Politics AND Entertainment
The United States are often said to be the leading entertainment exporters in the world. Entertainment is, of course, one of the main industries of the country. So it is reassuring to see that the Democrat and Republican parties acknowledge this in the way they're running their presidential contests.
I don't know about the RNC, which will be radically different from their original plan, what with some unsettled weather in the Gulf of Mexico and all, but the DNC seems like the most amazing piece of political theatre seen since the turn of the century.
Listening to radio coverage from WNYC's The Takeaway, looking at blogs and watching video of the convention, I couldn't help but notice the flawlessness of it all. The same production values seem to be applied to the myriad of unofficial supporters sites and campaigns which surround the candidates. I particularly like Hotties for Obama.