Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox: Netroots Rising: How a Citizen Army of Bloggers and Online Activists Is Changing American Politics

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:25:46 +0000

Exactly and that’s why our focus should have been on Nancy Pelosi who brought the damn FISA bill back to the floor to be voted on and not against Barack Obama. Every time the Netroots comes apart & splinters when Barack or someone else does something on our side we don’t approve of, we weaken ourselves. I think the problem Barack is having right now is every time he opens the door or picks up the phone, a Clinton is there! I don’t like the idea of them being a part of his campaign. I see their effect already and I wouldn’t be surprised if Hillary & Nancy talk frequently.

Don’t give up on Barack. We need to go after the Nancy Pelosi’s and the Harry Reids of our party to save it from itself!

Lowell & Nate above at #16 & #17 said it best. ;-)

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:21:37 +0000

Yeah, I know. But people do it – I think it just goes under the radar while the unfortunate examples sort of stick in the memory.

By: nikto

nikto — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:02:43 +0000

It would seem that Liberalism’s best friend is still,
reality.

The reality of the SUFFERING caused by the Rightwing GOP (with help from conservative Dems and cowardly Dems) policies.

When gas is $8Buck$ a gallon, and many food market shelves are bare, and millions upon millions of people who have never known true want, are
pushed into a state of poverty and want and helplessness,
Conservatism will die.

If we Liberals had our way, it would not come to that, but the Establishment and Ruling Elite are all Conservative, and are determined to hold back change and progress.

And so, Conservatism sows the seeds of its own destruction—Perhaps even by violent means, if the economic and social deterioration of America is allowed (Forced) to continue by the Conservative Royalists who run the U.S.

America may just possibly be screwed.

But Conservatism is DEFINITELY screwed.

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:02:43 +0000

David Neiwert upstairs!
Bush’s Grand Moff Tarkin Aims Death Star At Forestlands

By: Nicole Belle

Nicole Belle — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:02:36 +0000

Rereading that makes me sound like such a DFH. ;)

I think there are some bloggers who can get more mainstream exposure and maintain their independence, but I think the seduction of being part of the in crowd is very hard to overcome. I can think of one liberal blogger who made me bang my head on the desk for going on TV and praising Chris Matthews and Tim Russert for their election coverage. It was obvious he did so to get back on TV, and that kind of selling out of the principles to join the mainstream–while potentially more lucrative than blogging–bothers me greatly.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:56:36 +0000

Come on people Digg
I wrote some stuff I’m proud of today:)

By: DWBartoo

DWBartoo — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:55:22 +0000

I can but agree, selise.

;~D

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:55:11 +0000

I’ve heard that happens (hey, there).

I don’t know, though, if sacrificing your political principles is necessarily part of being paid to advocate or if people just accept that it is because it’s been the most successful model so far.

After all, Molly made a living. I know nobody else is Molly, but it does mean it can happen.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:54:33 +0000

Harry Reid in the Senate also respects GOP holds on bills but not Democratic holds on bills!

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:53:18 +0000

this one i think is very tough because one of the reasons the right wing narratives stick is that they keep repeating them regardless of facts, new information or even reality.

So lets focus on GOP claims about the economy and business because the GOP has made so many claims and they have all proven to be untrue.
Plus these claims are verifiable unlike GOP claims that Bush talks to God, or that Iran is the new enemy, or Ossama does not matter.
If we focus on one section of the GOP’s reputation like the economy we can unravel the entire quilt of GOP lies.