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Obama to Netroots Nation: ‘Change is hard’ but always ‘possible’
President Barack Obama delivered a pre-recorded message to the progressive Netroots Nation annual event Saturday evening, emphasizing his administration’s accomplishments and trying to drive home the message for his base to choose him over Mitt Romney. Discussing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal and the end of the Iraq War,…
Female congressional candidates at Netroots Nation: War on Women is real
Friday Massachusetts Senate candidate and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau champion Elizabeth Warren garnered a standing ovation twice at liberal blogger get-together Netroots Nation in Providence, Rhode Island. Her speech, a stump adapted for a lefty audience, earned the biggest cheers when she drew a clear line in the sand between progressives…
WATCH LIVE: Netroots Nation panel on Citizens United
The effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission are already clear in the 2012 election. Election spending has already far outpaced that of previous years. It dragged out the Republican primary so long many wondered if it ultimately hurt Republican nominee Mitt Romney.…
WATCH LIVE: Netroots Nation ‘War on Women’ panel with Mass. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren
Netroots Nation has snagged one of 2012′s highest-profile candidates, Elizabeth Warren, who is running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts against Sen. Scott Brown (R). Warren also spearheded efforts to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The panel, called “2012 and the War on (and for) Women” and moderated by the…
Music Fridays: Do Ya Wanna Funk Edition
Life is basically returning to normal, putting me in the mood for a Panda Party. The weirdest part of minor outpatient surgery is that while I didn’t really need antibiotics or any painkillers beyond aspirin, I was exhausted anyway for a day and a half. But by yesterday afternoon, I…
CSA Week 1: A little late edition
CSA Week #1 Broccoli rabe Asparagus Bok choy Radishes Lettuce Snow peas Strawberries (two quarts!) Eggs Sorry this is a little late. Netroots screwed with my schedule. But here it is: week one of the CSA! Buttermilk cake I used this recipe, but with strawberries instead of raspberries. Since I…
Netroots Nation: conservatives nearby turn things ugly
Back from Netroots Nation, and while I'm still a little tired, I'm energized as usual after the conference. As many of you no doubt know, the pathetic shadow conference Right Online was closer than ever this year. And by "pathetic shadow conference", I mean it. Every year, Right Online finds…
BlogHer10 pics, swag, vendors — and an interesting contrast to Netroots Nation
I’m reporting from NYC at the 2010 BlogHer convention, and it’s my first time attending this event, held this year at the New York Hilton. It is HUGE; it’s like an explosion of women from all walks of blogging life – mom bloggers, young newbies, seasoned women full of energy…
Netroots Nation interviews – and the influence of The Homosexual Agenda at NN
My good friend Joe Sudbay of Americablog and I were interviewed by former Air America radio host Sam Seder while we were at Netroots Nation (you can see me in the background, but my vid isn’t available so far). Joe’s is up, so take a peek. Also, Joe interviewed Sen.…
Busy busy busy
I’m still at Netroots Nation (you can follow updates at my Twitter feed or at hashtag #nn10), so I don’t have a lot of time to write. But if you’re interested, I was recently on the skepticism-oriented podcast the Big Cigarette. You can listen here. They got me to talk…
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