UNO!

Zed?

Zedster? Now, on to the link.

Damn!

Hey Christy:

Hope you’re enjoying Yearly Kos!

Wow!

that is just amazing!

TexB here, loveblogging live (a bit of) the Roots session of Yealy Kos — focus: online activism. Panel also includes Pach, Randall Winston from Agape, Christy, and two others. More as I learn it.

Jane promoting the CAUSES application of facebook

Justin Krebbs of Living Liberally, 200 affiliated groups.

This is so Tom Waits – love it!

Introducing James Rucker, move-on.org, color of change. Christy sitting to his left.

Pach up first — using technology to turn netroots into grassroots. Google groups —> beta site staterootsproject.org —> facebook

a work in progress

the holy grail — self,sustaining, bottom up, grassroots activism & knowledge sharing, so that WE can talk to our congressmen locally but share nationally

TexB @ 11

Introducing James Rucker, move-on.org, color of change. Christy sitting to his left.

TexB,
Thanks for the play-by-play blogging! Please keep it up!
Bob in HI

Pach up first — using technology to turn netroots into grassroots. Google groups —> beta site staterootsproject.org —> facebook

a work in progress

the holy grail — self,sustaining, bottom up, grassroots activism & knowledge sharing, so that WE can talk to our congressmen locally but share nationally.

committed volunteers.

lots happening since last year’s YKOS

that’s a riot. nice touch with the “manual ashtray” at the end…it’s so Cheney.

Using facebook, we can integrate. explaninng the little bule F

That vid is hilarious.

Christy,

That was terrific video! LMFAO.

I passed it on to likely interested parties.

TexB @ 14

Pach up first — using technology to turn netroots into grassroots. Google groups —> beta site staterootsproject.org —> facebook

a work in progress

the holy grail — self,sustaining, bottom up, grassroots activism & knowledge sharing, so that WE can talk to our congressmen locally but share nationally.

committed volunteers.

lots happening since last year’s YKOS

i wish we’d never dropped the google groups. we were rocking for a bit there…. :(

Facebook lets us do online what “drinking liberally” does in person.

Facebook FDL group. 800 . But we can’t do nested groups. (geographically, issue interest) Not yet. Someone is helping to create this. Other facebook problem is that there are problems when groups get larger than 1000.

Other social networking options — partybuilder like what the dem party uses, but not as dynamic as facebook. expensive.

What kind of problems happen when groups get larger than 1000 on Facebook?

Pach reporting also the possibility of text messaging. Votolatino.org is doing this. partner with veejays and DJ’s & musical artists and insert importance of political involvement. ask for email adds and register people to vote. not sure how to adapt this model to us. but we need to build coalitions.

facebook limits communication and group emails when groups get too large.

votolatino using a new tech to host voter registration form with the skin that looks like that site so people feel they know who they are giving their info too

randall winston, project agape, how to use CAUSES on facebook. why they built them the way they did. where it’s going.

causes launched 7 weeks ago. $2.1 million raised. any FB user can start a cause.

Causes in FB now includes political campaigns as well.

What a video! I can no longer believe my eyes.

BTW, what are the odds that Scooter was the one who called to send the team to Ashcroft’s bedside? (I like the idea.)

women’s hospital near boston 740,000 people. collecting money. now the biggest cause on FB. a breast cancer cause.

EPU’d and more relevant here:

OT: This is my theme today: Let’s get H Res 589

Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.

moving along.

I looked at the list of current reps on ActBlue and None of the reps we support the most are co-sponsors Here is the list I have:

Steve Cohen
Jerry McNerney
Patrick Murphy
Carol Shea-Porter
Hilda Solis

Here is the list of co-sponsors.

I have to think there is something wrong with this picture. All of these folks should be signing on.

Call and write them along with your own rep. Keep the pressure on.

I M P E A C H !!!!

