Jose Antonio Vargas has a write-up of the Netroots Nation conference in the Washington Post. It’s a good piece of journalism on several levels and well worth a read. But the most important feature is that it concludes with the wisdom of Man Eegee and his new collaborative project: The Sanctuary:
The mood between Obama and the Netroots has warmed in the past few months. Obama, who’s on his first overseas tour since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, sent a 10-minute video greeting to the conventioneers.
“We’ve had some disagreements in the past, and we’ll have some disagreements in the future,” Obama says in the video. “I promise to continue to listen to your concerns, take them seriously and discuss them respectfully.”
The audience claps warmly, and among those watching are Edmundo Rocha, of Houston, and Manuel Guzman, of Tucson, Ariz., Latino bloggers who recently launched The Sanctuary, a site written by a multi-ethnic group of bloggers concerned about migrant rights and immigration reform. The group sent a list of detailed, pointed questions to Obama. They’re still waiting to get adequate responses, they add.
“I’ve been waiting to see just how much he’s going to involve the Netroots in the way he thinks about policies,” says Guzman, who voted for Obama during the primaries but says he was “disappointed” with Obama’s FISA vote.
“The Netroots are not going away. It’s only going to get bigger,” Guzman continues. “We’re all learning to live with each other.”
I love that Manny got a FISA dig into his call for increased communication with the Obama campaign.
Many thanks Manee, Boo, and to all that were able to attend, for taking the time to respresent the others who could not.
I salute you.
peace
Woohoo! Go Manny!
Glad, too, about the “FISA dig.” We need to keep reminding Obama that this is not a minor issue, that his complete reversal without an adequate explanation (in fact, a truly insulting statement) is not ok. And that we will remember and continue to work to uphold high standards, especially on Constitutional matters and war.
But shouldn’t the FISA complaint have been directed to Langley?
why, does Langley run the NSA? Did they vote?
Actually, for years, you could make an argument that they did. “Staff D” inside the CIA ran operations in conjunction with the NSA. NSA is the one who may gather the intelligence, but the CIA has historically been the one to run with it and use it against political enemies.
Did you hear about this?
Interesting. I don’t suppose our Constitution is structured in the way that produced the Panamanian ruling, or that our SCOTUS would rule that way if it did, but presidential pardons are hardly ever extended to someone deserving.
(Or at least so I gather; maybe I’m wrong.)
Nice publicity… for Manny and The Sanctuary. And thanks too Booman for promoting other blogs on his own.
Kudos Manny!
Thanks for the props to The Sanctuary. At the end of the day, that’s the happiest this article makes me – we are finally getting some big-time exposure for the human rights aspect of the immigration debate. It’s something I’ve been working on for three years, not for me, but for the basic dignity of those ensnared in the system.
heh, I see you’re up to your ratings abuse again, Kansas Voter. It’s all good, there are very few things that could erase the smile on my face today, and getting a 1 on a web comment is not among them. Have a great day! đ đ đ
Promise me you’ll remember us little people while you’re at the top, please??
Our next president will have hundreds of more important issues to deal with than the rights of illegal aliens.
do me a favor and don’t abuse the ratings system. If you do it again I’ll erase all your ratings.