Comment on Why Progressive Activism Matters Now - a DFNM post

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As liberals we have too long ignored the Tea Party as phony grassroots of fringe bigots and haters. Meanwhile the GOP is trying to embrace them, granted self-servingly. From your report and from twitter updates last night, none of the candidates have an understanding of public policy, and of course they were pandering to an audience.

I attended the OFA (Organizing For America) 2010 Strategy session last week, while their strategy appears sound overall for GOTV (Get Out The Vote). The part that appears missing, to me, is reaching out to the existing community organizations that manage to keep their members engaged over time. Collaborate or somehow learn from them what it takes to not just get people's attention but maintaining it.

New Mexico 2010 Regular Legislative Session - A Memorial

49TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2010

A MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THE CIVIC ENGAGED CITIZENS OF NEW MEXICO TO THANK THOSE LEGISLATORS THAT TRULY TRY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF ITS CITIZENS.
    
WHEREAS, the legislature as a whole has failed the citizens of New Mexico by trying to maintain the status quo and existing power structures.
    
WHEREAS, a minority of legislators dared speak truth to power, attempted to introduce fairness in the tax structure, provide transparency in the state’s business, took a longterm view on many issues, and tried to enhance the rights of all its citizens.

WHEREAS, The New Mexico Independent provided live blogging coverage of the session Here
and Democracy for New Mexico provided analysis and Op-Eds Here

WHEREAS, you can find the contact information for legislators Here
    
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that you shall contact those legislators that tried and thank them for their efforts whether they were successful or thwarted by the existing power structure.

Time

In this short journey of yours towards death, remember not to leave behind:
imploring mouths, hands open to the sky, eyes starring to your soul, trembling hearts between the absurd pains of the incommunicable truth.

Drink a last glass of wine and go ahead, there where young flowers are born, and tired beings die….. defeated by time.