P.S. If Gonzo is Impeached it’s may be that he could not be pardoned. How is that for incentive.

founder of agape is co-founder of facebook.

you can join a cause or donate money. not petitions and action alerts.

facebook used to be real names only and.EDU account. real persona. focus on truthfulness. REAL community.

Per MSNBC: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals finds for insurance companies over policyholders. Insurance companies not liable for Katrina flood claims. Another F!*& you to everyday people courtesy of the conservative movement.

Whenever I hear news like this I can’t help but thinking about all the Bush/Cheney signs I saw in front of trailer homes in certain rural areas of the US back in 2004.

CAUSES is one component of a person’s real world persona.

facebook is about validation. show people what you care about. get your friends to care also because your friends are there as well,

when it was just groups and not causes, the people from that cause couldn’t contact the people. but causes includes membership. how much money you’ve raised, how many you’ve recruited, group $$$ collected. lowest common denominator until reaching critical mass

thanks for the livebloggin texb

Causes will be growing in the direction of off-line, real world engagement.

The hospital that got the check from FB causes had no idea who the check was from.

non-profit organizations can build a profile. owned by the org. lists specific campaigns, etc.

now the org can see who has started causes for them, tap into future leadership.

Hi all checking for my “f”

realworld @ 30

EPU’d and more relevant here:

OT: This is my theme today: Let’s get H Res 589

Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, should be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.

moving along.

I looked at the list of current reps on ActBlue and None of the reps we support the most are co-sponsors Here is the list I have:

Steve Cohen
Jerry McNerney
Patrick Murphy
Carol Shea-Porter
Hilda Solis

Here is the list of co-sponsors.

I have to think there is something wrong with this picture. All of these folks should be signing on.

Call and write them along with your own rep. Keep the pressure on.

I M P E A C H !!!!

P.S. If Gonzo is Impeached it’s may be that he could not be pardoned. How is that for incentive.

broken linky

Jane asking Randall questions.

How much total money?
don’t know yet. (that 2 million is users???)

what about news feed?
people hated it at first. now people can see and connect to their network.
photos also reasonably new. people didn’t want it because there are so many photo apps online. but tagging lets us connect our lives

Justin is not a techie.

Living Liberally. Drinking Liberally. Welcoming, social drinking club around progressive perspective.

OT – action alert has gone out from the ACLU:

Tell Congress: Don’t Cave in to Fear

President Bush is creating a false sense of emergency in Washington, demanding that Congress rubberstamp a spying program it knows almost nothing about. Meanwhile, the White House refuses to comply with requests for basic information about warrantless wiretapping and Congress can’t get straight answers out of Attorney General Gonzales.

Unbelievably, President Bush says if Congress doesn’t pass his legislation this week, the Democrats will be responsible for any terrorist attacks that may happen in August ,even though he’s demonstrated no relationship between his proposals and a safer America.

The worst part is that Congress may actually be falling for Bush’s rhetoric.

Take Action: Tell Congress NOT to Cave In to Fear.

reading liberally, eating liberally, other ways of finding community.

realworld @ 30: Can you tell us who the Act Blue critters are that are not with the program yet?

Let’s start identifying them, calling them, and TELLING them what to do. They need to be reminded who they work for. Us.

selise @ 42

OT – action alert has gone out from the ACLU:

Tell Congress: Don’t Cave in to Fear

President Bush is creating a false sense of emergency in Washington, demanding that Congress rubberstamp a spying program it knows almost nothing about. Meanwhile, the White House refuses to comply with requests for basic information about warrantless wiretapping and Congress can’t get straight answers out of Attorney General Gonzales.

Unbelievably, President Bush says if Congress doesn’t pass his legislation this week, the Democrats will be responsible for any terrorist attacks that may happen in August ,even though he’s demonstrated no relationship between his proposals and a safer America.

The worst part is that Congress may actually be falling for Bush’s rhetoric.

Take Action: Tell Congress NOT to Cave In to Fear.

Something tells me they expect something, but cannot – or are unwilling to – stop it.

