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newsrackblog.com » Blog Archive » A delicious yummy mess of pottage — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:50:47 +0000

[...] Pelosi prattled on about once — serious liberal Democrats like Harold Meyerson and Chris Van Hollen and Eric Alterman nodding sagely at her side. Well, Alterman came later, but I’m being [...]

By: newsrackblog.com » Blog Archive » My big fat grassroots weekend

newsrackblog.com » Blog Archive » My big fat grassroots weekend — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:31:41 +0000

[...] UPDATE, 9/24: WorldWideWeber has a nice post about the demonstration, and here’s a post about how the meeting with Van Hollen went. UPDATE, 10/1: Of course there’s an ImpeachDuh.com web site! As you might expect, [...]

By: newsrackblog.com » » Gordon Clark (Green-MD-8) on Congress and impeachment

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:34:20 +0000

[...] votes, and found him to be at least a patient and polite listener, if not a very receptive one, in our meeting about impeachment with him last year. But since his “no” vote against the Iraq War six years ago — [...]

By: Cricket

Cricket — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:47:01 +0000

You might have a shot at the Post if the op ed is signed by someone with some visibility. That could include Jamie or perhaps Mayor Porter. Don’t bother otherwise!

By: Thomas Nephew

Thomas Nephew — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:17:52 +0000

It’s moving forward that’s tricky.
Agreed! We’re putting our heads together about that. An op-ed or interview/story may be in the works, for starters. Editorial board meeting is an interesting idea — though picking the paper would be a challenge. WaPo seems unlikely, Sun a bit far off, Gazette… I’ve always had a bit of a Republican impression of them. Hmm.

By: eRobin

eRobin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:32:13 +0000

Oh - and editorial board meetings work sometimes.

By: eRobin

eRobin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:31:45 +0000

Should be “Any public display …”

By: eRobin

eRobin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:31:18 +0000

It was an extraordinary meeting, in my opinion. If he didn’t know it before, Representative Van Hollen knows now that he’s got some serious disagreement with his position on impeachment.
He proabably did not know before - and now he knows that you guys are smart, prepared, convincing and invested - not a fly by night group that can be ignored. Meetings with Reps is one of the hardest things to get and the best way to be heard - especially if you want to play nice and think you’ll get movement that way.
It’s moving forward that’s tricky. And public display is considered a threat to the rep but if he doesn’t do what you want him to, then what are your choices really? How are you guys at writing op-eds and letters to the editor? Those are middle grounds that are very effective.

By: janinsanfran

janinsanfran — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:02:27 +0000

Interesting that your Congresscritter is the head of the DCCC. Every time they call for money, I tell them “no” because I see no sign that Democrats are doing anything except waiting for the next election and whining that they don’t have the votes.