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Six and Counting - What About Us?
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 9:54pm | Steve Hanson
New Hampshire just joined the list of states allowing gay marriage, after a quick trip through the legislature and a world-record-breaking signing by the governor.
And yet, Wisconsin has somehow lost its progressive way on this issue. 2006 was the sad year in which Wisconsin legalized discrimination, both legally and morally. It's time to fix this. Let's try again. Let's keep trying until we get it right.
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On Netroots Nation Nominations, Or, Uncle Consultant Wants You!
Fri, 04/24/2009 - 1:40am | fake consultant
It has not been my practice to engage in a great deal of self-promotion in this space, but I’m going to make an exception today...which means you are hereby warned that a commercial lies ahead.
I promise I won’t be asking for your money, only for a couple of minutes of your time.
What are we selling?
Your friendly fake consultant is competing for a scholarship to the Netroots Nation Convention this August in Pittsburgh…and I’m looking for your support.
"Things are more like they are now than they have ever been." --President Gerald FordWhat is Netroots Nation? To put it simply, it’s the annual gathering of Progressive bloggers…and those who seek to reach them…and those who help make the Progressive movement happen.
Wisconsinites at YearlyKOS
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 3:27pm | Steve Hanson
Okay, so this is really late in coming - but I just got this picture in my email of a group of Wisconsinites at YearlyKOS. This was taken at the Upper Midwest Regional Caucus.
Howdy and a thank you to all the participants.
This is a rough edit, but I know that some of you would like to see these clips from YearlyKOS. This is the footage from Saturday, including the Saturday lunch panel, the Presidential Forum, and the John Edwards breakout session. Click Play below to view the video.
What a great 3 days
Sat, 08/04/2007 - 5:34pm | Steve Hanson
YearlyKOS is just about over.
I realize that I haven't actually said much of substance while I was here. IWay too much going on to have a lot of time to blog. It was 3 of the most invigorating days of my life. I've met so many intelligent, well-informed people, I don't know what to say. I didn't agree with all of them about everything, but what a great bunch of conversations. Some of the panels and workshops were wonderful, and I'm taking away a lot from the convention, including a lot of contacts. It was great to be able to meet and talk to a lot of the A-list bloggers. It was also pretty exciting that some of them had actually read this site, and some of them even knew who I was.
Anyway, I'm a little tired at the moment. I intend to clear my head by going to see the Simpson's movie, and have dinner.
Friday Morning
Fri, 08/03/2007 - 1:22pm | Steve Hanson
Keynote Crowd FridaySince I really needed to get a little sleep, I ended up late for Wesley Clark's keynote speech this morning - I saw about 1/2 of it, and it was a very good speech, mostly around the issue of not letting the Bush administration continue to say that people who object to the war need to reframe the issue. It's not that we're doubting the generals, it's that we're doubting Bush's policies.
It has been an inspiring couple of days. I've met lots of interesting people - bloggers, Democratic Party folks, candidates, and many more. I'm kicking around a lot of ideas at the moment, mostly revolving around tech infrastructure for progressives, but also a lot of other things. Also - I am probably going to start up a Drinking Liberally group in the Eau Claire/Dunn County area, so look for news on that later.
There was somewhat of a flap last night when there was an announcement that Hillary will be giving her speech tomorrow afternoon, but won't be here for her breakout session. YearlyKOS's office says it's a scheduling problem, and I'm inclined to believe that, despite the arguing going on at DailyKOS last night and today.
Live from YearlyKOS
Fri, 08/03/2007 - 10:07am | Steve Hanson
If' you'd like to see what's going on at YearlyKOS, there is live streaming video available here. Look for attending Wisconsinites.
One Last Note Tonight
Fri, 08/03/2007 - 12:13am | Steve Hanson
I'm back at my hotel. Howard Dean (in person) and Richard Durbin (via video) gave great speeches tonight for the opening keynote talk. Dean's speech in particular met with a lot of approval from the audience. Part of his speech was the announcement of the work that will be going on within the Democratic party to ensure voter rights during the next election.
Following is the press announcement:
August 2, 2007
Contact: Karen Finney/Stacie Paxton - 202-863-8148
A long day
Thu, 08/02/2007 - 6:14pm | Steve Hanson
It's been a long day. The states caucuses were really kind of interesting. I was mostly quite surprised that the Upper Midwest caucus was so heavily attended by Wisconsinites (I'll have a picture of all the Wisconsin people sometime soon).
There was a fairly serious discussion in the Upper Midwest caucus about working together more effectively as progressives. Im hoping that some good work will come out of that. For the moment, I'm setting up an email discussion list for folks who are interested in creating a more vibrant grassroots community in this part of the country. More on that later, and how you can participate.
The Agony and Ecstasy of State-Local Blogging
Thu, 08/02/2007 - 11:23am | Steve Hanson
I'm in a session for the Agony and Ecstasy of state and local blogging. Hey - I'm an expert on Agony. Interesting discussions starting about local blogging (as I keep looking at my battery monitor). This is starting late because many of the panel members couldn't find the room. I can understand why.
Some discussion going on about community blogging, real journalism, etc.
I also recently went to two panel discussions about funding the netroots movement, building a network of progressive entrepreneurs.
Well, here I am.
Thu, 08/02/2007 - 8:37am | Steve Hanson
Well, here I am at McCormick place. Haven't been in the hall here for quite a few years. At the moment I'm watching what amounts to the rushes for the new film Crashing the States - filmed during the 2006 election cycle. Basically a film about the netroots movement and bloggers. Those guys!
YearlyKOS thread
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 8:33am | Steve Hanson
Furiously getting ready to go to YearlyKOS - Where the heck is that extra battery for the video camera, anyway?
Wesley Clark: Wesley Clark addressing YearlyKOS in keynote speechI'll be putting in various updates from the convention as time goes on. At the moment I think the video will probably all have to wait until next week when I'll actually have some time to sit and edit.
Rather than clutter up the front page, I'll be putting in a separate area for items from YearlyKOS, which will appear here.
You can also just go look at my blog listing if you want to keep up.
More after I get to Chicago.