Comments on: From The Archives -- Photos From Philly http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/07/17/from-the-archives-photos-from-philly/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 27 May 2026 02:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/07/17/from-the-archives-photos-from-philly/#comment-203616 Elizabeth Miller Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:02:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23824#comment-203616 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw8p0omFWoo" rel="nofollow">The Grateful Dead, 6/19/76 - Live at Capital Theatre (Full Concert)</a> Enjoy! The Grateful Dead, 6/19/76 - Live at Capital Theatre (Full Concert)

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]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/07/17/from-the-archives-photos-from-philly/#comment-203615 andygaus Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:47:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23824#comment-203615 Your guests stank after three days. Your guests stank after three days.

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/07/17/from-the-archives-photos-from-philly/#comment-203614 John M from Ct. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 02:08:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23824#comment-203614 Did you ever read 'Convention', a 1964 political novel by the master of that genre at the time, Fletcher Knebel? (He's better known perhaps as the author of 'Seven Days in May'.) Your photos, especially the California delegation and the lady in the silly hat, reminded me of how important conventions, and their traditions, used to be in American politics. As far as I can tell, they're just not what they used to be. They're big, and they attract the media, and they recognize the formalities of the parties' nomination processes. But they don't actually decide anything anymore, which was supposed to be the whole point of a convention - a 'coming together' of Party bigwigs to decide who their nominee should be. I wonder which year it will be when, much like the Republicans' abandonment of the idea of a 'Party Platform' in 2020, one or the other of the parties announces that its convention will be virtual, or even cancelled, in favor of a simple acceptance speech by the primary-victor nominee at a photogenic location? Did you ever read 'Convention', a 1964 political novel by the master of that genre at the time, Fletcher Knebel? (He's better known perhaps as the author of 'Seven Days in May'.)

Your photos, especially the California delegation and the lady in the silly hat, reminded me of how important conventions, and their traditions, used to be in American politics.

As far as I can tell, they're just not what they used to be. They're big, and they attract the media, and they recognize the formalities of the parties' nomination processes. But they don't actually decide anything anymore, which was supposed to be the whole point of a convention - a 'coming together' of Party bigwigs to decide who their nominee should be.

I wonder which year it will be when, much like the Republicans' abandonment of the idea of a 'Party Platform' in 2020, one or the other of the parties announces that its convention will be virtual, or even cancelled, in favor of a simple acceptance speech by the primary-victor nominee at a photogenic location?

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