e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics

Connecting Some Dots: What Wesley Clark, Rush Limbaugh and MoveOn.org Have in Common

Cross-posted on techPresident

A chat I had with a couple of folks from Radio Singapore International this weekend called up something that’s been playing around in my head for a while now: the idea that we’re seeing the birth of a host of alternative political organizations (and cults of personality) that are outside the power of traditional political gatekeepers to control.

The radio journalists were asking questions about MoveOn.org, an organization that’s propeled itself into the stateside eye lately because of the “General Betray-us” NY Times ad. What jumped into my mind, though, was something said at a recent panel discussion on presidential campaigning: that Wesley Clark has retained a political presence in large part because his email list/online fan club will still turn out in some numbers for causes and candidates that he supports.

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Graeme Frost and the Enduring Question of Online Civility

I’ve been looking for a good reason to return to last week’s question of online political etiquette, and fortunately commenter Ron Goodwine provided an excellent excuse when he left this note yesterday on the original original e.politics Graeme Frost story:

So long as the Dems can find off limits people to fight their battles, the GOP is just SOL? You can’t be serious!

The Dems have made an art out of finding people who “can’t be challenged” to spout their talking points. Like Ann Coulter, I’ve had more than enough of it. The fact is, the Dems USED that kid and they should be condemned for it.

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