A chart displaying the frequency of words used by both Republican and Democratic speakers at their respective conventions.
Politics Buzz Among the dozens arrested on the eve of the RNC was Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman. She intervened after police arrested two producers for Democracy Now! and was put in cuffs herself.
A blogger caught Don Fowler, the former national chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joking about Gustav hitting New Orleans on Monday and saying, “That just demonstrates God’s on our side.”