One thing I’ve never understood about executive privilege that may have been answered before: If the president declares executive privilege to prevent someone from testifying, is that someone absolutely prevented from testifying?

I mean, if the someone blew off the president’s claim and testified anyway, what repercussions would there be? Prison time? Being called names by the president?

I’ve just not been clear on that.

People are more alienated, less involved in bowling leagues, councils, etc. Drinking Liberally is a way of combating that. Robert Putnam book in 199_

This is personal, in-person. People in this room and not just the cameras, avatars, dragons & trolls.

looseheadprop @ 39

realworld @ 30

EPU’d and more relevant here:

OT: This is my theme today: Let’s get H Res 589 moving along.

I looked at the list of current reps on ActBlue and None of the reps we support the most are co-sponsors Here is the list I have:

Steve Cohen
Jerry McNerney
Patrick Murphy
Carol Shea-Porter
Hilda Solis

Here is the list of co-sponsors.

I have to think there is something wrong with this picture. All of these folks should be signing on.

Call and write them along with your own rep. Keep the pressure on.

I M P E A C H !!!!

P.S. If Gonzo is Impeached it’s may be that he could not be pardoned. How is that for incentive.

broken linky

Apparently the links generated by Thomas time out or something. So here is the current list of co-sponsors:

COSPONSORS(20), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] – 7/31/2007
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] – 8/1/2007
Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] – 7/31/2007
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] – 8/1/2007
Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] – 7/31/2007
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] – 7/31/2007
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] – 7/31/2007
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] – 7/31/2007
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] – 7/31/2007
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] – 7/31/2007
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] – 7/31/2007
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] – 8/1/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] – 8/1/2007
Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] – 7/31/2007
Rep Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. [GA-4] – 7/31/2007
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] – 7/31/2007
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] – 7/31/2007
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. [CA-10] – 8/1/2007
Rep Udall, Tom [NM-3] – 7/31/2007
Rep Wu, David [OR-1] – 7/31/2007

We’re not all ready to be hard core activists, but we are ready to talk in person with like-minded people, over beer & food

drinking liberally sees itself is a “gateway drug into progressive politics”

Now we have other people to invite to go canvas with us.

Political addiction.

Next step is to go to chicago in august. (much laughter)

also TRACTION in North Carolina and the BUS PROJECT in oregon.

TR @ 46

One thing I’ve never understood about executive privilege that may have been answered before: If the president declares executive privilege to prevent someone from testifying, is that someone absolutely prevented from testifying?

I mean, if the someone blew off the president’s claim and testified anyway, what repercussions would there be? Prison time? Being called names by the president?

I’ve just not been clear on that.

great question. Also, what if indeed they are later found to havebeen covering up criminal acts? Is that in and of itself criminal individually and by members of the executive branch that ordered them not to testify?

selise @ 42

OT – action alert has gone out from the ACLU:

Tell Congress: Don’t Cave in to Fear

President Bush is creating a false sense of emergency in Washington, demanding that Congress rubberstamp a spying program it knows almost nothing about. Meanwhile, the White House refuses to comply with requests for basic information about warrantless wiretapping and Congress can’t get straight answers out of Attorney General Gonzales.

Unbelievably, President Bush says if Congress doesn’t pass his legislation this week, the Democrats will be responsible for any terrorist attacks that may happen in August ,even though he’s demonstrated no relationship between his proposals and a safer America.

The worst part is that Congress may actually be falling for Bush’s rhetoric.

Take Action: Tell Congress NOT to Cave In to Fear.

Yes, channeling TREX, ATTACK! Quit getting bullied into this crap. It will be THE BUSHIES fault if we get attacked again, because it is his only reponsibility, remember. Tell Bush and the Bushies to STAY IN DC in August instead of taking a vacation. This is PURE ROVE. Project their own weak points onto their rivals, and blame them for it. Anyone who went to college and took Phsych. 101 knows this! It’s childish, and NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT. Sorry for the caps, but I simply cannot believe how the democrats get pushed around by the Bushies/Bullies. C’mon!!

