91.   Minorities watching the recently concluded political conventions may be forgiven if they feel a little giddy from all the attention from their new-found Republican and Democratic suitors.

92.   Modern political conventions are a bust and a bore.

93.   Moreover, Congress plans a long summer recess during the political party conventions.

94.   National political conventions long ago mutated into television shows, then pep rallies, a moment to put forth the best possible face of a candidate.

95.   National political conventions are rich, colorful American celebrations.

96.   Muslim clerics have delivered prayers at Congress and the national political conventions.

97.   Must-see TV included political conventions and the Kefauver hearings on organized crime.

98.   Never in an American political convention had so many said so little so fast.

99.   No one should be able to monopolize factual information stemming from a newsworthy event, whether that event be a basketball game or a carefully scripted political convention.

100.   Nominating a presidential candidate was once the major goal of political conventions, says University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock.