1.   At a recent Republican Party convention in Cleveland, party luminaries tried to talk loftily about the issues facing the party.

2.   At the recent Kansas City convention, reporters relentlessly grilled Barbie about her past and her relationship with Ken.

3.   At their recent convention, all of the leading gubernatorial candidates took shots at Romney, the rich CEO.

4.   At its recent convention in Chicago, the NAACP passed a resolution condemning both the shooting and the party.

5.   At the end of a recent convention hosted by the rebels, he urged civilian supporters to peacefully protest any fraud.

6.   At the recent TMA convention, several small-town physicians asked drug reps to come by their offices with the latest information and samples.

7.   A recent Newspaper Guild convention approved a merger of that union with the Communications Workers of America.

8.   He has already captured the approval of Christian Coalition officials, who gave him the most first and second place votes in a straw poll at their recent convention.

9.   Katz argues that this, like all recent conventions, is nothing more than a tightly choreographed marketing ploy with a foregone conclusion.

10.   McCain refused to discuss the issue at a recent California GOP convention.