Music Is the Message at GOP Convention
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The Republican convention is being run not only by a script, but by a score. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans have set their politics to music, a relentlessly upbeat symphony of familiar rah-rah songs meant to keep the hall pulsing with energy, viewers awake and gaps in the speechfest filled with sounds and images of a party trying to appeal to all tastes, ethnic groups and voting ages.
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The popular country music act of Brooks &amp; Dunn head the entertainment lineup for the Republican National Convention in New York that starts in a week.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has much to offer President Bush and the GOP at this week's Republican National Convention, from star power to middle-of-the-road political appeal.
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Bill Clinton is hosting a party befitting his role as a political rock star -- complete with actual rock stars, Hollywood luminaries, an Air Force flyover and the whiff of scandal.
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They boogie at Manhattan night clubs and groove to rap artists like Lethal Konsequenzez. Young Republicans here for the convention are shedding the image that suggests "young" and "Republican" don't mix.
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In delivering its message this week, the GOP elephant so far has been something of a one-trick pony. On Monday, the prime-time speakers at the Republican National Convention spoke about terrorism.
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Republicans are holding their national convention at Madison Square Garden for one reason, and it is four miles away at Ground Zero.
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Among the keepsakes to be circulated at the Republican National Convention in New York is a calendar celebrating the party's commitment to diversity, with pictures of Secretary of State Colin Powell, Abraham Lincoln, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Van Tran.
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Republicans point to record levels of diversity among delegates to their upcoming convention, though the GOP isn't close to matching the makeup of the U.S. population overall or the Democratic delegation that met last month in Boston.
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Choosing a theme song for a political campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
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NEW YORK - Since Monday, dozens of the nation&#39;s top Republicans have stepped to the podium at the party convention and explained why they feel their presidential nominee should continue to lead the nation.
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A day after Jenna Bush gave Republicans a pop-culture lesson by dropping OutKast's name, half the hip hop duo showed up at the GOP convention to encourage young people to vote.
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Whereas Republicans hope to sway voters&#39; minds with details on economic policy, national security and plans for Iraq at their party convention, they&#39;ll likely stress values in a bid
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TIME photographer Christopher Morris's take on the Republican National Convention in NYC
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Republicans open their national convention Monday with a tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and a salute to President Bush by two of the party's best known moderates, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
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There is no "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Republicans' Madison Square Garden convention. Those are security guys with submachine guns. And while New York may be a "Wonderful Town" for President Bush &amp; Co. this convention week, it will be anything but on Nov. 2.
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It's party time for trade associations, companies and interest groups at the GOP convention in New York, and each is trying to outdo the next in gimmicks to lure in movers and shakers.