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Obama and a Brave New World : Governing a Netroots Nation
Obama addresses journalism convention in July, 2008. Photo by Jennifer Dronkers / Unity News.‘Obama isn’t just trying to make government more transparent by posting online videos of himself or his transition team’s doings. He is attempting to organize his campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged Internet, MoveOn.org, Netroots Nation, Obama, Obama Campaign, Obama Movement, Social Networking
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makingpeace : Netroots in Fertile Ground
T-Shirt Humor.The Rag Blog’s Dreyer and Organic Consumers’ CumminsBy makingpeace / July 28, 2008 Following another computer crash and a friend’s valiant attempt to fix it, we headed out yesterday to buy a new machine. Now we’re getting used to … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Blogging, Blogosphere, Internet, Netroots Nation, Sixties, Social Action, Texas, The Rag, The Rag Blog
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O’Reilly Attacks Gore For Attending Netroots Nation
Drahn Design.‘The same as if he stepped into the Klan gathering’ On Saturday, July 19, former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance at the Netroots Nation convention in Austin, Texas. In his speech, Gore praised the gathering of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Fox News, Internet, Journalism, KKK, Media, Nazi Germany, Netroots Nation, Right Wing, Right Wing Media
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See the Superhero Inside Yourself
NetRoots Nation, Code Pink and why we do what we doBy The Voice / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2008 Early Saturday morning, 19 July 2008,five super sheroes and a shackled Bush in striped prison garb gathered outside a … Continue reading
NetRoots Nation: Al Gore Blasts Oil Drilling
Al Gore speaks out against drilling for oil as a wrongheaded attempt to address America’s energy crisis at Netroots Nation in Austin, Texas. The Rag Blog
NetRoots Nation: Press the Politicians
First planning meeting for July’s Netroots Nation in Second Life 2008. We expect to post live material from the conference in the coming days. The intrepid Thorne Dreyer is attending NetRoots Nation in Austin and will one day soon resurface … Continue reading
Could Alabama Gov. Siegelman Bring Down the House of Cards?
Former Alabama govenor Don Siegelman accompanied by his wife Lorie reports to the Federal building in downtown Tuscaloosa in 2004.Gov. Siegelman at Netroots Nation: Bush’s Undoing?By Sam Seder / July 14, 2008 As more and more corruption and law breaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Tactics, Corruption, Dirty Tricks, Karl Rove, Netroots Nation
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Texas Democrats Riding High
Barack Obama campaigning in Austin during the Texas Democratic primary. Photo by AP.How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star StateBy Bob Moser The followinig article on the resurgence of the Democratic Party in Texas appears in the July … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogosphere, Democratic Party, Michelle Obama, Netroots Nation, Texas, Texas Democrats
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Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Clinton and Obama at 2007 YearlyKos Convention (now called Netroots Nation). Netroots Nation 2008Thursday-Sunday, July 17-20Austin Convention Center Netroots Nation, the third annual gathering of liberals and progressives from the blogosphere and beyond, meets July 17-20 at the Austin Convention … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Austin, Blogging, Blogosphere, Internet, Netroots Nation, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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