I am an advocate for net/grassroots democracy... Yes, "The people have spoken, Damn them!" to paraphrase one political wag. I want to strengthen the net/grassroots to enable more participation by individuals in our democracy.
I am up early this morning (4:30AM California time) and I am not going back to sleep so I thought I would write a little something about what the "big guys" could do to help the "little guys." Over at my blog: "electdem.com" I have seen some postings start to occur, which makes me feel like there might just be something to this "netroots" thing. Thanks, FOLKBUM, for including my little blog on the list you post here at KOS.
Tops on my list is a way to counter the Republican assault on the 527s! I'd like to hear some comments to this post on ideas from the Kossacks who are interested in trying to level the playing field. I have a few ideas on this subject myself, but I'd like to hear from a bunch of KOS readers, because one thing I am absolutely sure of is that our collective capacity for generating ideas is awesome.
But let's do a bit more than just generate ideas, let's actually do a little something FUN with them... like run Helen Thomas' "Worst President in US History", George WhistleAss Bushiter back under his rock in Crawfish, TX!
Read on in the extended comments...
Here's one of some upcoming observations of my own, but please make some too in your comments below.
I have had some limited contacts and communications with some "creative people" who make video, and one problem to overcome is rights to images, both still and video, and audio. If you want to use a clip from one of those ghastly George WhistleAss Bushiter speeches in an ad, the right to use those things must be granted or you must make a 'fair use' of somebody else's copyright.
So here is a suggestion for some well-off organization or a large progressive contributor!
Start a website where there are 'creative commons' licenced video of the CHICKEN-hawk brigade who currently roost in Washington DC. Fund sending a camera team to make digital video of the Bushiter and his cronies for us net types to work with. For now, we face a high hurdle to be actually able to get our video 'free speech' on the media if we want to use a part of Georgie's public bushit blasts.
If anybody wants to help me start/fund/gather video/audio clips of the CHCIKEN-hawk for such a website, please contact me at:
redmeatdem@electdem.com
Please comment here or go to my blog, create a user ID and make a Diary post at:
electdem.com
Aside, in whisper --- Thanks to one of my premier electdem.com Diary posters -- Undelay!