Since someone in the GOP had the bright idea to have an "extreme makeover" of the face of the Republican convention and promote speakers with little in common with the average Republican delegate, apparently conservatives in the party responded by putting together a convention that is akmost unwatchable.
From possibly the worst stage setup in recent convention history to speakers whose reception by the audience that was limited, one can only imagine people turning off CSPAN in droves.
Perhaps the idea was to force people to turn to FOX and other news channels where GOP talking heads parroting GOP talking points.
However, the first thought that went through ones head while attempting to watch the convention is "who designed that piece of $#&@ stage." For those who didn't see it, it's basically a high school woodshop podium in front of a giant video screen. Both are in front of a set of steps so steep that anyone under 40 shouldn't attempt going down.
If you got past the stage and listened to the speakers, such as McCain, who for the most part got polite applause, it seemed like people were putting up with him rather than endorsing him. New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani did give the crowd what they wanted with factless sarcasm aimed against Kerry and factless praise of Bush, comparing him to Winston Churchill.
So with a preseason NFL game as competition, it was easy to turn off the convention. One just wonders if that was the goal or an unintended consequence?
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