Netroots – Day 1
Thursday morning started with coffee, bagles, and the Morning News Dump hosted with Lizz Winstead, featuring panelists Shannyn Moore, Sam Seder, Jason Leopold, and Cliff Schecter. They spoke to a packed rotunda on the 5th floor of the Rhode Island Convention Center, and discussed the issues of the day, including the Stand Your Ground Law, a blockbuster piece on Truthout.org that got Jason Leopold branded a “FOIA terrorist,” Lisa Murkowski’s recent vote on the wrong side of the Fair Paycheck Act, and how various media outlets were reporting on the Wisconsin recall election. The event was very well attended with…
Netroots Eve!
The migration has begun. A host of progressive media types, and activists have landed in Providence, Rhode Island this year for Netroots Nation 2012. Shannyn and I literally took planes, trains and automobiles, and are here representing The Mudflats. We are usually trailed by the conservative “Right Online” conference which took to convening at the same hotel at the same time as Netroots. Not this year. They’re in Las Vegas next week with Sarah Palin headlining, and a host of other speakers including Michelle Malkin, Jonah Goldberg, Dana Loesch, and S.E. Cupp. In addition they’ll be paying tribute to Andrew…