PDA Summit on C-Cpan 2 NOW! - Democratic Underground

Kevin Spidel

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:19 AM
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PDA Summit on C-Cpan 2 NOW!

http://www.cspan.org/watch/cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

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Skidmore

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:21 AM
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1. I'm watching it!!!!

Is this wonderful or what? It's good to hear some straight talk. James Zogby is on now talking about what the Rs and Ds both don't get about the Middle Eastern and what's wrong with our policies.

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flpoljunkie

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:31 AM
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2. Thanks for the heads up!

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Kevin Spidel

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:32 AM
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3. medea a GREEN on now

talking about the future of the dem party

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flpoljunkie

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:45 AM
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4. Let's help to move the Democratic party left by supporting PDA!

The Christian right organized and moved the Republican party to the right. We can do the same and move the Democratic party back to its roots.

You can sign up to receive email newsletter from the Progressive Democrats of America. I see no reason not to.

http://www.pdamerica.org/

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Kevin Spidel

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:55 AM
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5. .

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CWebster

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Mon Jan-24-05 09:57 AM
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6. Thanks!

I tuned on in time for Jesse, Jr. Quite rousing first thing in the AM.

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Skidmore

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Mon Jan-24-05 10:02 AM
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7. He's so right about all this.

Dems need stand up and they need to stand up for the basic principles of civil rights and our Constitution. Go back to basics!! Forget the political claptrap and gamesmanship. Simplify and talk honestly to the people.

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nickinSTL

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Mon Jan-24-05 10:09 AM
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8. I was really impressed

I'd never heard Jesse Jackson Jr. speak before, and I really thought he was good. Really liked his idea of themes over programs, too.

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JoMama49

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Mon Jan-24-05 10:19 AM
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9. It seems as if they're really involving the whole world in this!

I still think we need to get the world to help us bring the * regime down!

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welshTerrier2

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Mon Jan-24-05 10:42 AM
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10. fantastic ... what a great way to start the day ...

wouldn't it be nice if C-Span had progressive speakers on everyday ...

I was especially impressed with Kim Gandy's speech ... and I loved Jackson's "we can't just cling to our own little patch" theme ... i was trying to talk about this exact thing yesterday in this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1522522&mesg_id=1522522

here's an excerpt:

I think the answer to this lies at the heart of many flame wars within the Party ... "Corporatism", as a platform plank, never rises to the level of being a "central theme" ... it's always fought for on an issue by issue basis ... when the Party does take a stand, it seems it's fighting for each individual tree rather than arguing it's trying to protect the entire forest ... this "wonkiness" (wonkosity ??) is very ineffective ... and it's exactly why Democrats now find themselves as a minority party ...

to digress, the Party can no longer "follow the candidate's message" ... it's time to tell America exactly who we are and what we believe in ... instead of loudly coming out against Social Security "privatization", we need to first make it clear that any program that puts our elderly at risk is unacceptable ... when we talk about the hundreds of billions of dollars it's costing to fight in Iraq, we need to tie that back to the risks such spending imposes on our elderly and on other programs to help children and families ... we need consistent themes that reflect our values ... and every issue, every single issue, must tie together to tell the Democratic Party's "story" ... we don't do that now ... we pick candidates and then we support them ... it's backwards ... we should define who we are and select candidates to represent (with some flexibility) our central views ...

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