You can watch the delegates and speeches on TV. But they will not be the real story this time around--not for those who oppose George Bush and another four years of his reign. The real story will be in the streets. Do you want the the limited mainstream media coverage, which will portray the street action as a sideshow, with a negative perspective, or do you want to know what it feels like to be there? Do you want the high, the positive, the ridiculous, the extreme? Do you want the point of view of the random bystanders we happenstance across--as opposed to those the media selectively edits and presents to you because it finds them telegenic or equipped with a good soundbite?

The other reason to read the RNC anti-Bush bloggers is to hear the voices of the next generation:

My biggest surprise in covering the Democratic Convention in Boston was discovering the college and grad student bloggers. Jesse and Ezra of Pandagon, Zoe, Natasha, Byron of Burnt Orange Report, Patrick and David of Oxblog, American Amnesia, Brian and Tom of Campaign Desk--these kids exhibited talent and insights that left me in awe. Do not miss their coverage of the RNC. They are the future, and they will do us proud.