Some perspective on the media's attempts to overblow yesterday's protests at the DNC meeting

Given the actual size of the protests yesterday, there has been an inordinate amount of attention paid to the protesters by the traditional media.

Buried in the NY Times article today, after vivid descriptions of the antics of some attendees, was this line:

Mr. Wexler received the brunt of the anger from a few dozen supporters of Mrs. Clinton who were seated on the ballroom floor.

That's right. The media is basing its hyperventilating over a small number of people -- who were joined by maybe a couple hundred outside. Remember, protest organizers were promising something huge yesterday -- as many as 10,000 were expected. This was D-Day according to the protesters. They ran full page ads promoting the rally. They had websites. They had support from EMILY's List among others. But, despite all the planning and hype, there was a very small crowd. I know, I was there. I saw for myself. (There are a couple pictures in this post from yesterday's liveblog.)

To give some perspective, yesterday, when I got to the meeting, I shot a quick video of the room. It shows just how small the meeting room was and how limited the seating was for attendees. All the hollering and screaming and heckling came from those few people -- and some of them are clearly not representative of the Clinton supporters I know.

The media loves the drama. And, I understand there are strong feelings at play here. But, most Democrats are over it -- or will be soon enough. It's time to stop stirring the pot and rubbing salt in the wounds. Democrats don't want another Bush term.