Thanks for the video. Brilliant!

Many bloggers love drinking liberally. First place they see each other in person.

Anyone read Hertzberg in the New Yorker this week about the California ballot initiative? TREX should pounce on it. It calls for California district electoral college reps to vote on behalf of their districts independantly from the overall percentage of the vote. That means about 25 or so electoral college votes for the Republicans in ‘08 elections. This should be addressed at the Lake.

Hi everybody!
{{{TexB}}} for the coverage! I SO wish I could be there.
CSNY “Chicago”

Reminder FDL breakfast tomorrow:

Friday August 3
Hyatt McCormick
right by the convention center

7-9 am central

New: room is on second floor. There will be signs.

Please wear your badge, thanks!

Jane commenting between speakers. Jane offered to take all LA bloggers to coffee when she first started. Fast and deep abiding friendships develop quickly.

Must keep things fun!!!

Next on the panel is James Rucker, Color of change. deepen engagement of african americans.

more from James —

When you start from wanting to create social change, helps to be part of a group online or offline that reflects your values back to you.

Many of us not a part of a church culture. This can be life fulfilling. For many black people, felt like they weren’t fully a part of the campaign for changing something, but may not address things that are important to each of us.

Example — hurricane katrina, helping survivors, the politics, but from an african american perspective

(I am pausing for a few minutes to stretch my muscles. Back on for Christy.)

Great makeup like that could come in handy…

This doesn’t seem to be the summer for Alaskan Republicans: That Sinking Feeling

Senator’s boat burns, sinks

By KYLE HOPKINS
khopkins@adn.com

Published: August 2, 2007
Last Modified: August 2, 2007 at 11:48 AM

Sen. John Cowdery’s boat caught fire and sank Wednesday night near Whittier, say the two fisherman who took him to safety.

Tory Freeman said he and a friend were finishing a day of fishing when they heard a report of a boat in trouble over the radio. They saw Cowdery’s boat nearby, carrying the Anchorage Republican and three adult passengers, billowing smoke.

“The cabin was totally filled with like this really thick, white smoke; it was like an electrical fire,” Freeman said.

“John Cowdery … stuck his head out of the cabin, and we yanked him out of there.”

TexB @ 60

(I am pausing for a few minutes to stretch my muscles. Back on for Christy.)

So, you’re live blogging because there is no live feed – is that correct?

just announced @ ustream:
Howard Dean up at 7pm (ChiTime)

i am live blogging because it seems to cost people $25 to see the live feed

And TexB, we love you for it. Thank you.

Jane, universal online access as a right.

Q — Will move-on segment locally?
A — their staff is 20 people. expensive to tackle local issues for smaller groups. also a tech problem, but one that is solvable.

lack of control of the nat’l group over the groups that may do weird stuff and damage the national brand.

TexB @ 65

i am live blogging because it seems to cost people $25 to see the live feed

Ustream is fr*e
Just follow the link.
Right now, interview w/challenger for
Cornryn’s Sen. seat in TX.

(different things being streamed from
YKOS) Thanks TxBets & LooHoo, for panel
loveblogging *g*

Second Life is the one with the $25 cost.

Christy Hardin Smith

technology-challenged

but learning.

On a daily basis, she likes to bring people together on the changing issues. Engage the readers, commenters. Connect to people’s own lives. Poverty impacts communities everywhere, but causes may vary somewhat.

Just found this pic of the Libby panel over @ Jeralyn’s Talk Left.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/…..53’s

Howard Dean has tried to energize younger people. Christy is BY FAR the youngest person at the dem mtgs she goes to. BY FAR.

Best way to make a difference is to let people know we’re watching them.

Christy — rubber stamp project was fun and meaningful. that is why it was successful.

“Get off your butt and do the work.

If you won’t do it, you can’t expect someone else to.”

Most people don’t. So when someone does, or they ask for a mtg with a senator, they panic!

