Some have been grumbling at the Democratic National Convention that bloggers don't get any respect.
But, you've come a long way, newbie!
At the convention in 2004, those who loved to "post-it" in the blogosphere were issued press credentials, granted.
And, allowed to mingle with the elite in the mainstream media.
But, the relations were strained a tad.
At the Dems' big bash this year, illustrious bloggers have not only been given the "green light" for access to all the relevant (and not so relevant) political events, but given asylum - if you will - under a "big tent".
The grandiose digs herald a new dawn for Internet pundits who have gained momentum and power in recent days on the political landscape.
Just ask Obama and Clinton - who are still stinging from a spiteful blogger's word-stalking - on the campaign trail in recent days.
Although blogsters were required to cough up one hundred bucks for their credentials, the joyride include wi-fi access, free burritos, and never-ending kegs of beer to wash the high-protein snack down with.
Heh, they're making out like bandits in Denver.
I'd better hop on a plane, pronto, and join the fray!
But, there have been some glitches in communication - in spite of the state-of-the-art presence of gizmos provided by two generous sponsors - Google and Digg.
When MSNBC tried to hand over the reigns to a newsie in-the-field for coverage on the blog presence at the Democratic Convention this morning, a number of technical difficulties delayed broadcast of the reports.
The anchor man joked,
"This is all the way from the Bloggers' camp in the Ukraine, so the feed is slow."
In view of the way some of the legit high-powered media types treat 'em, they may as well be!
All kidding aside, the bloggers appear to be happy as clams in their comfy digs.
One web writer noted on-camera that the free-standing canvas facility provided an independent base for their cerebral musings to emanate freely from.
No, sir!
This savvy blogster didn't intend to be influenced - nor did he plan to kow-tow to - the Democratic machine spinning their own wheels just outside the tent flaps.
Google and Digg sponsored the 8,000 square foot facility which includes a theatre, lots of leading-edge gizmos, and all the blogger interaction you could imagine in your wildest web-surfing dreams.
But, what will the talking heads produce, I wonder.
I'll be cruising the net this evening to take a gander.
Let's hope what Barbara Ehrenreich once opined is not true:
"We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather."
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