(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.
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· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
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· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)
