As some of you may have already heard, there was a political convention in town the other week. And while it sometimes seemed unduly unruly, one thing the 2000 Democratic National Convention did not appear was poor. There was that $10 million cost of the basics, of course — the venue, and so on. That was a lot of money, but the largess made itself felt in those relentlessly high production values of nearly every DNC event. And in much costly — you never saw so many open bars in your life — social fun. Which in turn was expected to (and did) engender generosity in return: toward the Gore-Lieberman campaign from the guests, as they powered down all that free top-shelf booze and tucked into the gratis table d’hote.
Source: About That Money | L.A. Weekly