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Kos And Alinsky And Election 2008

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home

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Stephen C. Rose

Kos may be the digital-era Saul Alinsky, as one reviewer put it, taking local activism online. Obama has updated Alinksy as well, synthesizing a national and local approach.

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More Evidence of a Sustained Progressive Revival

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

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Simon Rosenberg

This decade is one of extraordinary progressive revival. Dozens of new organizations have been started. Hundreds of new candidates have been elected to office. Millions of Americans awakened politically.

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Edwards Affair: A Hard Lesson For the Left Half of the Blogosphere

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 08.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Daily Kos, Lee Stranahan, John Edwards, Netroots Nation, Sex, Affair, Media News
Erin Kotecki Vest

The left needed to be ahead of this story, and had the opportunity to be -- but chose instead to get defensive and nasty (another great blogging trait) to those who dare speak about it's possibility.

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Banning Bloggers -- I've Heard Enough Singing From the NetRoots

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 08.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Daily Kos, Lee Stranahan, Dnc, Queenofspain, Erin Kotecki Vest, Netroots Nation, John Edwards, Media News
Erin Kotecki Vest

The liberal, "censorship sucks" blog, Daily Kos has banned Lee Stranahan. Now I'm convinced they are extremists who are no better than the Neo-Con fundies.

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Netroots Nation 2008: Caucus Refugee

Katie Halper | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Yearly Kos, Blogosphere, Al Gore, Caucii, Markos Moulitsas, Bloggers, Msm, Fisa, Netroots, Bill O'Reilly Netroots, Youtube Politics, Al Gore Sweating, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Austin Texas, Bill O'Reilly Netroots Nazis, nn08, Netroots Nation, Bill O'Reilly, 236.Com, Politics News
Katie Halper

Watch me desperately search for my caucus, for my voice, for my representation. Why are the Netroots excluding me? Why are they so hateful towards me and my people?

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WATCH>> Bob Barr Doesn't Know Why We Vote On Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home

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Jacob Soboroff

"I'll tell you, we need to do something, and we need to do a lot of different things, and changing the voting day is one of the things we need to do. I would sign such legislation."

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Gore Proves Global Warming by Sweating Profusely, and Nine Other Things I Learned at the Netroots Nation/KKK Gathering

Katie Halper | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Katie Halper

Contrary to popular belief, bloggers do have a sense of humor. The Netroots Nation gift bags included condoms.

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Coverage of 'Netroots' Confab Draws Protest

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

It started innocently enough, with me huddled over a newspaper. A little more than a day later, the front-page article I was getting worked up about, would be pulled from the paper's Web site after a storm of protest. And I had at least a little something to do with it.

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Netroots All-Stars Need YOU: 4 Steps to A Progressive Majority

Christine Pelosi | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Christine Pelosi

Our Netroots All-Stars have important work in the countdown to Election Day. Americans are hungry for change and eager to be part of something larger than themselves.

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Fighting Smears Begins at Home, Mr. Gore

Nancy Scola | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Al Gore, Netroots Nation, Al Gore Global Warming, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore Internet, Media News
Nancy Scola

Al Gore, who's not a candidate for anything this season, needs to be willing to get up on stage and say, "You know what? Damn right. The Internet? All me."

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Pelosi Passes the Buck; Gore Let Off the Hook at Netroots Nation

Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Paul Hogarth

Pelosi kept her grace while saying much of what the bloggers didn't agree with. Whatever you think of her answers, she did not condescend.

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FISA and Corporate Misbehavior

Bernard I. Finel | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Bernard I. Finel

I just returned from the Netroots convention, and needless to say, there is a lot of anger out there about the FISA "compromise." But I'll be blunt -- I find this anger misplaced and frankly naive.

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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama

Ari Melber | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Three years ago, web activists were undeniable outcasts in Democratic politics and no bar outside of Berkeley could spell "netroots." Now, the movement has an open line to every player in the party.

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Netroots Nation: Long on Good People, Short on Good Ideas

Justin Hamilton | Posted 07.20.2008 | Media

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Justin Hamilton

But less we run the risk of becoming the stale, static pillars of insider political power we seek to change, we must keep our eye on the ball.

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WATCH>> Pelosi, Gore Like Weekend Voting Idea

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.20.2008 | Home

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Jacob Soboroff

At Netroots Nation, Gore and Pelosi speak out on the Weekend Voting Act.

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Nico Pitney

Gavin Newsom At Netroots Nation: On Gay Marriage, Running For Governor (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom arrived in Austin, Texas, on Saturday to address the Netroots Nation conference. Newsom, who launched an exploratory ...

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Al Gore On Crackpot Hair-Of-The-Dog Solutions

The Uptake | Posted 07.19.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

"Proposing to drill for small amounts of oil that will be sold to China as a solution to our rising gas prices makes about as much sense as responding to an attack from Afghanistan by invading some other country."

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Protesters Greet Pelosi, Al Gore Makes Surprise Netroots Visit

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced a tough crowd as the morning guest of the Netroots Nation gathering. Organizers warned any disruptions would come with consequences as Code Pink protesters donned costumes to make their point. They paced back and forth as Pelosi spoke.

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Sam Stein

Gore Surprises Netroots Nation, Says Not Eager To Serve In Obama Cabinet (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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A surprise guest at Netroots Nation in Austin, Texas, former vice president Al Gore diplomatically skirted around a question of whether he would take ...

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Al Gore Surprise Guest At Netroots Nation

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.19.2008 | Media

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Al Gore surprised — and delighted — the crowd at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas today, appearing on the heels of a speech...

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Netroots Summit Grapples with Bipartisan Attacks on Rule of Law

Ari Melber | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Attendees and bloggers at Netroots are disappointed with the emerging, bipartisan consensus in Washington that the lawlessness of the Bush era can largely go unpunished.

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Netroots Nation and My Campaign

Sherrie Matula | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Sherrie Matula

The netroots connections in Texas have elevated awareness of our campaign as one of the races to take back the Texas Legislature.

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Sam Stein

Harold Ford Heckled Over Fox Comment At Netroots Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Former congressman Harold Ford was billed as a sheep amidst the wolves when he was booked for an appearance at the Netroots Nation conference here in ...

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Sam Stein

Wesley Clark: I Was Victim Of 'Right Wing Freak Machine'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Late Thursday night, General Wesley Clark cast himself as a victim of the "right wing freak machine" after his comments on John McCain's military serv...

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Netroots Try To Label Fox News As 'Opinion Media' At Conference

New York Times | Michael Falcone | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

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It may be the blogosphere's equivalent of the scarlet letter, and the organizers of Netroots Nation, a gathering of liberal bloggers that is taking pl...

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