Roger Kimball wrote up our tour of the Tampa Bay Times Forum Monday. That’s where the major speeches, songs and TV events will occur all week. Tonight, SC Gov. Nikki Haley, actress and PJM columnist Janine Turner, NJ Gov Chris Christie, and Ann Romney will be among the highlights.
But before they can deliver their addresses, a lot of work goes into setting the whole shebang up, and Roger, Roger, and I got to go backstage and around the arena while those preparations were going on. Here’s Roger talking to PJTV in the forum’s main control room.
This is the grand stage. It’s difficult to tell from photos, but all of those panels are LCD video screens that will change depending on the program content.
We watched singer Beau Davidson work with the band on a patriotic song he’ll sing this week. The stage wraps him in a video tribute to the military.
Here’s a view from just below and in front of the stage.
Next report: How about sending an intern out for pix of the security arrangements? I hear the security is oppressive and a preview of the coming police state. It would come as no surprise if Anonymous and OWS simply stay in their hotel rooms with their police/EMS radio jammers, but stories of official security presence sound borderline oppressive.
Gov. Jindal slams FEMA and Obama administration over slow response to Hurricane Isaac requests Posted at 1:08 pm on August 28, 2012 by Twitchy Staff
http://twitchy.com/2012/08/28/gov-jindal-slams-fema-and-obama-administration-over-slow-response-to-hurricane-isaac-requests/
Reality Check: One on One With Romney, Did Romney Really Not Know About RNC Maine’s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llg-a8FamJg&feature=plcp
Published on Aug 27, 2012 by Ben Swann Reality Check was given a few minutes with Governor Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan. Ben asked Romney about the RNC stripping Maine delegates of their credentials. Did Romney answer honestly?
– looks ready to do his Sinatra impression.