No, Not You!

Party (Crashing) Time in Denver


By Jonathan Weber , 8-26-08

The Democratic Convention is one big party, surrounded by many smaller parties, and of course most of those parties are paid for by...corporations and lobbyists. This is not exactly news, but the Sunlight Foundation, in highly entertaining fashion, has made it its mission to track the parties, who is paying for them, and who is allowed to attend. It's actually a fun reporting assignment to see if you can get into a party, and Nancy at the Party Time blog is making the most of it. If you want to be vicariously bounced, or if you want to track the most quotidian sort of influence peddling, or if you're in Denver and just want to score some free food and booze, check it out.



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