A chance to talk with Congress
I've been blogging here on Kos since Fall of 2006. In that time, I've mostly blogged about what I call "fluff" - pooties, soups, community because to me community is the backbone of the Progressive...
View ArticleLive Blog: Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-07)
Since his reelection last fall, Rep. Grijalva has been a busy guy. But rest assured: he hasn’t forgotten the support we here in the netroots gave him as he fought to continue to fight for all of us.
View ArticleAsk A Dem Anything You Want
You read that right....welcome to another chapter in "Dems Discover Social Media Engagement"
View ArticleNow we're getting down to business
So earlier this week I had the privlege of hosting Charlie Rangel's first ever blogger call. We had about a dozen bloggers who joined us for an hour of questions and answers. Rep. Rangel was honest...
View ArticleYou're gonna defund NPR? Fine- We'll defund Faux News!- UPDATED
cross posted from DirtyHippies.orgSo here I was minding my own business...getting some stuff done for my trip to DC next week when I got an email from someone I know in Rep. Jim McGovern's(MA-03)...
View ArticleHelp us moneybomb Progressive Hero Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
If you’re not from Georgia, when you first speak with Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA4) you might be swayed by his slow Southern drawl into thinking he’s an affable, but laid-back legislator. Sorry, but you’d...
View ArticleHelp Hank Johnson & CPC Pac- Progressives Fighting for US
Last night I did this diary asking for your help in showing Rep. Hank Johnson how much we appreciate all he does for us. We still have about 30 minutes left in that moneybomb- and we're only a little...
View ArticleCommunicating with Congress
Those that keep up w/my doings (and if you do, I don't know how you do it, I barely do it LOL) know that over the last year I've been working semi-behind the scenes trying to improve the relationship...
View ArticleWin a Booth at Netroots Nation 11
So let's say you work with a great progressive organization that is a 510(c)3 or maybe you own a small business that does something or sells something that Netroots Nation attendees would want- what's...
View ArticleBreaking: NFTT: Pooties on Strike
This just in from Pootieville...the pooties have gone on strike! Their demands? Easy: this diary has to raise $500 for Netroots for the Troops- until that happens, NONE of these pooties will speak....
View ArticleWe Don't Want Your Bachmann or Palin...
So even though it was snowing (!), well spitting white stuff, as I waited for my train for the first leg of my trip to DC- it is in fact March 24th and that means it is officially spring. That means...
View ArticleBreaking! Pootie Strike Ends! (NFTT)
Thursday a tragedy occurred here on Daily Kos. The pooties went on strike and their only demand was that everyone should contribute $ to Netroots for the Troops.I'm thrilled to report you came thru...
View ArticleNFTT: A very special announcement
Greetings from wet and cold Washington, DC. It's Opening Day here and the excitement is in the air... and I'm hoping that excitement will carry over to this diary, because I have a very special...
View ArticleCan you spare 120 seconds of your time? (Action)
Can you spare 120 seconds of your time to support 3 great groups who would like to meet you at Netroots Nation Minnesota?Seriously...120 seconds is all it takes!
View ArticleYou got Questions? The Progressive Caucus has Answers!
Not only do they have answers but they have two ways for you to get those answers!Update: Rep. Grijalva has been invited to be on the Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC at 8 pm EST sooo the call will...
View ArticleGOP's Roadmap to Ruin
Sorry...no soup...no pooties...not in this diary...not today... not with so much on the line this week. I’m going to attempt to be serious here and I hope you’ll agree with me on the bottom line: if...
View ArticleWhat does Mom want for Mom's Day?
It's become a tradition for the Netroots Nation auctions so I asked my pootie friends if they'd play Vanna for the Progressive Congress News Auction and after a little catnip bribery they agreed ...
View ArticlePooties Call Congress- You Should Too!
Ok I've seen a lot of chatter on this...a little here on Kos, a lot on Twitter... so let me and pooties lay it on the line for you here...
View ArticleThe rant that almost wasn't
So last night I had this great diary all set to go, complete with righteous anger, frustration excitement, praise and of course a pootie... then I hit save & preview ... then Daily Kos ate my diary...
View ArticleCongressional Staff Need Your Help
“Believe me, Progressive Congress News makes mornings easier. Surfing for 30 minutes trying to find out what I’ve missed isn’t an option. This is the best news digest I’ve seen so far.” ~Senior Staffer...
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