When I was a teenager, I loved political conventions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In 1980, I watched my first Republican convention with my grandfather.
I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that.
From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830's really through the 1950's, you had conventions that actually did real business.
I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma.
I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.
All conventions are very enjoyable. The more variety you do, the better.
American politics is theatre. There is a frightening emotionalism at national conventions.
After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.
I used to have a great fear of constitutional conventions. I have a great fear now of not having one.