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You gotta go for what you know Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be Lemme hear you say... Fight the Power -- Public Enemy
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by DarkSyde on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 04:09:00 AM PDT
booth for all of those mentioned above.
...from the bright blue sea of Atlanta in the red swamp of Georgia.
by VolvoDrivingLiberal on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 04:50:03 AM PDT
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Fair is fair.
Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~ Lily Tomlin
by vigilant meerkat on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 07:12:36 AM PDT
0 - All of the above...
Just sayin'.
Also, regarding accommodations in Austin...Remember it's a very progressive university town so "alternative" housing options abound... There are a number of youth hostels, reasonably priced b&b's, etc... (travel tip from someone that lives in the hinterlands 70 miles from austin and 70 miles from houston and sometimes requires "culture infusions" not to turn into that evil gabor sister from green acres...)
"A time comes when silence is betrayal." ~ MLK, Jr.
by liberaldemdave on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 01:33:08 PM PDT
I thought she had decended so far into self-parody that even the Right now longer takes her seriously.
She's become so boring and predictable, who cares?
But dipping Rove in shit, now that sounds fun.
Ask me about my daughter's future - Ko
by koNko on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 05:13:49 AM PDT
because I don't think her cross should be inflatable. I'd rather see her sink.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. James F. Byrnes
by DavidW on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:58:52 PM PDT
by koNko on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 03:51:59 PM PDT
sounds redundant.
Coals to Newcastle, as it were.
John McCain--Anti-choice and anti-woman!
by Sharoney on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 08:17:45 PM PDT
You know how the GOP noise machine is here in FL, and you also know that there are more Dems here than GOP so we have a shot at winning--more so than TX. What's up with that?
IF not FL or other swing state, why not New Orleans?
What was the rationale for Austin?
The Seminole DemocratA blue voice calling from the deep red
by SemDem on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 05:25:04 AM PDT
didn't pick Austin, I had nothing to do with that choice, I wasn't on the committee that did: which is probably a good thing because I grew in Austin and I'd probably have been biased. Although I live near Orlando so I'd have been happy as hell with that choice as well.
My understanding, and this is second to third hand at 9 in the morning on Sunday, NN 08 did visit New Orleans, repeatedly, starting just after YK 007. They were really interested in having it there. It was everyone's first choice. But despite repeated in the flesh visits and tons of conference calls, they could not find an open venue that could handle the basic requirements of the convention. These are comitted progressives, some of whom worked extensively in the Hotel Convention field in their real lives for years. If they say they couldn't find it and exhausted all options, I have every reason to believe they mean it and did so with extreme competence.
by DarkSyde on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 05:55:31 AM PDT
Austin has lots of local volunteers that can help out at the convention.
Who will stop this war of lies? Keith Olbermann May 23rd, 2007
by Ed in Montana on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 06:07:32 AM PDT
See you in Austin...
by SemDem on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 06:01:54 AM PDT
by Morgan in Austin on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 06:11:09 AM PDT
boycotting Texas until they wise up politically? I don't shop at Wal Mart, either...
Tell me how you spend your time and how you spend your money -- I'll tell you what your values are.
by oldpro on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 07:53:26 AM PDT
But Texas wants you anyway -- (Lyle Lovett).
Texas is cantankerous and conservative but in case you hadn't noticed, it's a real big state and Austin is the liberal bleeding heart of it. Don't blame Austin for George W. Bush -- I think the People's Republic of Travis County has voted against him every chance it's gotten, which is why the state Legislature keeps us under a tight rein. But it's a fun place to visit, with a pretty good bus system if all you need is to get downtown -- which is where the convention center and entertainment district is -- and back to your hotel or other points of interest.
Sure, New Orleans might have been a good place to hold it, but if the organizers say they couldn't work it out, I'm glad they settled on Austin.
Also we haven't given up on turning Texas blue.
by jcullen on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 08:27:22 AM PDT
I remember Austin when I lived in San Antonio.
Thanks for the info.
by SemDem on Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 06:01:30 AM PDT
I wish it were in Tennessee or the deep south, too. The only thing I don't like is the time of the year, July, it is hot everywhere, but Texas and the South are unbearable.
So much of the South has been hijacked by the Rethug goons, that I think we will be welcomed and very appreciated by the Democrats and Independants who have suffered under GOP domination.
I got the news today
by Sandy on Signal on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 08:30:53 AM PDT
call us the blueberry floating a bowl of tomato soup?
voting for more change... and less bills!
by chauie on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 08:35:48 AM PDT
And it's a perfect description.
Fact is, there are a lot of rooms and meeting space downtown--I'm a veteran of many Austin Film Festivals in addition to being a local. If the Hilton is booked, there are hotels to fit most budgets, many of which are within walking distance.
And to beat the heat in July, you can always go to Barton Springs pool, which is close to downtown (should be easily accessible by bus) and is 68 degrees year-round. Deep Eddy Pool is fed by the same spring and should also be easily accessible.
"Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. You've got to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight." --Bruce Cockburn, "Lovers In A Dangerous
by AustinCynic on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 12:12:43 PM PDT
let me know if any help with health/health care panel is desired.
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by DrSteveB on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 06:23:21 AM PDT
I believe all of the conference logistics are handled through Netroots Nation, an entity separate from this one. Head over there to get involved.
Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails instead of their tongues. -Anonymous
by gloryous1 on Sun Nov 25, 2007 at 09:38:37 AM PDT
wide narrow
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