From the daily summary at FLA Politics blog...."Guess which state?" messed up the delegate count.

[madfloridian]

The first two guesses do not count.

FLA Politics blog daily summary

"Guess which state?"

Guess which state? Florida, the crucial swing state that brought America the dangling chad, the party that almost missed the convention because its "rogue primary" violated Democratic National Committee scheduling rules, the Democrats who flirted with having no electors because they couldn't muster a quorum in Tampa, proudly reported its delegate count for Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The DNC Secretary made a point of welcoming the Sunshine State back into the fold, as delegates from other states applauded politely.

And then, after Obama was nominated by acclamation, the Florida party said "oops."

Instead of 136 votes for Obama, 51 for Clinton and one abstention, the corrected total was 135 for the victor, 59 for the New York senator who graciously asked the convention to make it unanimous for Obama, and no abstentions. The initial count, shouted to the convention rostrum by Florida Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman, indicated that two-dozen delegates might have taken a walk — rather than voting for Obama.

Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff said, however, it was just a big logistics snarl.

Oops, yes, it was just snarl, I am sure.

Something about blinking Mickey Mouse heads from the same summary.

Did you happen to notice that Florida's delegation was blinking red, white and blue last night?"

That's because they were all wearing necklaces made of mini- Mickey Mouse heads, provided by Disney. (Retail value: $9.39.)

Because what's more Democratic and patriotic than a blinking mouse?

Oh, whoops, I missed this in the news. Must have slipped right by me.

Might that be this Disney?: "Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth. ... The workers' contract expired in February and their union says Disney's latest proposal makes health care unaffordable for hundreds of employees and creates an unfair two-tier wage system." Cinderella, others arrested in Disneyland labor protest".

Embarrassing.

The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland's gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute.
Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted. AP PHOTO



Florida, where things are just different.