This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and access to the main floor of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here:
Day 0 Posting 1 - Blogging: Journalism or Activism or Both?
Day 1 Posting 1 - Arriving in Boston: Saturated Air & U.S. Topography
Day 2 Posting 1 - Clinton a No-Show at Rock the Vote, Disappointed Grassroots Young Dems
Day 2 Posting 2 - a not-so-typical day for delegates and others
Day 3 Posting 1 - Teresa, Hillary, bloggers, and 5000 other "revolutionaries"
Day 3 Posting 2 - Altered Perspectives of Bloggers and Media - The Physical Logistics
Most people who work in security know that you can never provide 100% security. I sure saw that in Boston. Despite an estimated $50 million spent building barricades, erecting wire walls and alleyways, hiring military and security officers from all over the country, installing screening machines that checked all bags, training sniffing dogs, implementing metal detectors for each person entering, and frisking each person entering the Fleet Center, I still heard about people having no trouble sneaking in...