21.   The networks miss the joy of conventions past when Dan Rather of CBS News got trampled, when John Chancellor of NBC News reported on his own arrest.

22.   Weddington added that Democrats had rejected Christian Coalition requests for exhibition space at past conventions.

23.   In contrast to past conventions, there was no shouting of slogans in favor of Islamic law.

24.   Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, who has spoken at past conventions but was not invited this year, later held his own rally in the same hotel.

25.   The roll call ritual has elicited interesting tidbits of information at past conventions.