It’s Friday, It’s the DNC!
Well, it’s finally here–the Democratic National Convention.
I thought it was really interesting, that survey of Denver people, asking what word best described their attitude toward the convention being here. Almost two thirds were either worried, annoyed or “who cares.” I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people say they’re gonna stay AWAY from downtown the entire week–I think that’s where the ACTION is gonna be, why not at least get a TASTE of it?
I think everyone is wondering what the “net effect” is going to be, once the convention is said and done. I’m thinking that probably it’s going to be pretty uneventful. Probably not much different than having the NCAA basketball tournament in town. The “wild card” would be the protesters–will we see images of overturned cars in flames and police in riot gear? I doubt it. Seems to me–and I could be wrong–most of the protesters aren’t really that angry, they just want to get on TV, cause a fuss, maybe get arrested, then go party.
I think the city has done a FABULOUS job of preparing for this, don’t you? Everything is nice and clean, neat as a pin. Very few street people, very little trash, lots of fresh flowers and fresh paint. We should have a convention EVERY year!