Monday, August 25, 2008

As If Political Conventions Were Not Already A Huge Waste Of Money ...


The less I read about political conventions, the happier I am. Here's a perfect example:

Skipping the balloon drop might be to the Democrats' advantage, considering what happened last time. Democrats budgeted $250,000 to make 100,000 balloons to drop around nominee John Kerry at the Fleet Center in Boston. But something went wrong and too few balloons dropped after Kerry concluded his speech.

$250,000 on balloons? At a cost of $2.50 a balloon? WTF?! Who was filling these balloons with helium - Halliburton?

Here's a novel idea for all future conventions -- skip the balloons altogether. Donate the money to charity. Build houses with that money. Christ, it would be better spent on lottery tickets than balloons.
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I am a researcher, reporter and conference producer with experience spanning the aerospace & defense, biopharma, chemical, consumer electronics, energy, homeland security, human resources and IT markets.

In January I rejoined Worldwide Business Research, where I serve as program manager for Consumer Returns, SCMchem and the Digital Travel Summit.

I have an M.S. in science and medical journalism from Boston University (Dec 2008) and did my undergraduate work at Indiana University, majoring in journalism and political science (May 2001). After interning for the Chicago Tribune as a collegian, I landed my first real gig in the Windy City: I was a senior technology writer for I-Street magazine (Sept 2001-Feb 2003). I covered nanotech and biotech startups. From March-November 2003, I worked for a newsletter publisher (Exchange Monitor Publications) in DC, covering congressional hearings, the NRC & DHS.


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