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April 19, 2007
Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's campaign manager, has joined the Edwards' campaign. I've been doing some volunteer work for that campaign. Having Trippi on board makes me very happy. If you want to know why, read Trippi's book, The Revolution Will Not be Televised. Joe understands the transformative power of the Net, he understands that it's about we the people connecting and taking democracy into our own hands, and he is an inspiring — and yes, sometimes maddening — leader.Trippi and the team he assembled invented a lot of what's most important in the Internetting of politics. He's got a ton of feet-on-the-ground experience in politics, but I'm betting he's not anywhere near done innovating. Trippi's an idealist who kicks butt. And that's just what the Edwards campaign needs now, imo. (And while you're ordering books, I strongly recommend Elizabeth Edwards' Saving Graces, which is heartbreakingly insightful and true about many things, including the Internet.) I think this is a very good day for the Edwards' campaign. And that means it's a day in which our democracy has gotten a little more lively. [Tags: john_edwards joe_trippi politics] Posted
by D. Weinberger at April 19, 2007 03:14 PM
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OK, David, seriously now, don't you find it a just so ever highly improbable, never mind simply outright impossible, that these entire United States continue to fail to offer up one, single, charismatic and interesting, individual, with a clearly progressive campain, who the many can rally to? Come on: not one, sole, spot-on individual who can just win all of us, hearts and minds, hands down; especially against these madmen now in power? I do. Hence, the cynicism. Enough rationality for now; back to that program...
Posted by: Empedocles | April 19, 2007 05:49 PM
I actually think the system has offered us several: Edwards, Obama, Gore...maybe even Hillary if she can shake her handlers (external and internal). And Richardson and ...I think it's one of the best Democratic fields in a long time.
Posted by: David Weinberger | April 19, 2007 06:34 PM
No, no, no... I mean one CLEAR SHOE IN, not a "contender." I mean someone who is just too plain cool not to attract the vast majority, you know, like Lennon.
Posted by: Empedo | April 19, 2007 06:41 PM