Why is Congressman Brad Miller our "Favorite"?
Submitted by momoaizo on Fri, 02/02/2007 - 4:09pm
Our “favorite” Congressman, Brad Miller has that designation for many reasons, at the top of my list is that he is a blogger. He understands what few other legislators do, that the American people are hungry for involvement in their government. That the “power of the people” is real and vigorous, particularly among Progressives.
Jesse James DeConto, staff writer for the Newsobserver.com wrote an article entitled “Blogs Are Changing Politics”. (Thanks Love) There are a few important quotes….
"It's a natural progression in the arena of communication from elected officials to constituents”…and …."It just enables a politician to engage in a more direct and intimate conversation with people”
Both very true, however my favorite part of the article is this…
Other North Carolina politicians such as former Sen. John Edwards and U.S. Reps. Heath Shuler and Brad Miller also blog…..then this one…."With conservatives, it's been talk radio and Fox News, and progressives and liberals seem to be more drawn to the Internet.
Noted in a comment here at BlueNC on another thread, Conservatives would rather be hand fed their talking points and opinions, while Progressives form their opinions by reading, reading and reading some more.
Blogs ARE changing politics, for the better imho, and allowing us to stay involved and aware. Here at BlueNC, we have the Southern Dem who jumped on the Kissell campaign and helped to nearly defeat the incumbent, Robin “Flipper” Hayes. Anglico has taken up the plight of the small farmers in Washington County who are fighting the Navy’s effort to put an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in the “worst possible place” in North Carolina. Screwy Hoolie and Drama Queen got behind Heath Shuler and helped him defeat the incumbent Charles Taylor. The power of the pen…er …keyboard is indeed mighty.
Yesterday I received my weekly newsletter from the NC Democratic Party which had another interesting story. “NCDP Chair Host Bloggers" with pictures!
(Isn’t that Pam and Greg?) This superb article was written by Matt Stoller of MyDD and is worth the read. He starts by saying that “the state establishment here is the most blogger-friendly in the country” and that Jerry Meek is pushing all county Dem parties to have a website. (Again an echo of BlueNC) then continues with this statement…
Both Jerry and Congressman Miller recognize blogging for what it is and why it's important. It's not just another broadcast medium, it's a public space for activists to congregate and do the work of politics. It's not the only place for that to happen, but it's the most public, visible, and open place.
Why is Congressman Brad Miller our “Favorite”? Because he gets it!
Note: instead of linking to the NCDP article through my emailed newsletter, I linked to the article in MyDD.
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Momo.
There's something wrong with the NCDP link and I can't fix it. I pulled it out so it wouldn't break the page.
Can you see if it's correct?
Nice entry, by the way!
Thanks A! It's a really good article
and he talks about BlueNC in it, worth the read so linked from the MyDD article instead of my emailed newsletter.
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Excellent summary, mo.
This is one I'll have to pass on to the local Dem list-serve.
... power of the keyboards! ;)
So....
let us know when the modified version goes up on kos...
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Quick find DQ
WNCNN was among the links. She should be incredibly happy.
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Up at Kos
would love a rec!
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
done
but i dont have a mydd userid
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Why not?
it's free :)
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Up at MyDD too
Thought it would only be fair....a little love please?
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
I hate it when people post and run
but that's exactly what I'm getting ready to do. Heading to RockHill to visit the kidlets for the weekend. Takes about 2 hrs from here, will check back later. Sorrrrry!
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Miller for Senate
Brad needs to make a move for Liddy's Senate seat.
http://www.cqpolitics.com/2008SenateElections.pdf
He probably already has more cash on hand than she does: Per CQ Politics, Liddy reported $245,017 on hand as of 12/31/06. That puts her 30th among all 33 senators up for re-election in 2008. If you assume John Kerry and Chuck Hagel have other (Presidential) accounts elsewhere, Liddy is next to last, just $5,000 ahead of Lamar Alexander.
that is the
biggest indication she might not run.
Kerry still has leftover cash from 04 as far as I know.
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