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September 19, 2004
The GOPUSA Issues and Action Conference
As readers will immediately note, I've made a few changes to the blog by adding a few new logos and links. You might even say I've been shamed into not having a Bush logo or any specific RNC links before now. It's the least that I can do in the short run, and it's not as if I've ever hid my partisanship.
The conference was a blast and I am very happy that I went. I encourage all of you to attend next year and plan on promoting it as the time draws near.
The People
I met people from all around the country; Florida, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and even Washington DC (yes there are Republicans in the district) are just a few that stand out. Some were office-holders(state senate, school board), some held positions in their local GOP organization; the rest of us simply ordinary Americans who are involved in one way or the other in getting our president re-elected.
We exchanged ideas on campaigning, and I heard many great stories. I pity the liberals in New Jersey, for one activist lady I met from that state is giving them fits, and challenging their historic dominance, with her organizational talents. I had an intellectually stimulating discussion with another person on one of my favorite topics, anti-communism. This exchange of ideas and experiences I believe benefited us all.
I even got to meet the G-Man himself! I've listened to him since the first week he was on radio, so it was something I was looking forward to. He gave a great talk at the awards banquet our last evening, and moderated one of the discussion panels earlier (more about which later). It was an honor and a pleasure.
The Conference
The agenda was divided into two parts, Issues and Action. On day one we discussed the issues that confront our nation, and on the second day we heard action-oriented strategies on how to be an activist. I took a ton of notes, and over the next few weeks will be posting what the conference speakers said, and my thoughts and comments on their presentations.
Regular readers and fellow bloggers will not be surprised that that the "alternative media" in general, and the Blogosphere in particular, were mentioned quite often by the conference speakers. Thus another effect of the conference (and my personal efforts) was to make even more people aware of what bloggers are doing. I encourage new readers of this page to take a look at each of the links to other sites that I've posted at top right.
Stay tuned.
Update
I've posted several summaries of the panels and speakers. Here are links to all of them:
The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Two Differences; Grover Norquist
Where is the GOP as a Party?
Elections and Media Spin
Posted by Tom at September 19, 2004 1:55 PM
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