Posted by on 18 Nov 2008 by
Rena in
Netroots,
Politics and Government So, we’re all disgusted at the Dems caving once again. The diaries and comments on this site will be red hot on the topic for days.
But what real action can we take? Preferably something immediate, rather than two or four in the future.
One thing I did was unsubscribe from Harry’s Reid’s “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry” list. You can do so here. If enough of us do it today and tomorrow, he might sense some unhappiness in the ranks.
Another project I heard about was Laugh at Lieberman. I don’t know if I understand the eficacy of this tactic, but it’s out there. I report, you decide.
What other ideas have you come up with or heard about? Post in comments.
The backlash against the Proposition 8 campaign in California has only just begun. Americablog and Pam’s House Blend are two blogs that are keeping up with the fast moving story. Protests, petitions and boycotts are underway, including major organizing through Facebook and Twitter. This Saturday, cities across the country will have demostrations in solidarity. Andrew Sullivan called… Read the rest
Posted by on 09 Nov 2008 by
Rena in
Oklahoma,
the great divide The whole world is trying to figure out what’s up with us here in Red Dirt land. Last Tuesday, for good or bad, we certainly took a different tack, and everyone wants to know why.
The great blog Down With Tyranny regularly has insightful posts about Oklahoma politics, with some of the best rants against Inhofe for years now, and… Read the rest
Posted by on 31 Oct 2008 by
Rena in
Netroots,
Oklahoma,
Politics and Government The DemoOkie Forum is the original grassroots site of rank and file Democrats. I’ve noted before that the site, run completely on Snitz Forums while trying to be a portal, forum, calendar and blog all at once, is a bit strange. And that’s just the tech stuff.
But it was chosen, deservedly (although by default) as the “state… Read the rest
Posted by on 20 Sep 2008 by
Rena in
Netroots,
Politics and Government Transcript in this Daily Kos diary, along with the day-long discussion about getting it on the air in swing states. Truthandhope.org has been helping such grassroots video work get the production assistance and funding to be seen nationally, and they are hoping to do the same for this one (per comments in the links diary).
Naturally, tv… Read the rest
Posted by on 26 Jul 2005 by
Rena in
outrages Digby noted on Friday (during my news blackout while attending the annual Greens meeting) that not one Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee showed up for the hearing to review the confirmation of Karen Hughes to handle public relations for the State Department.
As usual, the Democrats have their heads up their asses at exactly the wrong… Read the rest
Posted by on 06 May 2005 by
Rena in
Guides and teachers,
outrages “Filibuster Frist” @ Princeton University
Update: wayback machine link (script causes page to refresh, which loads the dead link).
Contemporary coverage by Daily Princetonian.
