It wasn’t all striptease and Bill Weld getting booed. Here are five eye-popping things you missed if you failed to catch the Libertarian Party’s nominating convention on C-SPAN:

1. Libertarians nominated both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for Liberty Outreach Awards, in recognition of all they’ve done to promote the Libertarian Party this year.

2. Libertarian pronouncements of freedom were made through responses to cheeky questions by delegates. “The delegation would like to know what we are allowed to put in our own bodies,’’ one man took to the microphone to ask, giving the chairman the opportunity to announce, “Anything that you want, as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody else.’’

3. Gary Johnson gave an “I am not a liar’’ speech, accepting the party’s nomination for president and fondly recalling his running mate’s ill-fated nomination as ambassador to Mexico (due in part to his support for medical marijuana). “Bill Weld was my role model,’’ Johnson said of the former Massachusetts governor. “Bill Weld was denied the nomination by [the late conservative US senator] Jesse Helms.’’

4. Seeking the vice presidential nomination, Weld admitted he’d joined the party only 14 days earlier, but said he’d taken the suggestion that he actually read the party platform. “It’s beautiful. It’s almost like the Declaration of Independence,’’ he said. “We should all read it.’’

5. Dobby, the house elf from the Harry Potter series, was nominated to be the Libertarians’ mascot. Dobby was not able to accept, being both fictional and dead. Fans of the J.K. Rowling books will recall the obsequious and self-flagellating elf being liberated from servitude and developing an ego (while continuing to speak of himself in the third person). The woman who nominated him quoted his liberty-loving speech, “Dobby has no master! Dobby is a free elf!’’ She did not, however, mention that after giving his impassioned speech, Dobby dies.

Stephanie Ebbert

And speaking of Weld . . .

ML Strategies has put former governor Bill Weld on an unpaid leave of absence as he spends the next five months trying to persuade America to buy into the Libertarian Party presidential ticket.

But the government relations arm of the giant law firm Mintz Levin is going to allow the party’s vice presidential candidate to have access to his office — as long his campaign pays for it.

“When he comes into his office, there will be fees,’’ said Steve Tocco, MLS’s president. “He will pay for the time and a usage fee and even reimburse for the use of the secretary if need be.’’

Frank Phillips

MassFiscal dings some (but not all!) senators

Raise some money for the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, write a glowing endorsement of its chairman, and you’re apparently all set with the nonprofit.

MassFiscal, which swears it is nonpartisan, recently sent an e-mail to supporters tweaking some state legislators for trying to get funding for local projects. “Exactly how much does a legislator grab for when s/he reaches into the cookie jar?’’ asked Paul Craney, MassFiscal’s executive director.

Craney went on to list a $25,000 project by one Democrat, a $9,000 one by another — and even two $150,000 grants by two other Democratic trying to bring home some bacon.

No mention of state Senator Ryan C. Fattman — a Republican — who got $494,000 added to the Senate budget for projects in his district.

Fattman, a 31-year-old Sutton Republican and a Tea Party favorite who served a term in the House, gets a 100 percent rating from MassFiscal.

He has raised funds for the group and once wrote a glowing endorsement of its chairman, Rick Green, in his race for state Republican Party chair.

Fattman attempted to bring more than $1 million into his district, all told. His requests included $40,000 to provide police security at Wallum Lake in Douglas, $375,000 to rebuild facilities at a local swimming beach, and $100,000 to revitalize downtown Webster.

Overall, the six Republican senators asked for $22.8 million and got $3.1 million in the Senate budget.

What did MassFiscal think about the GOP senators’ efforts? Asked for comment, not a peep.

How does Fattman, who has promoted his political profile as a budget-cutting, antigovernment, Beacon Hill outsider, explain it? No comment from him or his aides.

Frank Phillips

Live from Trump Tower, harsh words for the press

Al Baldasaro, who had an anatomically unlikely message on Tuesday for the Fourth Estate, is no stranger to the political limelight. A five-term New Hampshire state representative from Londonderry and 22-year retired Marine first sergeant, Baldasaro became a staple at Donald Trump’s campaign events in the nation’s first primary state in the weeks before the Feb. 9 vote.

But perhaps no stage has been bigger than the one where Baldasaro strode to the center on Tuesday. First standing behind the presumptive Republican nominee at Trump Tower in Manhattan at a press conference ostensibly called so Trump could extol his campaign’s contributions to veterans’ organizations, Baldasaro then took the podium to vouch for his chosen candidate.

“Donald Trump is doing this from the heart,’’ said Baldasaro, sporting a camouflage “Make America Great Again’’ hat.

A native of Cambridge, where his grandfather Al Vellucci was a four-term mayor and frequent adversary of Harvard University, Baldasaro drew national headlines late last year when he left a crude message on a fellow lawmaker’s Facebook page.

He has played a prominent role in Trump’s campaign, frequently appearing on stage with the likely GOP nominee. At an Exeter, N.H., event a few days before the primary, Trump crowned Baldasaro “the king of vets.’’

On Tuesday, live across the cable news networks, Baldasaro had a message for the press, both those assembled and beyond, seemingly echoing the candidate’s own.

“I think the liberal media — and I’ve been dealing with you a long time — need to get your head out of your butt,’’ he suggested.

Jim O’Sullivan

A (temporary) change of heart

Turns out, Republican-turned-Libertarian Bill Weld is not the only party-switcher. Former attorney general Scott Harshbarger announced in a CommonWealth op-ed this week that he is leaving the Democratic Party to join the United Independent Party.

You’ll recall that’s the group started by Evan Falchuk who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2014.

“My goal is to help the UIP reach its legally required benchmark of 43,000 enrollees by this November,’’ Harshbarger wrote.

He argued that a vibrant third party will encourage more competitive elections on Beacon Hill. But his own flirtation with third-party politics may well be brief. “I will likely find my way back to the Democratic Party after November,’’ he said. “But in the meantime, I want to be a part of making sure we establish the UIP as a permanent platform for contested elections in our state by lending it my enrollment.’’

Felice Belman

Baker communications team promotions

She’s overseen communications for a razor­-tight Indiana congressional race.

She’s shepherded a stammering Scott Brown through throngs of screaming reporters in New Hampshire towns small and large.

And, since January 2015, she’s helped with communications for wonkish Governor Charlie Baker — who sometimes soliloquizes on “queueing theory’’ — shaping how he communicates with his 6.8 million constituents.

Baker press secretary Elizabeth Guyton writes speeches, answers reporters’ questions, and, her boss says, has earned a promotion.

“We are extremely lucky to have Elizabeth Guyton in this new role,’’ said Baker senior adviser Tim Buckley. “Lizzy has done an incredible job communicating what the governor’s office is doing to address serious issues in Massachusetts.’’

As of this week, the 28-­year­-old Massachusetts native is Baker’s communications director at a salary of $101,000 annually. Buckley, who was earlier promoted to senior adviser, will give up his communications title.

Guyton, a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., earlier served as communications director on Scott Brown’s unsuccessful New Hampshire US Senate race and for US Representative Jackie Walorski’s successful but extremely close 2012 Indiana race.

Two other staffers are also getting new roles. Billy Pitman, Baker’s deputy communications director, will become press secretary on June 1. And Brendan Moss, a press staffer in the governor’s budget office, will become deputy communications director for Baker.

Joshua Miller