Philippa Broom from the British Conservative Party — invited by its sister party, the GOP, to attend the convention in St. Paul — speaks about why America’s presidential pick is important to Britain. This video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor John Steward.

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Does the Audubon Society know about this?

Amid the anarchists, pro-life picketers and anti-war protesters at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Reuters reporter Ed Stoddard talks to a fervid anti-birdwatching activist.

Yes, you read that sentence correctly. The shadowy organization “Stop Bird Porn “ is concerned that birdwatching is a “gateway” to voyeurism: “If people start with birds, they move on to squirrels, bears, mountain goats and eventually humans.

[Editor's note: Our highly attuned sarcasm detectors have determined that there may be a bit of satire going on here.]

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Columnist Dave Barry took on the Stop Bird Porn crowd in Denver.

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Hurricane Gustav may have sucked some of the fun out of the Republican National Convention, but will John McCain’s campaign miss the presence of President Bush? Inside the Tent contributor Joseph Irvine speaks with Richard Himelfarb, a professor at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. 

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