What organization are you with?

I am with “people who vote”. I am a voter and I want to talk to senator X

TexB @ 65

i am live blogging because it seems to cost people $25 to see the live feed

Ah! No wonder I can’t the feed to work.

It’s always money, isn’t it.

Christy, much more involved in politics after “the peanut” was born. Make things better for her sake. Tap into that for someone who is not yet politically active. If you get 1 or 2 people active, imagine the impact among all of us.

End of Christy.

Few Q’s

Wordsmith – see link @ 68.
Ustream.tv is free service.

Now: Interview w/Rick Noriega,
candidate TX-Senate (incumbent Cornryn)

Howard Dean @ 7pm

question from the floor —

Man worked on Jerry McNierny campaign. Logistical nightmare. No funding. He built volunteer management tools. We need to share what we have, share volunteer opps. He is going to share the tools with other campaigns.

Much re-duplication of effort. Several organizations publicizing the same thing. What about a RSS feed for all events in X miles of my zip code? Move ON will be using it before november.

TribeScribe @ 75

Wordsmith – see link @ 68.
Ustream.tv is free service.

Now: Interview w/Rick Noriega,
candidate TX-Senate (incumbent Cornryn)

Howard Dean @ 7pm

Thank you. I’m not getting it to connect, however.

Christy, get involved in your local party groups.

question, project-finders, meeting up, this man wants to know about how to sustain all this through growth in the groups themselves. people get burned out. Needs to be addressed. Train the next leaders.

question,

web 2.0 — carry your activism from one site to other sites. does the future lie in integrate all the things we’re involved with. FB lets you. other things?

answer — critical mass ?

TexB @ 79

question,

web 2.0 — carry your activism from one site to other sites. does the future lie in integrate all the things we’re involved with. FB lets you. other things?

answer — critical mass ?

new answer — widgets

lost the last comment.

Lots of clapping. Time to give up the room.

nice job TexB *s*

wow TexB……you’re a NATURAL at this loveblogging stuff!!
Next stop……the Capitol…??

((((((((((TexB))))))))))))

TexB @ 65

i am live blogging because it seems to cost people $25 to see the live feed

TexB
You are way cool! You’re right – I went to the YKSL registration site, and yes, it costs $25.00. I was tempted but ultimately decided I couldn’t really afford it. Thanks!

tejanarusa

Click Link for Ustream
this is a fre* stream.

YKSL – Second Life
has the $25 charge

So what’s on the YKOS schedule this evening?

I’ll pay because I can, and also because other’s can’t and YK needs support.

((TexB)), I did some live blogging last year, too. It’s a great way to keep those of us who can’t be there connected to the community. It’s such a trip to meet all those people you’ve been hanging with for months.

Thanks so much.

TribeScribe @ 85

tejanarusa

Click Link for Ustream
this is a fre* stream.

Oh, kewl! Thanks, didn’t know about this one.

What’s up now? Label: Lurkers’ Caucus.
LOL.

Elliot see @ 75 re: Howard Dean speaking
on ustream, 7pm ChiTime

TribeScribe @ 89

Elliot see @ 75 re: Howard Dean speaking
on ustream, 7pm ChiTime

thanks!

FYI, new post

new threaddie…..and I got zeddie!!

Looking for dinner after, try pizza and beer at Lou Malnati’s on 439 No. Wells & Illinois. And a side of deep fried breaded zucchini, mushrooms, and mozzarella with ranch sauce. It’s a Chicago favorite.
http://www.loumalnatis.com/loc…..north.html

RockPaperScizzors @ 93

Looking for dinner after, try pizza and beer at Lou Malnati’s on 439 No. Wells & Illinois. And a side of deep fried breaded zucchini, mushrooms, and mozzarella with ranch sauce. It’s a Chicago favorite.
http://www.loumalnatis.com/loc…..north.html

Mr. Beef on Orleans. Best Italian Beef in the city.