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Thursday June 30, 2005 · 1:36 PM PDT

2005/06/30 · 13:36

(Note Jerome Armstrong had asked about this and discussed it over beers with Kos. Here is the transcript of the speech.)

Mark Strama's Speech at the
Bloggers' Caucus, DemocracyFest 2005,
Austin, Texas, June 17, 2005

Democracy for America held its annual training program for progressive activists--DemocracyFest 2005--in Austin, Texas, on June 17-19, with more than 1,000 people from all over the United States and even other countries attending. Some of the sessions included bloggers Jerome Armstrong of MyDD and Markos Moulitsas Zúniga of Daily Kos. Although Jerome and Markos were not able to attend the Bloggers' Caucus, the buzz of the conference was the speech by Texas state representative Mark Strama (D-HD50). Jerome was particularly interested in the third component, which is related to volunteer management. Read More

7 of 9 Supreme Court Justices appointed by REPUBLICANS

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Wednesday June 29, 2005 · 2:06 PM PDT

2005/06/29 · 14:06

I am sick of people telling me how "liberal" the supreme court is. The Republicans appointed 7 out of 9 of the Justices!

Now, the recent case regarding cities taking property for economic development is a personally troubling decision for me. But it was not the "liberals" that put it through. Even if you concede that the two Demcratic President appointed Justices are "liberal" you still had to have THREE Republican Justices (Stevens, Kennedy and Souter) vote for the city's position.

Facts must support the arguements you make. The fact is that the court only needs 5 votes to decide something and Republicans have appointed 7 of the 9 justices.

The divide that can be bridged

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Sunday June 26, 2005 · 8:22 AM PDT

2005/06/26 · 08:22

Right now in America there is a huge divide between how the Republicans and the Democrats think about the world we live in. This can be seen in the contrast of Republican and Democrat positions on the Environment, Tort Reform, Labor Rights, Health Care, Education and many other issues. This divide, at its essence, may come down to a fundamental difference in opinion about the proper role of government. Read More

The truth vs ideological spin.

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Tuesday May 10, 2005 · 5:26 AM PDT

2005/05/10 · 05:26

The article at Alternet deals with efforts by congressmen to address media bias, however the comment on the issue goes to the heart of the matter.

"While it is good to see that there is more discussion about the media in general and PBS in particular, Democrats and progressives are letting the Republican right wing frame the debate once again. The real issue is not whether there are too many :"liberal" points of view in the media, or whether the conservative right wing is taking over the media, it is about whether the media is giving people the truth or ideological spin.

If the facts favor one point of view or the other, it doesn't matter - as long as that point of view is backed by the truth.

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Friday April 15, 2005 · 5:07 PM PDT

2005/04/15 · 17:07

Why is it that my State House and Senate Rep haven't responded to my offer to help any way I can?

Why has my U.S. Congressman put me in touch with someone that told me "we don't have much going on right now?"

Why has my DFA and local democratic party called me after I have attended their meetings and signed up?

We do have a solution, and our progressive causes depend on it.

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How to build a movement, some signs of progress.

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Sunday March 27, 2005 · 12:29 PM PST

2005/03/27 · 12:29

There are some very productive things coming out about how you get people active and expand the number of committed progressives. How do you build and expand a movement? It is one thing to have tens of millions of people who voted democratic and who are very uneasy about that the right is doing while in power. It is something very different to give these people a way to turn their unease into active political effort. I believe that we have people in the progressive movement that are attacking the issue from all different sides and taking real approaches based on what is effective.

Below the fold is a discussion and links on how a movement is created and sustained... by people-to-people connection and by individuals becoming leaders. This is not magic, it is just some basic training and then hard work. Read More

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7 of 9 Supreme Court Justices appointed by REPUBLICANS

The divide that can be bridged

The truth vs ideological spin.

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How to build a movement, some signs of progress.