AltWeeklies Wire
A Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Conventionnew
Forty years after Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, the Republican National Convention returns to Florida. On August 30, Mitt Romney will don a sleek suit and flash his Vaseline smile to a sea of pale-skinned delegates in Tampa. He will compliment the city on hosting the four-day, $123 million orgiastic event. And he will implore the crowd to obey the banners hung from the rafters: "Believe in America."
