Richard, Lisa, Zwenkau, Shockwave, susans, Roman, Joe Bacon
Saturday is always good when there is a Daily Kos Meetup and we have the opportunity to get together and catch up on the latest personal and political stuff. However, the last couple of meetups have been different because we've had the opportunity to hear from local candidates and a very well-known Congressional Representative, who is also One of Us.
Shockwave did an outstanding job organizing everything; he is excited about our involvement in local politics and we deeply appreciate his knowledge and enthusiasm.
Shockwave
It was a good day to be in L.A. as Betsy Butler, Democratic candidate for the California State Senate, District 26, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fl), and Marianne Williamson who is running for CA-33 as an Independent, all acknowledged that the support of Daily Kos is meaningful and appreciated. We got together in downtown Los Angeles at Casey's Irish Pub for our first multi-candidate event and an extraordinary chance to hear from Grayson, who was there to support and endorse Williamson.
Ducktape, Scott
Kossacks asked the candidates and Grayson very good questions and one posed to the congressmember by a new member inspired perhaps the most lengthy, impassioned answer. He asked how Grayson feels about TPP (Trans-pacific Partnership), which allowed the representative to expand on that, PPP(Purchasing Power Parity), NAFTA, the trade deficit and who owns what percentage of the United States. I came away from that thinking that besides the crisis of global warming, the most important problem we all face, this is quite possibly what we should be focusing on.
Members also asked great questions about fracking, the VA, social security, student debt, the Keystone XL Pipeline, and support for Unions. Overall, it was an impressive display of expertise and engagement.
I realize I have not named everyone in the photos; send me your name and I'll add it. And my formatting is bad, but I've run out of time and it will have to do - this is my first time embedding photos. I will do better next time.
Betsy Butler, Shockwave
susans, Otoelbc, roman
Santa Susanna Kid, Dave in Northridge
Richard and Lisa
Chiwere, SanFernandoValleyMom, Dave in Northridge
jhb90277, Dave in Northridge, susans
Joe Bacon, Alan Grayson, Roman, Richard
SanFernandoValleyMom, Marianne Williamson, Shockwave, Roman