In less than two weeks, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, a Republican who is in Philadelphia for the GOP convention, will be putting on his own show - the Democratic convention in his city. But that still means they're TV stars . No smoke-filled rooms at this gathering of Republican pols. Puffing cigarettes and cigars is nixed inside the First Union Center, so delegates needing nicotine stood outside the building yesterday. The passes come in varying shapes and sizes.
Coveted ones allow floor access.
Outside the First Union Center yesterday, Republican National Convention pages Han Nguyen and Ryan Brown offered the same cheerful directions, ran the same errands, and wore the same khaki pants, blue blazers, and red baseball caps. OK, SO HE DIDN'T propose. But Buzz didn't hold that against seven-time groom Larry King, in town for the GOP convention. Independent Media Center journalists have a different take on convention, and police, coverage. This dispatch is brought to you by the corporate media.