When did it become newsworthy to list people not attending a party convention?

This is just ridonkulous if you ask me.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/list-of-democrats-skipping-the-partys-national-convention-continues-to-grow/

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When did it become newsworthy to list people not attending a party convention? (Original post)	dhpgetsit	Jun 2012	OP
almost as much as the word redonkulous	lame54	Jun 2012	#1
I'm not going, am I on the list?	Drale	Jun 2012	#2
Well, Moaning Myrtles here are always willing to set their hair on fire.	longship	Jun 2012	#3
They have nothing else	DearAbby	Jun 2012	#4
been to a lot of state party conventions	dembotoz	Jun 2012	#5

Response to dhpgetsit (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:36 AM

lame54 (13,350 posts)

1. almost as much as the word redonkulous

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Response to dhpgetsit (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:53 AM

Drale (7,343 posts)

2. I'm not going, am I on the list?

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Response to dhpgetsit (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:54 AM

longship (17,725 posts)

3. Well, Moaning Myrtles here are always willing to set their hair on fire.

Anything to portray doom and gloom for November.

I am also not going to attend the DNC convention and I don't see anybody wringing their hands about that.

No, I am not running for office. But many candidates do not attend the convention. This is so much not news. It's just another excuse for people to either malign a Dem candidate or to moan.

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Response to dhpgetsit (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:59 AM

DearAbby (12,180 posts)

4. They have nothing else

They want to make this election close. There are no scandals, so they have to make some shit up, for the pearl clutching grannies!

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Response to dhpgetsit (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:09 AM

dembotoz (4,580 posts)

5. been to a lot of state party conventions

and a lot of electied dems never show up

does not surprise me at all

folks who go to conventions pay closer attention to what the pols do.

and some of the pols have lots of explaining to do.

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