City Resolutions on Gay Marriage [poll]
A City Council member just called me to help him draft a City Resolution on Gay Marriage. He's asking me for help because I drafted and led the effort to pass a City Resolution Protecting Civil...
View ArticleMcCain & Feingold urge FEC to crack down on 527s - yikes!
What will happen if the FEC tells the mostly Democratic fund-raising groups called "527 organizations" that they can't run ads, do voter mobilization, or raise money as planned for the November...
View ArticleDean, the foreign policy expert...
This morning former Vermont Governor Howard Dean served as the Democrats' foreign policy expert-- he was the counterpoint to National Security Advisory Condileeza Rice on Meet the Press, where both...
View ArticleReflections on Anniversary of Blog for America
Throughout the time that I followed the Blog for America (the Dean presidential campaign official blog), I also followed DailyKos closely. DailyKos provided a somewhat more objective view of the race,...
View ArticleEffective Meetup strategies - "Church" for Dems [poll]
Topics below: coordination by local Meetup hosts across candidates and the Dem Party role of Dem Meetups vis-a-vis existing Democratic Party clubs and campaigns building neighborhood-based social...
View ArticleGetting action at Meetups [poll]
People who go to Meetups want action. I find that an action project that takes place at the Meetup tends to keep participants motivated to come again the next month. I solicited ideas for action...
View ArticleOnce we know the VP...
Here are all the things we can speculate about next: What will the line-up be of the remaining speakers at the Convention? What will the next set of polls look like, now that we have two pres...
View ArticleGOP hopes to bury Iraq, move on to Iran
Charles Krauthamer was on Fox News this morning talking (candidly?) about GOP strategy for the November election. He said something like, "Have you noticed that news about Iraq is no longer the top...
View ArticleDNC Blogger Breakfast, other Blogger Gatherings in Boston
I'll be at the Convention with media credentials, not as a blogger, but as a journalist. I'm covering the Convention as a freelance reporter for my local newspaper. But, I'd love to go to the blogger...
View ArticleBlogging the Media in Boston for You
I'm covering the Convention as a reporter for my local newspaper. I also plan to post daily in this DailyKos diary. Since my media credentials include seating in the press area of the Fleet Center, I'd...
View ArticleBlogging: Journalism or Activism or Both? Day 0 Posting 1
If blogging is part of the new participatory journalism (see the blog of Jay Rosen, Chair of NYU School of Journalism: http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/ ), is a blogger at risk of...
View ArticleArriving in Boston: Saturated Air & U.S. Topography - Day 1 Posting 1
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleClinton a No-Show at Rock the Vote, Disappointed Grassroots Young Dems - Day...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleA not-so typical day for delegates and others - Day 2 Posting 2
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleBoston: Teresa, Hillary, bloggers, and 5000 other "revolutionaries"...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleAltered Perspectives of Bloggers and Media - The Physical Logistics - Day 3...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleObama 10 years ago, Wesley Clark's amazing handshake, Fox's Gray Davis...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and access to the main floor of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here:Day 0...
View ArticleFleet Center in Boston wasn't really secure despite huge security presence -...
Day 5 Posting 1 - Fleet Center security, unusually friendly cops, "trust fund baby" protesters, and GOP convention planning This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National...
View ArticleGlimpse inside Kerry campaign: no grassroots, reliance on 527s, fear of...
Promoted from the diaries. This, along with the excellent comments, is one of the best things I've ever read on dKos. I'd been thinking for some time about writing a piece on the danger of relying on...
View ArticleLatke King rejects Schwarzenegger appointment
Here's a funny, but true, Hanukah story that took place today. I grew up in West Los Angeles and a neighbor on my block fried the best latkes I've ever eaten. The neighbor is a well-respected...
View Article