Signs 1

One man on the floor dressed as a priest's held up sign that attracted quite a bit of attention from photographers. It read "Exorcise the DEMON-crats."

Signs 2

Another popular sign read "Do repeat Britain's WWII Churchill folly. Re-elect George Bush."

Plastic Peter

Rumor has it that ABC's Peter Jennings had cosmetic plastic surgery on his face to look better for the convention. Unfortunately, the scars did not heal in time, and he has been using excessive amounts of makeup here in Houston. Or so we hear.

Southern Hospitality

Southwestern Bell has oodles of information/message computer centers located throughout the Astrodome complex. Anyone at the convention can use the computers to obtain a daily agenda of all convention events, a map of Houston or any areas of the Astrodome complex, or suggestions for good dining or entertainment spots around the city. Best of all, anyone an leave a voice message with an operator which will be printed out at any computer when the recipient enters his or her name into the computer.

The New Stand-up

Pat Robertson on Bill Clinton:

"Slick Willie talks like John Wayne but acts like Gomer Pyle."

Dan, What's the Frequency?

Overseen on a CBS camera Wednesday night: a sticker that read: "Rather Biased."

a Connie Affair

on the convention floor Wednesday night, CBS reporter Connie Chung was more popular, more recognizable and more made-up than most Republican leaders. Constantly surrounded by swarms of people, Chung met with a variety of reactions as she struggled to sign autographs and prepare for live broadcasts.

From one man: "You're prettier in real life than you are on TV. You are so beautiful. You're so gentle with people; you're not hard like all the other women."

From one woman: "How's Maury?"

Butt, Seriously

Senator Thad Cochran(R-Miss,) was having a party of his own last night, popping balloons by the score on the convention floor. To do most of his spearing, he used a pocket knife, which he jabbed relentlessly at conventioneers' feet. "You know, a good Mississippian never comes without his knife," he told amused on-lookers.

At one point, Cochran pocked the rear end of a friend standing beside him. "I hit the wrong balloon!" he exclaimed.

Heil Who?

At a meeting of young Republicans before last night's session, RNC officials told students that when they gestured for Bush to have "Four More Years" in office, they should wave side to side, not forward and back as they had been doing. Forward and back, college Republicans were told, looked a little too much like the "Heil Hitler gesture.