Gore's speech."

Etc. etc. etc.

You had your chance, blogdom. All I wanted was $3000 and I could have covered the shindig in the patented Lonewacko style. But, no. You want this instead.

Meanwhile, there are a few local Boston blogs listed here. See, for instance, the picture collection here.

Politics · Mon, 07/26/2004 - 17:03 · · Importance: 1